The limits on hours
of work or rest shall be as follows:
(a).
maximum hours of
work shall not
exceed:
(i).
14 hours in any
24-hour period; and
(ii).
72 hours in any
seven-day period;
or
(b).
minimum hours of
rest shall not be
less than:
(i).
ten hours in any
24-hour period; and
(ii).
77 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 consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.
3. 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 minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue.
4. When a seafarer is on call, such as when a machinery space is unattended, the
seafarer shall have an adequate compensatory rest period if the normal
period of rest is
disturbed by call-outs to work.