NIM29006 - Special cases: Class 1 - mariners: Reciprocal Social Security Agreements (RA)
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A mariner who is not covered by EU Regulations may be covered by a Reciprocal Agreement within the EEA. The UK has RAs with all EU countries except Greece and Liechtenstein.
The UK also has RAs with other countries containing provisions concerning mariners鈥� contribution liability. For a list of RA countries see NIM33015聽