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STCW Rest Hours

The STCW Convention stipulates minimum rest hour requirements for ship officers and crew. It requires 10 hours of rest in a 24-hour period and 77 hours of rest in a 7-day period. Rest periods can be divided into no more than two periods, one being at least 6 hours. Exceptions allow for 70 hours of rest in 7 days under limited circumstances, such as not extending more than two weeks or having intervals between exceptions of twice the exception duration. The new rest hour rules take effect in January 2012 and seafarers will need to periodically review rest hour records for compliance. Rest hours do not need to be maintained in emergencies or other overriding operational conditions.

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STCW Rest Hours

The STCW Convention stipulates minimum rest hour requirements for ship officers and crew. It requires 10 hours of rest in a 24-hour period and 77 hours of rest in a 7-day period. Rest periods can be divided into no more than two periods, one being at least 6 hours. Exceptions allow for 70 hours of rest in 7 days under limited circumstances, such as not extending more than two weeks or having intervals between exceptions of twice the exception duration. The new rest hour rules take effect in January 2012 and seafarers will need to periodically review rest hour records for compliance. Rest hours do not need to be maintained in emergencies or other overriding operational conditions.

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STCW REST HOURS

Under the Manila Amendments to the STCW Convention (STCW 2010), all

persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating

forming part of a watch and those whose duties involve designated safety,

prevention of pollution and security duties shall be provided with a rest period

of not less than:

1. A minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period; and

2. 77 hours in any 7-day period.

The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which

shall be at least 6 hours in length, and the intervals between consecutive

periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

Exceptions from the required hours of rest are permitted provided that the

rest period is not less than 70 hours in any 7 day period and on certain

conditions, namely:

1. Such exceptional arrangements shall not be extended for more than two

consecutive weeks;

2. The intervals between two periods of exceptions shall not be less than

twice the duration of the exception;

3. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than three periods, one of

which shall be at least 6 hours and none of the other two periods shall be

less than one hour in length;

4. The intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14

hours; and

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5. Exceptions shall not extend beyond two 24-hour periods in any 7-day

period.

The new IMO rest hour requirements will enter into force in January 2012 and

seafarers will need to review and sign a record of their work / rest hours

periodically (typically at least once a month) to ensure they comply with the

minimum rest hours stipulated.

Rest hours need not be maintained in the case of an emergency or in other

OVERRIDING OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS.

OVERRIDING OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS should be interpreted as only

essential shipboard work which cannot be delayed for safety or environmental

reasons or which could not reasonably have been anticipated at the

commencement of the voyage. It should be noted that musters, fire-fighting

and lifeboat drills, and drills prescribed by national laws and regulations and by

international instruments, shall be conducted in a manner that minimises the

disturbance of rest periods.

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