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498     Table B6: Worksheet – calculation of non-economic loss allows for the calculation of the percentage of non-economic loss suffered by the employee for the purposes of section 27 of the Seafarers Act.
    Table B6: Worksheet – calculation of non-economic loss
    STEP 1 – Calculation of total score from Division 2 tables

Table                                     Score  Factor   Final score
Table B1: Pain                                   x 0.5 =
Table B2: Suffering                              x 0.5 =
B3: Amenities of life
 B3.1: Mobility score                            x 0.6 =
 B3.2: Social relationships                      x 0.6 =
 B3.3: Recreation and leisure activities         x 0.6 =
Table B4: Other loss                             x 1.0 =
Table B5: Loss of expectation of life            x 1.0 =
Total of scores =

    STEP 2 – Conversion of total of scores to a percentage

Choose either Step 2.1 or Step 2.2
Step 2.1
If the total of scores from Step 1 above:
  *     equals 15; or
  *     is greater than 15
then the percentage of non-economic loss suffered by the employee is 100% (%NEL).
Or
Step 2.2
If the total of scores from Step 1 above is less than 15, complete the following calculation to find the percentage non-economic loss suffered by the employee:

DIVISION 3 – CALCULATION OF THE TOTAL ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT AND NON-ECONOMIC LOSS