S.L. 234.51 Art. 44Young persons.

(1) Seafarers under the age of eighteen years shall:

(a) not work more than eight hours per day and forty hours per week;

(b) be provided sufficient time allowing for all meals, and a break of at least one hour for the main meal of the day;

(c) be provided a fifteen-minute rest period as soon as possible following each two hours of continuous work.

(2) The master may suspend the provisions of sub-rule (1) or require that overtime shall be worked if:

(a) the provisions of rule 42 are applied;

(b) the work forms part of an established programme of training the effectiveness of which would be impaired by the prohibition in sub-rule (1);

(c) they are impracticable when assigned watchkeeping duties in the deck, engine room and catering departments or working in a rostered shift-work system.

(3) All instances under sub-rule (2) shall be recorded, with reason and signed by the master.