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5. —(1) A road passenger transport worker. 
(2)  For the purposes of this paragraph— 
(a)  “road passenger transport worker” means— 
(i)  the driver of a public service vehicle, or 
(ii)  a person who is employed by the holder of a Community licence issued under Article 
4 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European P arliament and of the Council, 
and who is acting in the course of their employment; 
(b)  “driver” includes a person who is travelling in a v ehicle as a relief driver; 
(c)  “public service vehicle” has the meaning given in s ection 1 of the Public Passenger 
Vehicles Act 1981(a). 
6. —(1) Seamen and masters, as defined in section 313( 1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 
1995(b), where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or have 
been repatriated to the United Kingdom in accordanc e with the Maritime Labour Convention, 
2006 or the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007. 
(2)  For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) and paragraph 7— 
(a)  “the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006” means the Co nvention adopted on 23rd 
February 2006 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation; 
(b)  “the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007” means the Co nvention adopted at Geneva on 
14th June 2007 by the International Labour Organisation. 
7.  A pilot, as defined in paragraph 22(1) of Schedule  3A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995( c), 
where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work or have been 
repatriated to the United Kingdom. 
8.  An inspector, or a surveyor of ships, appointed un der section 256 of the Merchant Shipping 
Act 1995, or by a government of a relevant British possession as defined in section 313(1) of that 
Act, where they have travelled to the United Kingdom in the course of their work. 
9. —(1) A member of aircraft crew where they have trav elled to the United Kingdom in the 
course of their work or are otherwise required to travel to the United Kingdom for work purposes. 
(2)  For the purposes of this paragraph— 
(a)  “member of aircraft crew” means a person who— 
(i)  acts as a pilot, flight navigator, flight engineer or flight radiotelephony operator of 
the aircraft, 
(ii)  is carried on the flight deck and is appointed by the operator of the aircraft to give or 
to supervise the training, experience, practice and  periodical tests required for the 
flight crew under article 114(2) of the Air Navigat ion Order 2016 or any under 
Annex III or Annex VI of the Air Operations Regulation, or 
(iii)  is carried on the flight for the purpose of perform ing duties to be assigned by the 
operator or the pilot in command of the aircraft in  the interests of the safety of 
passengers or of the aircraft; 
(b)  travel for work purposes includes, in particular— 
(i)  where the member of aircraft crew resides outside the United Kingdom, travelling to 
the United Kingdom to work on an aircraft departing from the United Kingdom, 
(ii)  travelling to attend work-related training in the United Kingdom, 
(iii)  returning to the United Kingdom following work-rela ted training outside the United 
Kingdom; 
                                                                                                                                            
(a) 1981 c. 14; section 1 was amended by section 139( 3) of and Schedule 8 to the Transport Act 1985 (c. 67). 
(b) 1995 c. 21. 
(c) Schedule 3A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Mar ine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16).