Limitation of seafarer’s right to recover
39.—(1)  Where a seafarer has received compensation under section 14(2) of the Work Injury Compensation Act (Cap. 354) for the cost of medical treatment in respect of any sickness or injury, the amount of compensation payable to the seafarer under section 35 for the expenses incurred in connection with the sickness or injury shall be reduced by the amount so received. 
(2)  Where a seafarer has received compensation under section 14A of the Work Injury Compensation Act for any temporary incapacity resulting from any sickness or injury, the amount of compensation payable to the seafarer under section 36 for loss of wages in respect of the sickness or injury shall be reduced by the amount so received.
(3)  Subject to subsections (1) and (2) and section 33 of the Work Injury Compensation Act, sections 35 and 36 are without prejudice to any other legal remedies that a seafarer may have under any other rule of law in respect of the sickness or injury, but provided that —
(a)if a seafarer brings any action for damages in a court in respect of any sickness or injury, any judgment, award or order that may be made against a shipowner in such an action shall take into account the payment made under section 35 or 36; and
(b)a seafarer shall not be compensated more than once in respect of the same expense or wages.