NIM29017 - Special cases: Class 1 - mariners: working on a foreign ship - radio officer

Regulation 115 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (SSCR 2001) (SI 2001 No 1004)

If a mariner is a Radio Officer and works outside the UK, they and their employer, or the person paying their wages, must pay Class 1 NICs if they are domiciled or resident in the UK and their contract of employment was entered into:

  • in the UK and was intended to be carried out either wholly or partly during the ship’s voyage and
  • their employer, or the person paying their wages, has a place of business in the UK.

See NIM29003 if the person is resident, or the employer’s business is in the EEA.