Shipping Registration (International Registration— Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018 (Cth)

Shipping Registration (International Registration—Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018

I, Michael McCormack, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development make the following determination.

Dated               21 October 2018                     

Michael McCormack

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Amount of wages..................................................................................................................... 1

6  Amount of compensation—death............................................................................................. 2

7  Amount of compensation—long‑term disability....................................................................... 2

1  Name

This instrument is the Shipping Registration (International Registration— Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 61AE(3) and 61AM(2) of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

4  Definitions

Note:          A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Shipping Registration Act 1981, including the following:

(a)    International Register;

(b)    ITF template agreement;

(c)    owner;

(d)    seafarer;

(e)    ship.

In this instrument:

Act means the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

senior officer means a seafarer performing the work of master, chief officer, chief engineer or first engineer.

5  Amount of wages

For the purposes of subsection 61AE(3) of the Act, the amount of wages of a seafarer performing the work of a classification mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item.

Amount of wages
Item	Column 1 Classification	Column 2 Amount, in US dollars, per calendar month
1	Master	5,786
2	Chief Engineer	5,270
3	Chief Officer	3,780
4	First Engineer	3,780
5	Second Officer	3,053
6	Second Engineer	3,053
7	Radio Officer	3,053
8	Electrical Engineer	3,053
9	Chief Steward	3,053
10	Third Officer	2,946
11	Third Engineer	2,946
12	Electrician	2,642
13	Bosun	2,001
14	Carpenter	2,001
15	Fitter/Repairer	2,001
16	Chief Cook	2,001
17	Donkeyman	2,001
18	Pumpman	2,001
19	Able Seaman	1,806
20	Fireman/Motorman	1,806
21	Oiler/Greaser	1,806
22	Steward	1,806
23	Second Cook	1,557
24	Messroom Steward	1,557
25	Ordinary Seaman	1,375
26	Wiper	1,375
27	Deck Boy	1,132
28	Catering Boy	1,132

6  Amount of compensation—death

For the purposes of subsection 61AM(2) of the Act, the amount of compensation for the death of a seafarer as a result of sickness or injury occurring while on board a ship is the sum, in US dollars, of the following amounts:

(a)  $102,308 for the seafarer’s immediate next of kin;

(b)  $20,462 for each dependent child of the seafarer who is under 18, for a maximum of 4 children.

7  Amount of compensation—long‑term disability

(1) For the purposes of subsection 61AM(2) of the Act, this section sets the amount of compensation for long‑term disability suffered by a seafarer as a result of sickness or injury occurring while on board a ship.

(2)   For a degree of disability mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table, the amount of compensation is the amount, in US dollars, mentioned in the item in whichever of column 2, 3 or 4 applies to the seafarer.

Amount of compensation—long‑term disability
Item	Column 1 If the degree of disability suffered, expressed as a percentage, is:	Column 2 the amount for a rating is:	Column 3 the amount for a junior officer is:	Column 4 the amount for a senior officer is:
1	100	102,308	136,410	170,512
2	75	76,731	102,308	127,884
3	60	61,384	81,846	102,308
4	50	51,154	68,206	85,257
5	40	40,923	54,565	68,206
6	30	30,693	40,923	51,154
7	20	20,462	27,282	34,104
8	10	10,231	13,642	17,052

(3)  For a degree of disability (including a degree of disability of less than 10%) not mentioned in column 1 of the table in subsection (2), the amount of compensation is the amount, in US dollars, worked out on a pro‑rata basis.