Schedules of duties and need to record

(1) It shall be the duty of the company to produce a schedule of duties complying with regulations. (2) Where the company is not also the employer of the master and all the seamen, it shall consult any other person who is an employer of the master or of any of the seamen before production of the schedule. (3) The company may arrange with any such employer to produce a schedule of duties complying with this regulation. In such a case that employer shall also be subject to the duties of the company under this regulation. (4) Before producing a schedule the company shall seek the views of the master, and the master shall seek, and convey to the company, the views of the seamen or their representatives. (5) A schedule complies with this regulation if– (a) it sets out the hours of work for– (i) masters and seamen whose work includes regular watchkeeping duties or ship handling; and (ii) the ship’s chief engineer, chief officer and second officer so as to provide that they do not work more hours than is safe in relation to the safety of the ship, (b) it specifies the maximum period of continuous watchkeeping, the minimum rest period between watches, and the total daily, weekly and monthly hours of work; and Merchant Ships (Registration) 226 (c) it provides a minimum of ten hours of rest in any 24-hour period, which may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least six hours in length: Provided that the minimum period often hours maybe reduced to not less than six consecutive hours on condition that any such reduction shall not extend beyond two days and not less than seventy hours of rest are provided in a seven- day period. (6) The company shall give consideration to the category of shipping operation undertaken in arranging the hours of work. (7) The schedule may be changed by the company, or by an employer who by virtue of subregulation (3) is subject to the duties of the company, on condition that– (a) other employers and the company (as the case may be) have been consulted; (b) the company or the employer has sought the views of the master on the proposed changes; and (c) the schedule as changed complies with subregulation (5). (8) The company shall ensure that the schedule is displayed prominently in the crew accommodation for the information of all the seamen. (9) It shall be the duty of the master to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that hours of work specified in the schedule are not exceeded. (10) The company and the master shall maintain on the ship a copy of the schedule, and a record of all deviations from its requirements. Merchant Ships (Registration) 227