Incentive and Special Pay

SEA DUTY PAY

Eligibility for Members E-4 and Above

• Assigned permanently or temporarily to a ship, ship based staff, or aviation unit, as long as the primary mission of the ship is accomplished while underway.
• Assigned permanently or temporarily to a vessel whose primary mission is accomplished in a port that is considered to be more than 50 miles away from the home-port.
• Serving as a member of the off-crew as part of a two-crewed submarine.

Restrictions on Payment

• CSP is not payable to members en route and from ships outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS).
• Not paid to members while on board ships for transportation, regardless of the length of time.
• Midshipmen, aviation cadets, and academy cadets are not authorized CSP, and it cannot be paid to an enlisted member who is also receiving HDP-L for the same period of service.

Rates Payable

Specific rates payable range up to $520.00 per month. In addition, a CSP Premium of $100.00 per month is authorized for some members beginning with the 37th consecutive month of sea duty.