Navy Designates Hazard Areas, Authorizes Premium Pay for Civil Service Mariners

Navy Designates Hazard Areas, Authorizes Premium Pay for Civil Service Mariners

NORFOLK, VA – Recognizing the indispensable role and daily dangers faced by Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs), the U.S. Navy has officially designated several key maritime regions as hazard areas, authorizing premium pay when operating in these dangerous waters. 

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) during Operation Epic Fury, March 19, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

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