# The Merchant Shipping (Merchant Navy Reserve) Regulations 1989, Regulation 5: Service


(1) Service by a member in the Merchant Navy Reserve shall commence when he reports for duty, wherever that takes place, in response to a call-out by the Secretary of State.
(2) Where a member has commenced service in accordance with paragraph (1), he shall serve on any vessel, or at any place of duty, to which he is assigned without absence.
(3) Service in the Merchant Navy Reserve shall continue until a member is notified by the Secretary of State that his call-out is ended, or until the Secretary of State makes a general notification (in the manner specified in regulation 3) that call-out for all or specified members or classes of members is finished, whichever is the sooner (so far as appropriate to him).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/662/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-merchant-navy-reserve-regulations-1989/regulation-5
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