Division 11: Seagoing allowance

Purpose

G4.66

Seagoing allowance is payable to compensate for the:

a.

particularly uncomfortable conditions encountered in seagoing ships;

b.

inability of members to use their leisure time effectively;

c.

exceptionally long hours worked; and

d.

almost complete lack of home contact.
[from DFRT Determination No 1 of 1996]
PART A – Preliminary
Citation

1.

This Determination may be cited as Determination No 1 of 1996, Seagoing Allowance.
Definitions

2.

In this Determination:

 

“sea day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight, during which a seagoing ship or seagoing submarine:

 

(a)

is under way for a period or periods totalling at least 8 hours; or

 

(b)

for the purpose of conducting a specific activity, is at anchor or secured to a mooring in a manner that does not allow direct pedestrian access to the shore.

 

“seagoing ship” means:

 

(a)

a ship in commission in the service of the Royal Australian Navy; or

 

(b)

a ship or other vessel approved by the Chief of the Defence Force for the purposes of this Determination, being a ship under the direction of the Commonwealth or a foreign government;

 

“seagoing submarine” has the same meaning as in Determination No. 14 of 2008, Submarine Service Allowance.

G4.67

For the meaning of seagoing submarine, see Division 15, Submarine service allowance.

 

“sea training group” means:

 

(a)

the Sea Training Group of the Royal Australian Navy; or

 

(b)

a comparable overseas sea training organisation approved by the Chief of the Defence Force for the purposes of this Determination.

 

Persons who can make the decision under clause 2, definitions of seagoing ship and sea training group, on behalf of the CDF:

Commodore Support

Commander Australian Fleet
Cumulative sea service

2A.1

In this Determination, a reference to a year of cumulative sea service, for a member, is a reference to each cumulative period of:

 

(a)

for a member who is or has been entitled to Seagoing Allowance, Hard Lying Allowance or Submarine Service Allowance — 365 days on which the member is or has been entitled to that allowance; or

 

(b)

for a member of the Sea Training Group to whom paragraph 3A.1(d) does not apply, or a member of the Fleet Supply Team — 100 sea days completed by the member.

2A.2

If a member has rendered naval sea service in another Defence Force, this service may be deemed to be service with the ADF at the discretion of the Chief of the Defence Force.

 

Persons who can make the decision under subclause 2A.2 on behalf of the CDF:

Director Navy People Career Management Agency
Interpretation

3.

In this Determination, a reference to the Chief of the Defence Force includes a reference to a person authorised by the Chief of the Defence Force for the purpose of the provision in which the reference occurs.
PART B – Seagoing allowance
Application

3A.1

This Part applies to a member who is entitled to salary and:

 

(a)

is posted to a seagoing ship; or

 

(b)

is posted to a shore establishment for service in a seagoing ship; or

 

(c)

is posted as the Commodore Flotillas; or

 

(d)

is posted as a member of a sea training group, if the Chief of the Defence Force is satisfied that the member is liable to undertake at least 100 sea days a year.

3A.2

Paragraph 3A.1(b) does not apply to the Maritime Commander or a member of the Maritime Commander’s staff.

 

Persons who can make the decision under paragraph 3A.1 (d) on behalf of the CDF:

Commodore Support

Commander Australian Fleet
Seagoing Allowance

4.

A member to whom clause 3A applies is entitled to Seagoing Allowance at the rate mentioned in column 2 of the table opposite the member’s period of cumulative sea service.

 

TABLE

 

Column 1

Cumulative Sea Service

Column 2

Seagoing Allowance

$ a year

 

 

Completed less than 3 years

11,758 

 

Completed 3 but less than 6 years

18,223 

 

Completed 6 but less than 11 years

24,601 

 

Completed 11 or more years

28,289 

 

 

 
Allowance not payable

5.1

If, but for this clause, a member would be entitled for a period to seagoing allowance and would also be entitled to:

 

(a)

Antarctic allowance;

 

(b)

hard lying allowance;

 

(c)

submarine service allowance,

 

the member is entitled to be paid only one allowance for the period, being the allowance payable at the higher rate.

G4.68

Seagoing allowance remains payable during periods of temporary absences (for example, paid leave, detached duty, sickness or hospitalisation) provided that the member remains in a posting with a seagoing allowance entitlement. If the member is posted during such a temporary absence, the allowance ceases on the day after the date of notification of the posting, except as described below.

G4.69

Seagoing allowance is payable in respect of each day of leave accrued during a seagoing posting and is payable for that leave even if it is taken at the end of the posting, provided that the leave commences:

a.

immediately on the expiration of travelling leave granted on completion of service with a seagoing allowance entitlement;

b.

immediately after a period of leave granted in respect of illness or hospitalisation which commenced on or before the completion of service with a seagoing allowance entitlement; or

c.

immediately after a period of service prior to which the member could not, for Service reasons, be granted recreation leave.

5.2

Determination No. 4 of 2008, Allowance for Specialist Operations (Column 5 of Schedules 1 and 2) and Determination No. 5 of 2008, Special Forces Disability Allowance (Column 6 of Schedule 1), prescribe whether a member receiving either of those allowances may also be paid Seagoing Allowance.

5.3

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Calculation of fortnightly and daily amounts

6.1

The rate of Seagoing Allowance payable to a member on a fortnightly basis is to be calculated as follows:

 

Annual rate of Seagoing Allowance x 14
365

6.2

The daily rate of Seagoing Allowance payable to a member is to be calculated as one fourteenth part of the fortnightly rate.
PART C – Boarding party element
Definitions

6A.

In this Part:

 

“boarding operations” exclude a simulated boarding undertaken during training or exercises;

 

“boarding party” includes a holding or steaming party;

 

“day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight;

 

“target vessel” means a foreign vessel that:

 

(a)

is being investigated or apprehended during suspected illegal fishing, customs or immigration activities; and

 

(b)

is boarded in the course of boarding operations.
Member this Part applies to

6B.1

This Part applies to a member (including a member of the Reserve Forces) who boards a target vessel as a member of a boarding party.

6B.2

A member may be entitled to the boarding party element under this Part even if the member is not entitled to seagoing allowance.
Entitlement to boarding party element

6C.1

The member is entitled to a boarding party element of $55.23 for any day on which the member boards a target vessel.

6C.2

The member is only entitled to the boarding party element once for any day, regardless of how many times the member boards a target vessel that day.
Allowance not payable

6D.1

The member will not be paid the boarding party element while the member is paid deployment allowance.

6D.2

While the member is entitled to the boarding party element, the member is not entitled to arduous conditions allowance.

6D.3

Determination No. 4 of 2008, Allowance for Specialist Operations (Column 5 of Schedules 1 and 2) and Determination No. 5 of 2008, Special Forces Disability Allowance (Column 6 of Schedule 1), prescribe whether a member receiving either of those allowances may also be paid the boarding party element of Seagoing Allowance.
PART D – Commencement
Date of effect

7.1

This Determination (other than Part C) shall take effect on and from 14 December 1995.

7.2

Part C is to be taken to have commenced on 31 July 2003.
 
DETERMINATION NO 1 OF 1996 – CLAUSE NOTES

 

Clause

Amendments

 

2.

Amended by: DFRT No. 8 of 1998. Substituted by: DFRT No. 14 of 2001. Amended by: DFRT No. 15 of 2002; No. 17 of 2008.

2A.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 14 of 2001. Amended by: DFRT No. 17 of 2008.

3A.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 9 of 2001. Substituted by: DFRT No. 14 of 2001. Amended by: DFRT No. 15 of 2002; 13 of 2003.

4.

Amended by: DFRT Nos. 8 and 24 of 1996; No. 10 of 1997; Nos. 9 and 27 of 1998; No. 14 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; No. 3 of 2001. Substituted by: DFRT No. 14. Amended by: DFRT No. 16 of 2001; Nos. 7 and 23 of 2002; No. 11 of 2003; Nos. 2 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No. 5 of 2007; Nos. 10 and 29 of 2008; No. 11 of 2009; No. 6 of 2010; No. 8 of 2011.

5.

Amended by: DFRT No. 14 of 2001. Substituted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2002. Amended by: DFRT No. 20 of 2002; 17 of 2008.

6A.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2003.

6B.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2003.

6C.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2003. Amended by: DFRT Nos. 6 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No. 5 of 2007; Nos. 10 and 29 of 2008; No. 11 of 2009; No. 6 of 2010; No. 8 of 2011.

6D.

Inserted by: DFRT No. 13 of 2003. Amended by: DFRT No. 17 of 2008

7.

Amended by: DFRT No. 13 of 2003.
 

FOOTNOTE – 1 of 1996

1.

DFRT Determination 1 of 1996 has been amended by DFRT Determination Nos. 8 and 24 of 1996; No. 10 of 1997; Nos. 8, 9 and 27 of 1998; No. 14 of 1999; No. 8 of 2000; Nos. 3, 9, 14 and 16 of 2001; Nos. 7, 13, 15, 20 and 23 of 2002; Nos. 11 and 13 of 2003; Nos. 2, 6 and 14 of 2004; No. 5 of 2005; Nos. 1 and 16 of 2006; No 5 of 2007; Nos. 10, 17 and 29 of 2008; No. 11 of 2009; No. 6 of 2010; No. 8 of 2011.

 

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