Section 199(5)

In subsection (4) “employment as a merchant seaman”— does not include employment in the fishing industry or employment on board a ship otherwise than by the owner, manager or charterer of that ship except employment as a radio officer, but subject to that, includes— employment as a master or a member of the crew of any ship, employment as a trainee undergoing training for the sea service, and employment in or about a ship in port by the owner, manager or charterer of the ship to do work of the kind ordinarily done by a merchant seaman on a ship while it is in port.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04