2. WELCOME TO ATLIS MARITIME
Atlis Maritime is a leading provider of employment solutions to the maritime security industry. We specialise in
offering recruitment services to security companies to assist them in reducing the legal and financial burdens
involved in employing their own personnel directly, or contracting out with freelance consultants.
Our company is uniquely positioned at the heart of this industry, with an executive team of former Royal
Marines and active maritime security officers & managers. We’ve acquired a depth of knowledge and
understanding of the intricacies of this industry, which when combined with our close relationships with
leading agents across the spectrum, means we are unrivalled in the level of service we can provide.
Our focus is on solving man power problems for UK based maritime security companies.
The aim of this information brochure is to briefly outline the numerous employment issues encountered by
maritime security companies when fulfilling their man power requirements, and to explain the service offered
by Atlis Maritime to show how we can greatly benefit security companies operating in the anti-piracy role
around the Indian Ocean and Somali basin.
Our services are free to the end user business, and quick & easy to implement.
Employment Considerations for Maritime Security Companies!
• The dilemma of contracting MSO’s
• The solution
The Atlis Maritime Recruitment Service!
• What we provide
• Integrating with your existing operations
• Using our MSO’s within your business
The Benefits for Maritime Security Companies!
• Specialised solutions for the maritime industry
• Reduced administration
• Reduced costs
• Minimal employer obligations
Utilising Our Service!
• Teaming with Atlis for your man power requirements

3. EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Maritime security as it relates to the niche of the anti-piracy role is unique in its operation when compared to
other industries, and as such faces a number of challenging considerations which need to be addressed when
conducting day to day business. Not least of these considerations is the issue of employing and tasking the
individual security officers who deploy on board ships. UK employment law and the complex tax obligations
levied at businesses, makes the decisions & consequences regarding how to contract maritime security officers
of paramount importance.
The Dilemma of Contracting MSO’s
We understand the enormous financial ramifications for companies in relation to how they employ (or not) the
MSO’s they task on vessels. The impact of tax liabilities with HMRC and the obligations of employment law,
often leave the companies between a rock and a hard place.
Employing hundreds of MSO’s full time inevitably brings with it the responsibility of pension plans, paternity
leave, sick leave & holiday entitlement, not to mention the additional financial requirements of PAYE and
National Insurance to highlight just a few factors. From a financial and administrative point of view, employing
personnel full time is simply not a viable option for most maritime security companies.
The most widely used alternative is of course to contract out with self employed freelance MSO’s on a task by
task basis. However, this system creates a conflict which has serious consequences for the individual security
officer, but even more so for the company tasking them.
The vast majority of “self employed” MSO’s are claiming the Seafarer Earnings Deduction which allows them to
qualify to have no income tax liability. An important caveat of this claim is that the individual is “employed” –
self employed MSO’s are not entitled to claim SED. This poses an obvious problem if the MSO has signed a
contract stating they are a freelance consultant and can expose them to tax liability that they would otherwise
avoid. But….the way in which employment is determined in the eyes of HMRC for the purposes of seafarers,
can be largely influenced by the answers to specific questions relating to how, and under what conditions a job
is carried out. This loophole as it were, often allows contractually self employed MSO’s to be considered
“employed” for tax purposes as far as HMRC is concerned.
Herein lays the problem; if the MSO is classed as “employed” for tax purposes, their “employer” is inevitably
the company who managed and dictated the working conditions when tasking them on to ships – the Maritime
Security Company! The result is that security companies can face unexpected and financially devastating tax
liabilities in the form of back dated PAYE and National Insurance bills as an unsuspecting employer.
While this industry was in its infancy, these tax and employment issues were largely overlooked and
misunderstood. However, with growing focus and attention on this sector, HMRC is understandably pursuing
the situation and will of course recover the tax owed from whichever parties they deem are most justifiably
liable. There are literally tens of millions of pounds at stake.
The Solution
The legitimate and most robust solution which protects security companies from enormous liabilities, both
legally and financially, is the use of third party recruitment agencies to supply qualified personnel on a task by
task basis. This is where Atlis Maritime excel as a service provider.

4. THE ATLIS MARITIME RECRUITMENT SERVICE!
What we provide
Atlis Maritime are an off shore recruitment agency specialising in employing highly trained personnel, and
providing a ready pool of man power that security companies can call upon and utilise as and when they need
to fulfil operational commitments on board vessels. We provide an invaluable resource of skilled professionals
whom companies can draw from to fill positions within their teams.
Our service is an all-in-one solution designed to drastically reduce administration, responsibilities, and costs,
whilst simultaneously maintaining operational capability. We provide the opportunity for companies to use as
many MSO’s as required, without incurring the additional obligations of employing permanent staff, and
without suffering the unexpected consequences often exposed by contracting directly with individual freelance
consultants one by one.
In short, we provide the man power that security company’s need, whilst eradicating the burdens that
otherwise accompanies administering such large numbers of personnel.
Integrating With Your Existing Operations
We are positioned with a unique understanding of how security companies operate on a day to day basis
thanks to our background as team leaders and operations managers. This inside experience has enabled us to
construct our service to integrate seamlessly with your existing admin protocols, with zero disruption to your
way of doing things.
We specifically developed our recruitment solution to sympathetically allow your company to continue doing
business in real terms of practicality without change. Our service is there to facilitate you and fit in around
your exacting requirements; not to dictate that you adapt to our ways.
The Atlis Maritime solution integrates in to your business with impressive ease. We simply resolve your
employment headaches without taking anything away from your business activities. We can confidently
present to you a solution which is uncompromising in professionalism and efficiency.
Using Our MSO’s within Your Business
Our MSO’s are at your disposal, giving you complete freedom to deploy and manage them exactly as though
they were your own employees. An arrangement to use Atlis Maritime as your recruitment provider effectively
means our pool of security officers is open to you as and when you need them.
You have direct access to each individual security consultant and can contact them personally by telephone or
email to confirm their availability to deploy on transits. You can deploy them as you see fit, extend their task
periods, hold them in foreign ports on standby for rapid re-deployment, relocate and re-task them at will, with
absolutely no requirement to liaise via Atlis as a middleman. You retain total control at all times. Our service
genuinely does offer a hassle free recruitment solution without any negative compromises for your business.
We are a complimentary asset for your business with complete commitment to providing you with a low
maintenance recruitment solution.

5. BENEFITS FOR MARITIME SECURITY COMPANIES!
Specialised Solutions for the Maritime Security Industry
Whilst the maritime industry is well established and widely serviced from supporting businesses, the anti-
piracy security niche is extremely new with very few agencies holding sufficient expertise and understanding
to adequately support the sector. Atlis Maritime fills this gap with unrivalled experience and expert knowledge
gained from operating at the very heart of the industry.
Our company was established with the sole intention of specialising in dedicated solutions exclusively for the
security market concentrated on the Somali piracy problem. We are 100% focused on the intricacies unique to
this corner of the industry, which means you will benefit from the services of a highly dedicated team whose
entire interest is concentrated on one area of expertise alone…….the same area your company is concerned
with. Our attention to detail is unmatched, our knowledge second to none, and the advantages for your
company will be obvious.
Reduced Administration
The use of Atlis Maritime as a provider to your recruitment needs will result in dramatically reduced
administration tasks and paper work. Drawing MSO man power from our recruitment pool means there is no
requirement to organise PAYE or National Insurance payments on behalf of “employees”. There is no
negotiating & arranging holiday or sick leave entitlements, and no pension plans to manage. Importantly, your
accounts department will have their workload slashed. Instead of paying each MSO on an individual basis one
by one, requiring the remittance of funds to hundreds of different bank accounts, all remuneration will be paid
to Atlis Maritime who take on the responsibility for paying each consultant. Your company only has to make
payments to one entity – Atlis, acting as your recruiting agency.
Reduced Costs
Firstly there is no charge whatsoever to security companies for utilising our service. Everything is free to you
as an end user, and you continue to pay your standard daily rates for the services carried out by MSO’s
supplied by Atlis. More significantly, you will not be an employer of maritime personnel, (either directly or
indirectly), and therefore you will have no PAYE and NI liabilities, now or in the future. With industry growth
occurring exponentially, this factor alone will save you millions of pounds in unnecessary tax bills. Additionally,
by leaving the employment responsibilities to Atlis, you will avoid the cost of lost productivity through
absentees, paid sick leave, paid paternity leave, paid holiday entitlements, redundancy packages, etc etc.
Minimal Employer Obligations
By utilising our work force on a recruitment basis, your company is freed from the long term liabilities
otherwise faced when being a UK employer of potentially hundreds of maritime security officers. Atlis Maritime
is incorporated and operated in the Seychelles Islands, right in the heart of the piracy zone. Our MSO’s are
contractually employed with an Indian Ocean based company, and are offered to you to deploy on ships in the
same area. Therefore all tax & employment issues are handled in accordance with Seychelles requirements, &
totally independent of UK conditions. The only employment concerns your company has are related to your
small team of UK based office staff.

6. UTILISING OUR SERVICE!
Teaming With Atlis for Your Man Power Requirements
Our recruitment package is ready to go “as is”, and can be immediately taken advantage of. However, we
realise your company is unique and you will have certain requirements exclusive to your set up and business
model, and therefore we prefer to tailor our service specifically to suit your needs. We offer bespoke solutions
which are perfectly configured to accommodate your exacting demands.
Our objective is to establish a close relationship with your company in order to achieve complete harmony
with your team and provide a lasting solution which fits seamlessly with your operation. We fully appreciate
that your company has its own way of doing things and we aim to listen to what you want from us, and
promptly deliver above and beyond your expectations.
To that end we invite you to contact us so that our executive team can discuss the exact nature of the solution
we will uniquely provide for you. We pride ourselves on our extreme commitment to service and welcome the
opportunity to prove why Atlis Maritime are the recruitment agency of choice for the security industry.
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