Maritime Offshore Oil & Gas Award Allowances 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000086

Allowances under the Maritime Offshore Oil & Gas Award are extra payments for specific conditions, skills, or expenses. They are one of the most commonly missed entitlements after penalty rates.

Current allowances

Allowance	Amount	When it applies
Accommodation allowance — living ashore	$194.35 per day	Accommodation allowance — employee providing own accommodation
Hard-lying allowance — 2 berth cabin	$59.15 per day	Hard-lying allowance — not floating production facilities — 2 berth cabin
Hard-lying allowance — 4 berth cabin	$94.71 per day	Hard-lying allowance — not floating production facilities — 4 berth cabin
Shared accommodation allowance	$47.30 per day	Shared accommodation allowance — not floating production facilities
Vessel temporarily engaged in carriage & handling of cargo	$62.88 per day	Vessel temporarily engaged in carriage & handling of cargo allowance
Special efforts when vessel wrecked or stranded	$33.19 per hour	Special efforts when vessel wrecked or stranded allowance
Communication allowance — floating production facilities	$5.64 per fortnight	Communication allowance — floating production facilities
Living away from home allowance — approved study	$175.90 per week	Living away from home allowance — employee undertaking approved study
Living away from home allowance — approved study (with family)	$248.04 per week	Living away from home allowance — employee with spouse/dependants undertaking approved study
Rest and recreation day allowance	$190.23 per day	Rest and recreation day allowance — employer does not provide meals and accommodation

Source: Fair Work Commission pay guide for MA000086, effective 1 July 2025.

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