495     A score out of three is assessed.

496     Using Table B6: Worksheet – calculation of non-economic loss, this score is then combined with the scores derived from Table B1: Pain, Table B2: Suffering, Table B3.1: Mobility, Table B3.2: Social relationships, Table B3.3: Recreation and leisure activities and Table B4: Other loss.

497     Loss of expectation of life is restricted to a maximum of three points because of the value placed on it by the courts in damages cases.

Table B5: Loss of expectation of life

| Score | Description of effect | | 0 | Loss of life expectancy of less than one year. | | 1 | Loss of life expectancy of one year to less than 10 years. | | 2 | Loss of life expectancy of 10 years to less than 20 years. | | 3 | Loss of life expectancy of 20 years or greater. |

B6 Calculation of non-economic loss

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