Marine Towage Award
Industry award covering marine towage (tugs and harbour towage). Distinctive features include 35-hour week (D1), 168-day combined leave entitlement, special voyage daily rates, annualised wage option, insurance reimbursements, casual special voyage greater-of, personal effects loss caps, accident pay 52 weeks, PH dual rate, two-resumption continuous payment rule, travelling time treated as time worked. All classification rates, special voyage rates, allowance amounts cross-checked line-by-line - zero drift on any figure. Cl 30 has DISTINCTIVE termination notice tiers that override NES (D13/D14): officers vs ratings, 2/6/8 weeks employer notice depending on tenure.
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
What's built
- All classification rates verified at 1 July 2025 figures - zero drift.
- Special voyage daily rates + casual special voyage greater-of comparator.
- All allowances incl insurance reimbursements and personal effects loss caps.
- PH dual rate, two-resumption continuous payment, travelling time as worked.
- Cl 30 employer-to-employee notice tiers (D13): ≤1yr=2 wks / >1yr-<4yr=6 wks / ≥4yr=8 wks (overrides NES - under-payment risk if engine falls through to NES).
- Cl 30.5 employee-to-employer notice (D14) classification-dependent: officers (Mate/Master/Engineer) 2 wks; ratings (Rating/GPR) 1 wk.
- Cl 30.3 return-to-home-port obligation (D15) - employer must convey employee back to home port unless termination is for misconduct.
- All 3 default super funds per cl 25.4 (substituted PR794746 ppc 23 Jan 2026): HOSTPLUS, AMP Super Fund, Australian Retirement Trust.
- Cl 12A right to disconnect with no specific carve-outs.
- ~75 configuration entries documenting 15 distinctive features (D1-D15).
Known limitations
- Cl 30 termination notice tiers (D13/D14) are application-level - payroll/termination engine MUST use these, not fall through to NES baseline.
- Special voyage rate selector is per-engagement - resolver must compare standard vs special voyage rate and apply greater-of for casuals.
- Insurance reimbursements, personal effects loss caps, and accident pay 52-week cap are per-event - captured via configuration; engine processes claims at event time.
Setup & special instructions
- 35-hour ordinary working week (D1) - distinct from 38hr default in most awards.
- Cl 30 employer notice OVERRIDES NES - use 2/6/8 weeks per tenure tier, NOT 1/2/3/4 weeks NES default.
- Cl 30.5 employee notice depends on classification: 2 weeks for officers (Mate/Master/Engineer); 1 week for ratings.
- Casual special voyage rate is greater-of standard casual rate vs special voyage rate (D7).
- PH dual rate + two-resumption continuous payment rule (D9/D11) - apply correct PH rate per timing.
- Travelling time treated as time worked (D12).
- 3 default super funds per cl 25.4 PR794746 ppc 23Jan26: HOSTPLUS, AMP Super Fund, Australian Retirement Trust.
- • Marine towage
- • Tug boats
- • Harbour towage
- • Marine services
- • Tug crew
- • Mate
- • Master
- • Marine engineer
- • Rating
- • GPR
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself - Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
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