Fishing Industry and Seaman's Protection Act of 1986

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fishing Industry and Seaman's Protection Act of 1986 - Title I: Liability for Personal Injury on Fishing, Fish Tender, and Fish Processing Vessels - Amends Federal law to limit liability of an employer for the illness, injury, or disability of a seaman employed on a fishing, fish tender, or fish processing vessel as long as the employer has in effect certain minimum coverage and the employer's vessel is in compliance with specified Federal vessel safety regulations. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, on January 1 of each year, to review the dollar figure representing the annual minimum payment per year for a seaman's illness, injury, or disability, and to make adjustments to such figure if necessary. Prohibits a seaman from bringing a civil liability suit against an employer for an illness, injury, or disability of less than one year. Requires certain notification from the seaman's doctor to the employer within 14 weeks of an illness, injury, or disability to the seaman, such notification relating to the nature, extent, and length until cure. Allows a seaman to bring a civil liability suit against an employer if such seaman's illness, injury, or disability is diagnosed to la…