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15 CFR §998.54

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Professional mariners serving in a position aboard a NOAA ship to which they have been temporarily promoted pursuant to 5 CFR 335.102(f) shall be paid the difference between their temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position unless:
  1. (a)The professional mariner uses the leave before returning to their permanent position; or
  2. (b)The professional mariner is permanently promoted to the higher position without further competition.