General duty of shipowner, master, employer5
1
It is the duty of the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) to ensure that a seafarer in relation to a ship to which this regulation applies is provided with at least the minimum hours of rest.
2
The persons are—
a
the shipowner in relation to the ship;
b
the master of the ship; and
c
where the seafarer is an employed seafarer, the seafarer's employer.
3
A muster, drill or training session held pursuant to the Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999 M1—
a
may require the participation of a seafarer during the seafarer's hours of rest, but
b
must be conducted in a manner which minimises disturbance of the seafarer's hours of rest and does not induce fatigue.
4
A seafarer who is on-call on board ship—
a
may be required to do call-outs during hours of rest, but
b
must be provided with an adequate compensatory rest period for any call-out work done during hours of rest.
5
Nothing in this regulation restricts the operation of regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons Regulations 1998 M2 (rest periods for young persons).
6
This regulation is subject to regulation 11.