Seafarers hours of rest BEK nr 1016 af

Seafarers’ hours of rest BEK nr 1016 af 16/08/2013 EU DIRECTIVE 2009/13/EF 16. Febuary 2009

Application Section 1. This order shall apply to employees on board ships, cf. section 1(1) as well as section 49 of the act on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m. v. ) irrespective of the ships’ use and trade areas, with the exception of fishing vessels and recreational craft.

Definitions A “merchant ship” means any ship except for warships and troopships as well as fishing vessels and leisure crafts. A “period of rest” means a period of no less than one hour, which is not working time. “Hours of work” means time during which a seafarer is required to work on account of the ship. “working day” means a 24 -hour period commencing the first time a seafarer starts working on a calendar day. A “week” means a period of seven consecutive days.

Hours of rest etc. Section 3. No work may be carried out on foreign merchant ships in Danish territorial waters contrary to the restrictions concerning working time and hours of rest laid down…

Seafarers over 18 years of age Work and rest hour limits a) Maximum working hours per day i) 14 hours in any given 24 hour period and ii) 72 hours in any given 7 day period Or… b) Minimum rest in accordance with the below: i) 10 hours in a given 24 hour period, og ii) 77 hours in any given 7 day period

Seafarers over 18 years of age 10 hours of rest each day Split into no more that 2 periods of which one must be of at least 6 hours Max 14 continuous work Min. 77 rest per week No work on Sundays and holidays that can be postponed.

Seaferes under 18 years of age Section 7. A total period of rest of min. 12 hours within the working day. The period of rest shall in general be between 20. 00 and 06. 00 hours. When watchkeeping rest may be divided into max two periods. One of the periods of rest shall be of at least eight hours and be in the period between 20. 00 and 06. 00 hours. Period between two consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 12 hours. The total hours of rest for a week shall be at least 84 hours.

ALL seafares Section 9 Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills and other prescribed drills shall be conducted in a manner that minimises the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue. Section 10 The master of a ship shall have the right to require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo, or for the giving of assistance to other ships or persons in distress at sea.

Domestic trade For seafarers engaged in domestic trade, and not residing on board, all time on board to count as work.

Notice and registration Section 11. In an easily accessible place on board, a record shall be posted with information about each function on board, about the employees’ periods of work at sea and in port, including watchkeeping periods for watchkeeping employees. Section 10. Records with information on seafarers' function on board and hours of work at sea and in port, including watchkeeping periods for watchkeeping seafarers, shall be kept on board and be easily accessible to the crew. These records shall be established in Danish and English and the format shall be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority.

Notice and registration 11. -(1) The seafarers' daily periods of rest shall be registered regularly in a special hours of rest table in Danish and English and the format shall be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. (2) The master, or a person authorised by the master, and the seafarer shall sign the hours of rest table each month. (3) At regular intervals and at the end of service, the seafarer shall receive a signed copy of the hours of rest table.

Notice and registration 11(4) A copy of the hours of rest table shall be available on board six months after the time of service. The shipping company shall subsequently keep the table for one year. (5) A copy of the hours of rest table dealt with in subsection (4) shall be submitted to the Danish Maritime Authority for control and endorsement if the Authority so requests. (6) The Danish Maritime Authority may allow the information on hours of rest to be kept electronically, and the submission of this information to be carried out electronically to the Danish Maritime Authority. The Danish Maritime Authority