16.1 References to a person being on duty are
references
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.1 in the case of a master who has command of
a vessel in the course of his employment, to being on duty, whether
for the purpose of having the command of a vessel to which this Chapter
applies or for other purposes, in the employment of the person who
employs him in that employment or in any other employment under that
person; and
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.2 in the case of a master who has command of
a vessel for the purposes of a trade or business carried on by him,
to having command of a vessel to which this Chapter applies for the
purposes of that trade or business or being otherwise engaged in work
for the purposes of that trade or business, being work in connection
with such a vessel or the passengers carried by it.
16.2 A master shall so far as is reasonably practicable
ensure that he or she is properly rested when first going on duty
on any working day.
16.3 Subject to IX/16.7, the working
day of a master shall not exceed 16 hours.
16.4 Subject to IX/16.7, a master
shall not on any working day con a vessel or vessels to which the
Code applies for periods amounting in the aggregate to more than 10
hours.
16.5 Subject to IX/16.7, where on
any working day a master has been on duty
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.1 for a period of 6 hours and the end of that
period does not mark the end of the working day; or
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.2 for periods amounting in the aggregate to 6
hours and there has not been between any of those periods an interval
of not less than 30 minutes in which the master was able to obtain
rest and refreshment and the end of the last of those periods does
not mark the end of the working day;
there shall be an interval for rest
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.1 as respects the period mentioned in .1 above,
at the end of that period; or
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.2 in the case of the periods mentioned in .2 above,
at the end of the last of those periods.
16.6 Subject to IX/16.7 there shall
be, between any two successive working days of a master, an interval
for rest which shall not be of less than 8 hours; and, in the case
of a master who has command of a vessel in the course of his employment,
a period of time shall not be treated as not being an interval for
rest by reason only that he may be called upon to report for duty
if required.
16.7 Where the Administration considers that it
would be appropriate to grant an exemption from all or any of the
requirements of IX/16.3 to IX/16.6, it may
on such terms, if any, as maybe specified grant such an exemption;
and, subject to giving reasonable notice, the Administration may alter
or cancel an exemption so granted.
16.8 The provisions of IX/16.3 to 16.6 apply to vessels operating in protected and coastal waters.
The working hours of seafarers on vessels operating in exposed waters
shall be determined by the relevant provisions of the International
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers, 1978 as amended.