Regulation 20 Basic remuneration in a pay reference periodI1

In regulation 18, the basic remuneration in the pay reference period is determined by the calculation—

• basic payments - basic reductions

• where—

  • “basic payments” are the payments from the employer to the seafarer which form part of a seafarer’s basic remuneration as respects the pay reference period, determined in accordance with Chapter 2;

  • “basic reductions” are the reductions which reduce a seafarer’s basic remuneration determined in accordance with Chapter 3.