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If the seaman is injured, he is allowed maintenance and cure under the general maritime law. Maintenance is a daily amount that is paid to the seaman for him to pay his expenses while he is living at home and he has been injured on the ship. Cure or his medical expenses and it is anything that is reasonable and necessary from a doctor that he chooses. Maintenance and cure law applies under the general maritime law to injured seamen. When a seaman becomes injured, he is entitled to maintenance and cure. Maintenance and cure is a federal law that allows a seaman to collect a daily amount to live on while he is at home as well as his medical expenses. His medical expenses should be paid from a doctor that he chooses for any care that is reasonable and necessary according to his doctor.