37 U.S.C. § 305a : US Code - Section 305A: Special pay: career sea pay

Search 37 U.S.C. § 305a : US Code - Section 305A: Special pay: career sea pay

(a) Availability of Special Pay. - A member of a uniformed
service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled, while on sea
duty, to special pay at the applicable rate under subsection (b).
(b) Rates; Maximum. - The Secretary concerned shall prescribe the
monthly rates for special pay applicable to members of each armed
force under the Secretary's jurisdiction. No monthly rate may
exceed $750.
(c) Premium. - A member of a uniformed service entitled to career
sea pay under this section who has served 36 consecutive months of
sea duty is also entitled to a career sea pay premium for the
thirty-seventh consecutive month and each subsequent consecutive
month of sea duty served by such member. The monthly amount of the
premium shall be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, but may not
exceed $350.
(d) Regulations. - The Secretary concerned shall prescribe
regulations for the administration of this section for the armed
force or armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. The
entitlements under this section shall be subject to the
regulations.
(e) Definition of Sea Duty. - (1) In this section, the term "sea
duty" means duty performed by a member -
(A) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship and -
(i) while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is
accomplished while under way;
(ii) while serving as a member of the off-crew of a two-
crewed submarine; or
(iii) while serving as a member of a tender-class ship (with
the hull classification of submarine or destroyer); or
(B) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship and
while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is normally
accomplished while in port, but only during a period that the
ship is away from its homeport.
(2) The Secretary concerned may designate duty performed by a
member while serving on a ship the primary mission of which is
accomplished either while under way or in port as "sea duty" for
purposes of this section, even though the duty is performed while
the member is permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship-based
staff or other unit not covered by paragraph (1).
(3) For the purpose of determining the years of sea duty with
which a member may be credited for purposes of this section, the
term "sea duty" also includes duty performed after December 31,
1988, by a member while permanently or temporarily assigned to a
ship or ship-based staff and while serving on a ship on which the
member would be entitled, during a period that the ship is away
from its homeport, to receive sea pay by reason of paragraph
(1)(B).
(4) A ship shall be considered to be away from its homeport for
purposes of this subsection when it is -
(A) at sea; or
(B) in a port that is more than 50 miles from its homeport.