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Guidance to assist harbour authorities and service operators comply with the Seafarers Wages Act 2023 and the Seafarers Wages Regulations 2024.

The guidance provides practical advice and examples explaining:

• the duties on harbour authorities
• providing the national minimum wage equivalence declarations
• surcharges for failing to provide a declaration
• the refusal of access to ports for failure to pay a surcharge
• calculating pay