General duty of company, employers and masters

(1) Subject to regulation 10, it shall be the duty of every company in respect of a ship, and of every employer, to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the master and the seamen do not work more hours than is safe in relation to the safety of the ship and the master’s and the seamen’s performance of their duties. (2) Subject to regulation 10, it shall be the duty of every master to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that seamen do not work more hours than is safe in relation to the safety of the ship and seamen’s performance of their duties.