PR762194

MA000085  PR762194

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

 

Fair Work Act 2009

s 285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2022–23

(C2023/1)

Dredging Industry Award 2020

[MA000085]

Dredging industry

JUSTICE HATCHER, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
VICE PRESIDENT ASBURY
DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMPTON
MS LABINE-ROMAIN
PROFESSOR BAIRD
MR CULLY

SYDNEY, 20 JUNE 2023

Annual Wage Review 2022–23.

 

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2022–23 on 2 June 2023 [[2023] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

 

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 15.1 and inserting the following:

Classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Chief engineer

1133.10

29.82

Chief operator

1133.10

29.82

First engineer

1110.40

29.22

First operator

1110.40

29.22

Drilling technician

1080.10

28.42

Engineer

1058.70

27.86

Mechanical attendant

1058.70

27.86

Crane operator/mechanical

1049.10

27.61

Electrician

1046.00

27.53

Leading driller

1038.70

27.33

Second engineer

1015.60

26.73

Second operator

1015.60

26.73

Leading hand (reclamation)

1015.60

26.73

Driller

988.40

26.01

Third engineer

970.60

25.54

Dredgehand

955.00

25.13

Greaser

955.00

25.13

Assistant driller

955.00

25.13

Crew attendant

955.00

25.13

 

2. By deleting the table appearing in clause 15.2 and inserting the following:

Classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Trailer master

1204.60

31.70

Chief engineer

1204.60

31.70

Trailer shift master

1171.10

30.82

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

1171.10

30.82

First engineer

1171.10

30.82

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

1171.10

30.82

Trailer mate

1076.70

28.33

Tug master, tug engineer

1076.70

28.33

Second engineer, electrical engineer

1076.70

28.33

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

1076.70

28.33

Bosun/driller

1076.70

28.33

Launch driver

1043.40

27.46

Assistant pump operator

1022.70

26.91

Driller, deckhand/driller

1022.70

26.91

Bosun

1022.70

26.91

Chief cook

1022.70

26.91

Deckhand, assistant driller

997.80

26.26

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

997.80

26.26

Crew attendant

997.80

26.26

Second cook

997.80

26.26

 

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause 15.3 and inserting the following:

Classification

Day workers

Shiftworkers

Weekly aggregated rate
(full-time employee)

Hourly aggregated rate

Weekly aggregated rate
(full-time employee)

Hourly aggregated rate

 

$

$

$

$

Trailer master

2698.80

32.13

2665.60

34.17

Chief engineer

2698.80

32.13

2665.60

34.17

Trailer shift master

2625.60

31.26

2593.30

33.25

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

2625.60

31.26

2593.30

33.25

First engineer

2625.60

31.26

2593.30

33.25

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

2625.60

31.26

2593.30

33.25

Trailer mate

2419.10

28.80

2389.40

30.63

Tug master, tug engineer

2419.10

28.80

2389.40

30.63

Second engineer, electrical engineer

2419.10

28.80

2389.40

30.63

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

2419.10

28.80

2389.40

30.63

Bosun/driller

2419.10

28.80

2389.40

30.63

Launch driver

2346.30

27.93

2317.50

29.71

Assistant pump operator

2301.10

27.39

2272.80

29.14

Driller, deckhand/driller

2301.10

27.39

2272.80

29.14

Bosun

2301.10

27.39

2272.80

29.14

Chief cook

2301.10

27.39

2272.80

29.14

Deckhand, assistant driller

2246.60

26.75

2219.10

28.45

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

2246.60

26.75

2219.10

28.45

Crew attendant

2246.60

26.75

2219.10

28.45

Second cook

2246.60

26.75

2219.10

28.45

 

4. By deleting the year “2022” in clause 15.5(b) and inserting “2023”.

 

5. By deleting the amount “$34.25” appearing in clause 17.2(b)(i) and inserting “$36.22”.

 

6. By deleting the amount “$72.84” appearing in clause 17.2(b)(ii) and inserting “$77.03”.

 

7. By deleting the amount “$1.51” appearing in clause 17.2(c) and inserting “$1.60”.

 

8. By deleting the amount “$29.06” appearing in clause 17.2(d) and inserting “$30.73”.

 

9. By deleting the table appearing in clause 17.2(e)(ii) and inserting the following:

 

$ per week

Remote areas

292.95

Less remote areas

194.87

Major ports

129.12

 

10. By deleting the table appearing in clause 17.2(e)(iii) and inserting the following:

 

$ per week

Remote areas

163.84

Less remote areas

65.56

 

11. By deleting the amount “$34.25” appearing in clause 17.2(f)(i) and inserting “$36.22”.

 

12. By deleting the amount “$34.25” appearing in clause 17.2(g)(i) and inserting “$36.22”.

 

13. By deleting the amount “$67.84” appearing in clause 17.2(h)(i) and inserting “$71.74”.

 

14. By deleting the amount “$48.40” appearing in clause 17.2(h)(ii) and inserting “$51.19”.

 

15. By deleting the amount “$133.69” appearing in clause 17.2(j)(i) and inserting “$141.39”.

 

16. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Night shift1

Afternoon or night shift2

Public holidays

% ordinary hourly rate3

 

130%

115%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

Chief engineer

29.82

38.77

34.29

74.55

Chief operator

29.82

38.77

34.29

74.55

First engineer

29.22

37.99

33.60

73.05

First operator

29.22

37.99

33.60

73.05

Drilling technician

28.42

36.95

32.68

71.05

Engineer

27.86

36.22

32.04

69.65

Mechanical attendant

27.86

36.22

32.04

69.65

Crane operator/mechanical

27.61

35.89

31.75

69.03

Electrician

27.53

35.79

31.66

68.83

Leading driller

27.33

35.53

31.43

68.33

Second engineer

26.73

34.75

30.74

66.83

Second operator

26.73

34.75

30.74

66.83

Leading hand (reclamation)

26.73

34.75

30.74

66.83

Driller

26.01

33.81

29.91

65.03

Third engineer

25.54

33.20

29.37

63.85

Dredgehand

25.13

32.67

28.90

62.83

Greaser

25.13

32.67

28.90

62.83

Assistant driller

25.13

32.67

28.90

62.83

Crew attendant

25.13

32.67

28.90

62.83

 

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.2 and inserting the following:

 

Monday to Sunday

Public holidays

 

% ordinary hourly rate1

 

200%

250%

 

$

$

Chief engineer

59.64

74.55

Chief operator

59.64

74.55

First engineer

58.44

73.05

First operator

58.44

73.05

Drilling technician

56.84

71.05

Engineer

55.72

69.65

Mechanical attendant

55.72

69.65

Crane operator/mechanical

55.22

69.03

Electrician

55.06

68.83

Leading driller

54.66

68.33

Second engineer

53.46

66.83

Second operator

53.46

66.83

Leading hand (reclamation)

53.46

66.83

Driller

52.02

65.03

Third engineer

51.08

63.85

Dredgehand

50.26

62.83

Greaser

50.26

62.83

Assistant driller

50.26

62.83

Crew attendant

50.26

62.83

 

18. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.3 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Night shift1

Afternoon or night shift2

Public holidays

 

% ordinary hourly rate3

 

 

130%

115%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

Trailer master

31.70

41.21

36.46

79.25

Chief engineer

31.70

41.21

36.46

79.25

Trailer shift master

30.82

40.07

35.44

77.05

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

30.82

40.07

35.44

77.05

First engineer

30.82

40.07

35.44

77.05

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

30.82

40.07

35.44

77.05

Trailer mate

28.33

36.83

32.58

70.83

Tug master, tug engineer

28.33

36.83

32.58

70.83

Second engineer, electrical engineer

28.33

36.83

32.58

70.83

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

28.33

36.83

32.58

70.83

Bosun/driller

28.33

36.83

32.58

70.83

Launch driver

27.46

35.70

31.58

68.65

Assistant pump operator

26.91

34.98

30.95

67.28

Driller, deckhand/driller

26.91

34.98

30.95

67.28

Bosun

26.91

34.98

30.95

67.28

Chief cook

26.91

34.98

30.95

67.28

Deckhand, assistant driller

26.26

34.14

30.20

65.65

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

26.26

34.14

30.20

65.65

Crew attendant

26.26

34.14

30.20

65.65

Second cook

26.26

34.14

30.20

65.65

 

19. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.4 and inserting the following:

 

Monday to Sunday

Public holidays

% ordinary hourly rate1

200%

250%

 

$

$

Trailer master

63.40

79.25

Chief engineer

63.40

79.25

Trailer shift master

61.64

77.05

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

61.64

77.05

First engineer

61.64

77.05

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

61.64

77.05

Trailer mate

56.66

70.83

Tug master, tug engineer

56.66

70.83

Second engineer, electrical engineer

56.66

70.83

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

56.66

70.83

Bosun/driller

56.66

70.83

Launch driver

54.92

68.65

Assistant pump operator

53.82

67.28

Driller, deckhand/driller

53.82

67.28

Bosun

53.82

67.28

Chief cook

53.82

67.28

Deckhand, assistant driller

52.52

65.65

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

52.52

65.65

Crew attendant

52.52

65.65

Second cook

52.52

65.65

 

20. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

125% ordinary hourly rate

 

$

Chief engineer

37.28

Chief operator

37.28

First engineer

36.53

First operator

36.53

Drilling technician

35.53

Engineer

34.83

Mechanical attendant

34.83

Crane operator/mechanical

34.51

Electrician

34.41

Leading driller

34.16

Second engineer

33.41

Second operator

33.41

Leading hand (reclamation)

33.41

Driller

32.51

Third engineer

31.93

Dredgehand

31.41

Greaser

31.41

Assistant driller

31.41

Crew attendant

31.41

 

21. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.2 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

125% ordinary hourly rate

 

$

Trailer master

39.63

Chief engineer

39.63

Trailer shift master

38.53

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

38.53

First engineer

38.53

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

38.53

Trailer mate

35.41

Tug master, tug engineer

35.41

Second engineer, electrical engineer

35.41

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

35.41

Bosun/driller

35.41

Launch driver

34.33

Assistant pump operator

33.64

Driller, deckhand/driller

33.64

Bosun

33.64

Chief cook

33.64

Deckhand, assistant driller

32.83

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

32.83

Crew attendant

32.83

Second cook

32.83

 

22. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.3 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

125% aggregated hourly rate

 

$

Trailer master

40.16

Chief engineer

40.16

Trailer shift master

39.08

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

39.08

First engineer

39.08

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

39.08

Trailer mate

36.00

Tug master, tug engineer

36.00

Second engineer, electrical engineer

36.00

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

36.00

Bosun/driller

36.00

Launch driver

34.91

Assistant pump operator

34.24

Driller, deckhand/driller

34.24

Bosun

34.24

Chief cook

34.24

Deckhand, assistant driller

33.44

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

33.44

Crew attendant

33.44

Second cook

33.44

 

23. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.4 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

125% aggregated hourly rate

 

$

Trailer master

42.71

Chief engineer

42.71

Trailer shift master

41.56

Tug master W.H. Reliance or equivalent

41.56

First engineer

41.56

Electrical engineer Humber River or equivalent

41.56

Trailer mate

38.29

Tug master, tug engineer

38.29

Second engineer, electrical engineer

38.29

Pump operator, welder, deckhand/welder, dredgehand/welder

38.29

Bosun/driller

38.29

Launch driver

37.14

Assistant pump operator

36.43

Driller, deckhand/driller

36.43

Bosun

36.43

Chief cook

36.43

Deckhand, assistant driller

35.56

Able seaman, deckhand, dredgehand, greaser, firefighter, motorman

35.56

Crew attendant

35.56

Second cook

35.56

 

24. By deleting the amount “$943.50” appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting “$997.80”.

 

25. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Dual certificate allowance—vessel—not fully operational1

17.2(b)(i)

3.63

36.22

per week

Dual certificate allowance—fully operational vessel1

17.2(b)(ii)

7.72

77.03

per week

Confined areas allowance1

17.2(c)

0.16

1.60

per hour

Hard-lying allowance1

17.2(d)

3.08

30.73

per week

Shipkeeping allowance—when vessel is not fully operational—Remote areas

17.2(e)(ii)

29.36

292.95

per week

Shipkeeping allowance—when vessel is not fully operational—Less remote areas

17.2(e)(ii)

19.53

194.87

per week

Shipkeeping allowance—when vessel is not fully operational—Major ports

17.2(e)(ii)

12.94

129.12

per week

Shipkeeping allowance—when vessel is fully operational—Remote areas

17.2(e)(iii)

16.42

163.84

per week

Shipkeeping allowance—when vessel is fully operational—Less remote areas

17.2(e)(iii)

6.57

65.56

per week

Radar observer’s allowance

17.2(f)(i)

3.63

36.22

per week

Firefighting certificate allowance

17.2(g)(i)

3.63

36.22

per week

Additional allowance—chief cook who orders stores and issues linen

17.2(h)(i)

7.19

71.74

per week

Additional allowance—second cook performing cleaning duties outside galley and storerooms

17.2(h)(ii)

5.13

51.19

per week

Vessels proceeding from port to port allowance

17.2(j)(i)

14.17

141.39

per day or part thereof

 

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2023. In accordance with s 286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2023.

 

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Title: PR762194 - Variation - 20 Jun 2023
Code: PR762194
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