Regulation 6 Specified marine functions: civilians subject to service discipline
A role or activity is specified as a marine function for the purposes of section 93A(3A) and (3B) if—
it is carried out by a person who is a civilian subject to service discipline in the course of that person’s employment; and
it would be a duty specified as a marine function for the purposes of section 93A(3A) and (3B) by regulation 5(1) if it were carried out by a person subject to service law in the course of that person’s duty.
A role or activity is also specified as a marine function for the purposes of section 93A(3A) and (3B) if it is carried out for the purposes of any of Her Majesty’s forces by a person who is a civilian subject to service discipline acting as—
a professional master of a ship;
a professional pilot of a ship; or
a professional seaman in a ship.
In this regulation—
a person is a professional seaman only if that person is on duty as a professional seaman; and
a master, pilot or seaman is professional if (and only if) that person acts as master, pilot or seaman in the course of a business or employment.