Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary threshold is for an employer seeking to import labour to fill seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officer roles in the UK shipping industry.

The Home Office is not responsible for evaluating the labour market and therefore has made no such estimate. The Home Office is clear that all employers should first seek to recruit from the resident labour market rather than using immigration to provide a work force.

The Points Based System, including the Skilled Worker route, provides for many occupations in the maritime sectors. The required salary levels for eligible seafaring roles in the UK shipping industries can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-occupations