Wednesday 22 February 2023

IMO STCW - Hours Rules

Case 1: Minimum total rest in any 24 hour period should be 10.

Case 2: Minimum total rest in each 7 day period shoud be 77.

Case 3: The minimum of 10 hours rest in any 24 hour period maybe divided into no more than 2 periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length.

Case 4: The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours.

Case 5: Parties may allow exceptions from the required hours of rest in paragraphs 2.2 and 3 above provided that the rest period is not less than 70 hours in any 70-day period. Exceptions from the weekly rest period provided in paragraph 2.2 shall not be allowed more than 2 consecutive weeks. The intervals between two periods of exceptions on board shall not be less than twice the duration of the exception.

The hours of rest provided for in paragraph 2.1 maybe divided into no more than three periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and neither of the two periods shall be less than one hour in length. The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions shall not extend beyond 24-hour periods in any 7-day period.

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