S.L. 234.51 Art. 39Minimum hours of rest.

(1) Without prejudice to rules 40 and 42, the minimum hours of rest shall be not less than -

(a) ten hours in any 24-hour period; and

(b) seventy-seven hours in any seven-day period.

(2) Hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least six hours in length, and the interval between such consecutive periods shall not exceed fourteen hours.

(3) Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills shall be conducted in a manner which minimises the disturbances of rest periods and do not induce fatigue.

(4) A seafarer who is on call shall have adequate compensatory rest period if his normal period of rest is disturbed by call-outs of work.