The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2016

Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

4.—(1) Regulation 114(1) (application to employment in connection with continental shelf of Part I of the Act and so much of Part VI of the Act as relates to contributions) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (5)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (c), for “regulation 5(1)(c) of the Merchant Shipping (Safe manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1997” substitute “regulation 46(1)(c) of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015(2)”;

(b) for Table 1, substitute—

“Table 1

Column (A): capacity in which the continental shelf worker is employed	Column (B): description of the certificate
Master or chief mate on a ship of 3000 gross tonnage or more.	A certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Master on a ship of between 500 gross tonnage and 2999 gross tonnage not engaged on near-coastal voyages.	A certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Chief mate on a ship of between 500 gross tonnage and 2999 gross tonnage.	A certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Officer in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room, or designated duty engineer officer in a periodically unmanned engine-room, on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kilowatts propulsion power or more.	A certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 and 3000 kilowatts propulsion power.	A certificate which complies with regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Rating forming part of a navigational watch on a ship of 500 gross tonnage or more (who is not under training and whose duties are skilled in nature).	A certificate which complies with regulation 14 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Rating forming part of an engine-room watch or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room on a ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kilowatts propulsion power or more (who is not under training and whose duties are skilled in nature).	A certificate which complies with regulation 15 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations.”

(c) in paragraph (6), for “the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997” substitute “the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015”.

(1)

Regulation 114 was amended by S.I. 2014/572.

(2)

S.I. 2015/782.