S.L. 234.51 Art. 6Night work.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of rule 4 of the Young Persons (Employment) Rules, and subject to sub-rule (2), no seafarer under the age of eighteen years shall work at night.

(2) A seafarer aged sixteen years or seventeen years may work at night when:

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

(b) the specific nature of the duty or a recognised training programme requires that the seafarers covered by the exception perform duties at night and the competent authority determines, after consultation with the shipowners’ and seafarers’ organisations concerned, that the work will not be detrimental to their health or well-being.