Tilskudd til sysselsetting av sjøfolk

Sjøfartsdirektoratet administers "Tilskudd til sysselsetting av sjøfolk", a subsidy scheme for shipping companies that employ seafarers. The directorate states the purpose of the scheme as: "Tilskudd til sysselsetting av arbeidstakere til sjøs skal sikre norsk maritim kompetanse og rekruttering av norske sjøfolk, samt sikre rederiene konkurransedyktige rammevilkår." (Translation: "The grant for the employment of workers at sea is intended to secure Norwegian maritime competence and the recruitment of Norwegian seafarers, and to ensure that shipping companies have competitive framework conditions.")

The directorate's "Om tilskuddsordningen" page describes several subsidy models (tilskuddsmodeller) for vessels registered in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR) and the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS). For the NOR models, the directorate states a rate of "NOK 37 584 per termin" per qualifying worker. For NIS, it states "Tilskudd for skip i NIS: 26 % av innbetaling av skatt, trygdeavgift og arbeidsgiveravgift" (26% of paid tax, national insurance contribution and employer's contribution), while NIS-registered cargo ships (lasteskip) and construction ships (konstruksjonsskip) are stated at "NOK 37 584 per termin". Additional rates are stated for training positions (opplæringsstillinger) in NIS: junior officers "100 % av tilskuddet", cadets "50 %", and apprentices (lærlinger) "150 %".

Applications follow fixed bimonthly terms (terminer) with set deadlines (søknadsfrister) rather than continuous intake. The directorate's FAQ states the schedule verbatim: "Termin 1: januar og februar / Søknadsfrist: 25. mars"; "Termin 2: mars og april / Søknadsfrist: 25. mai"; "Termin 3: mai og juni / Søknadsfrist: 25. juli"; "Termin 4: juli og august / Søknadsfrist: 25. september"; "Termin 5: september og oktober / Søknadsfrist: 25. november"; "Termin 6: november og desember / Søknadsfrist: 25. januar". No calendar year is printed alongside these recurring deadlines, so no specific closing date is recorded here.

Applications are submitted through the directorate's portal "Min side tilskudd" at https://sdir-p-cdnep-minsidetilskudd.azureedge.net/. The directorate publishes downloadable attachment templates on its "Vedlegg til søknaden" page, including an income overview (inntektsoversikt), specification of tax and employer's contribution, training positions, business report (virksomhetsrapport), correction (korreksjon), and a proposed auditor's confirmation (revisorbekreftelse). Listed required attachments include, among others, the auditor's confirmation, employment contracts for non-subsidy-eligible workers at sea and for training positions, approved annual accounts (5. termin), receipts for paid tax and employer's contribution, lists of workers at sea and of training positions, and corrections (6. termin).