---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 327.5"
title: "46"
number: "327.5"
heading: "Filing claims."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/327.5"
---

# §327.5. Filing claims.

- (a) Claims may be filed by or on behalf of seamen or their surviving dependents or beneficiaries, or by their legal representatives.
- (b) Claims may be filed either by personal delivery or by registered mail to the Maritime Administration, Attn: Marine Insurance, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
- (c) A copy of each claim must be filed with the Ship Manager or General Agent of the vessel with respect to which such claim arose.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. chapters 301-309, 49 CFR 1.93(b).

### Source

Source: 91 FR 34164, June 5, 2026, unless otherwise noted.