In order to confirm the injury directly during the period of work on the vessel it is necessary to demand copies of the confirmation documents from the shipowner. Most seafarers' employment contracts stipulate that if a seafarer is injured, the shipowner is required to provide an appropriate medical care and, if necessary, arrange the hospitalization. In this case in order to ensure the payment of compensation for medical expenses a seafarer must receive from the medical institution where he underwent treatment documents containing the diagnosis, the circumstances of his admission to the medical institution the treatment provided. Most contracts provide that during this period before the seafarer is repatriated home he must be paid the full rate of wages.