Maritime Compliance 10 items
Hours of Rest and Fatigue Management
Verifies that seafarers' minimum hours of rest and record-keeping meet STCW and MLC 2006 requirements to manage fatigue.
STCWMLC 2006
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Rest Hour Limits
- Does every seafarer receive at least 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period? *
- Does every seafarer receive at least 77 hours of rest in any 7-day period? *
- Is rest divided into no more than two periods, one of which is at least 6 hours, with no more than 14 hours between rest periods? *
Records and Posting
- Are individual records of daily hours of rest maintained, endorsed, and available to each seafarer? *
- Is a table of shipboard working arrangements posted in an accessible place? *
- Are records in a standardised format and in the working language and English? *
Exceptions and Watch Schedules
- Where exceptions to rest limits are applied, are they authorised by an applicable collective agreement or administration exemption? *
- Is the watch schedule arranged so watchkeepers are not impaired by fatigue and are fit for duty? *
Monitoring and Corrective Action
- Are non-conformities in rest hours identified, recorded, and addressed? *
- Are drills and work scheduled to minimise disruption of rest periods where practicable? *
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