Name: LEOLA,ROLLIE JADE B.
year and section: 3rd year pump
subject: marlaw
instructor: LYNDON MARIN
working hours of a seafarer based on MLC
ILO MARITIME LABOR CONVENTION states that a number of working hours should be:
Eight hours a day, under normal circumstances, with one day as a rest day
A maximum of 14 hours in any 24 hour period
A maximum of 72 hours in any seven day period
Provided with a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24 hours period
The minimum hours of rest, as per the ILO maritime convention should be:
A minimum of ten hours in any 24 hour period
A minimum of 77 hours in any seven day period
The hours of rest can be divided in a maximum of two periods, one of which should be at least six
hours in length. Two such consecutive periods should not be separated by more than 14 hours.
A seafarer must be granted a compensatory rest period in case he/she is required to be on call during
rest hours.
Operations like lifeboat drills, fire fighting drills, and drills prescribed by national laws and regulations
should be conducted in a manner to ensure minimum disruption of the rest period. Object 1
A number of ship working hours and hours of rest for crew members in all positions must be displayed
in a place of easy accessibility for purpose of informing the seafarers in due time.
A log recording number of hours of work and rest for every crew member must be maintained at all
times.
However, an exception can be made to all the above-mentioned clauses in case the master of the ship
deems it necessary to require services of a seafarer in lieu of maintaining the safety of the ship,
especially on an emergency basis.
Master can suspend the schedule of work hours and hours of rest in situations of vessels distress and
require a seafarer to perform necessary duties until normal conditions are restored.
On return to normal conditions, seafarers involved in work during the period of distress should be
granted a rest period to prevent build up of fatigue on the ship.
Deck and engineer officers, along with apprentices and cadets may be required to work in excess of the
above mentioned limits, all of which shall be considered as overtime. For each hour of overtime work,
the officer would be entitled to compensatory hours of rest and overtime remuneration.
Working hours on ships should not exceed eight hours per day or 40 hours per week
Overtime above these limits is allowed only under unavoidable circumstances and under no
conditions, can be allowed on a regular basis.
Sufficient time shall be provided for purpose of meals, with at least an hour for the main meal
of the day
A 15 minutes’ rest period shall be allowed after a period of 2 hours of continuous work
Exceptions in the above mentioned provisions can be made if they hinder effective training
schedules or pose problems with watch keeping duties especially in the deck, engine room and
catering departments.
Any exceptions made shall be duly recorded and compensated
Young seafarers, by orders of the master of the ship, may be needed to work during hours of
emergency
According to ILO Maritime Labor convention, 2006, these conditions of ship working hours shall be
followed by all member nations of the convention by means of setting the maximum number of work
hours or a minimum number of rest hours, a limit which shall not be exceeded in a given period of
time.
These hours apply for all vessels that fall under one or all of below mentioned categories:
Publicly or privately owned
Engaged in voyage by sea
Engaged in commercial maritime operations i.e. transport of cargo or passengers for purpose
of trade
