Sea pay

[S McPhee]

I did a search for "sea pay", but didn't get any relevant hits.  Could anyone tell me how much sea pay is these days and when/how it would apply?

 

[Melbatoast]

First, it's not "sea pay," it's officially called sea duty allowance.

Five years or less service with a seagoing unit will get you $274/mo before taxes.  It goes up after that, then again at nine years, and again, I think, at twelve.

The incentives are based on cumulative time, not consecutive.  You have to be posted or TDed to a seagoing unit, and whenever you complain about something you get to hear, "That's why you get sea pay!"

You get sea duty allowance all the time, not just when you are at sea.

 

[NavyShooter]

Sea Duty Allowance (Proper name, not Sea Pay) is paid to members who are posted to or sailing on HMC Ships.

Personnel who are riders on ships can be entitled to "Casual" Sea Duty Allowance, but that's basically for someone doing a couple of days at sea.

Here are the current rates:



Casual SDA:  (historical list)

1 APR 00  14.85 
1 APR 01  15.22 
1 APR 02  15.85 
1 APR 03  16.25 
1 APR 04  17.17
1 APR 05  17.58

Regular SDA:

DATE :	Less than 5 years :	5 years or more:	9 years or more :	12 years or more :	15 years or more :	18 years or more
1 APR 01	238	338	438	530	565	600
1 APR 02	248	352	456	552	587	624
1 APR 03	254	361	467	566	602	640
1 APR 04	268	382	494	598	636	676
1 APR 05	274	391	506	612	651	692