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(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 seafarers or their representatives. (5) Subject to paragraph (6), a schedule complies with this regulation if - (a) a table with the schedule is posted in an easily accessible place and for every position contains - (i) the schedule of service at sea and service in port; and (ii) the minimum hours of rest required in accordance with this Part  or any applicable collective agreement; (b) the schedule is established using the form specified in CISN 05\/2014; or (c) the schedule required by paragraph (b) is provided in any other standardised format provided it contains the same  information as CISN 05\/2014; and as a minimum - (i) it sets out the hours of work for - (aa) seafarers whose work includes regular watchkeeping duties or ship handling; and (bb) the ship\u2019s master, chief engineer, Repeal and replacement of regulation 30 - schedules of duties and need to maintain records The Merchant Shipping (Certification, Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 chief officer and second engineer officer, so as to provide that they do not work more hours than is safe in relation to the safety of the ship and the seafarers\u2019 performance of their duties; (ii) it specifies the maximum period of continuous watchkeeping, the minimum rest period between watches, and the total daily, weekly and monthly hours of work; (iii) it provides a minimum of ten hours of rest in any twenty-four hour period, which may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at least six hours in length; and (iv) it provides a minimum of seventyseven hours\u2019 rest in any seven-day period. (6) The company shall consider the nature of the shipping operation and the voyages to be undertaken in arranging hours of work at sea and in port. (7) The schedule may be changed by the company, or by an employer who, by virtue of paragraph (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 the master has sought and conveyed to the company the views of the seafarer or their representatives; and (c) the schedule, as changed, complies with paragraph (5). (8)  The company shall ensure that the schedule is displayed prominently in the crew accommodation for the information of all the seafarers and that it is in a standardised format in the working language of the ship and in English. 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(10) The following requirements apply with respect to the schedule produced in accordance with paragraph (1) - (a) the company and the master shall maintain on the ship a copy of the schedule, and a record of all deviations from its requirements; (b) the company shall ensure that a copy of the schedule and of the record of all deviations from its requirements are preserved for five years from the date the schedule was introduced, and that they are available for inspection by the Shipping Master, a proper officer or a \u201csurveyor of ships\u201d as defined in section 2(1) of the Law, or an inspector appointed under section 419 of the Law; (c) if during the five-year period there ceases to be a company in relation to the ship, the duty to preserve the copies of the schedule and of the record shall remain with the last such company; and (d) the master shall give to every seafarer a copy of the schedule pertaining to that seafarer, which copy shall be signed by the master or a person authorised by the master, and by the seafarer. 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(1) A company shall produce a schedule of duties\ncomplying with this regulation.\n(2) Where the company is not also the employer of all\nthe seafarers, it shall consult any other person who is an\nemployer of any of the seafarers before production of the\nschedule.\n(3) The company may arrange with any company\nreferred to in paragraph (1) that the employer is to produce a\nschedule of duties complying with this regulation and in such\na case that employer shall also be subject to the duties of the\ncompany under this regulation.\n(4) Before producing a schedule, the company shall\nseek the views of the master, and the master shall seek, and\nconvey to the company, the views of the seafarers or their\nrepresentatives.\n(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a schedule complies with\nthis regulation if -\n(a)\na table with the schedule is posted in an\neasily accessible place and for every position\ncontains -\n(i)\nthe schedule of service at sea and\nservice in port; and\n(ii) the minimum hours of rest required in\naccordance with this Part  or any\napplicable collective agreement;\n(b) the schedule is established using the form\nspecified in CISN 05\/2014; or\n(c)\nthe schedule required by paragraph (b) is\nprovided in any other standardised format\nprovided it contains the same  information as\nCISN 05\/2014; and as a minimum -\n(i)\nit sets out the hours of work for -\n(aa) seafarers whose work includes\nregular watchkeeping duties or\nship handling; and\n(bb) the ship\u2019s master, chief engineer,\nRepeal and replacement\nof regulation 30 -\nschedules of duties and\nneed to maintain records\n\nThe Merchant Shipping (Certification, Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping)\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014\n\n5\nchief officer and second engineer\nofficer,\nso as to provide that they do not work\nmore hours than is safe in relation to\nthe safety of the ship and the seafarers\u2019\nperformance of their duties;\n(ii) it specifies the maximum period of\ncontinuous\nwatchkeeping,\nthe\nminimum rest period between watches,\nand the total daily, weekly and monthly\nhours of work;\n(iii) it provides a minimum of ten hours of\nrest in any twenty-four hour period,\nwhich may be divided into no more\nthan two periods, one of which shall be\nat least six hours in length; and\n(iv) it provides a minimum of seventyseven hours\u2019 rest in any seven-day\nperiod.\n(6) The company shall consider the nature of the\nshipping operation and the voyages to be undertaken in\narranging hours of work at sea and in port.\n(7) The schedule may be changed by the company, or\nby an employer who, by virtue of paragraph (3), is subject to\nthe duties of the company, on condition that -\n(a)\nother employers and the company, as the\ncase may be, have been consulted;\n(b) the company or the employer has sought the\nviews of the master on the proposed changes\nand the master has sought and conveyed to\nthe company the views of the seafarer or\ntheir representatives; and\n(c)\nthe schedule, as changed, complies with\nparagraph (5).\n(8)  The company shall ensure that the schedule is\ndisplayed prominently in the crew accommodation for the\ninformation of all the seafarers and that it is in a standardised\nformat in the working language of the ship and in English.\n(9) It shall be the duty of the master to ensure, as far\n\nThe Merchant Shipping (Certification, Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping)\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014\n\n6\nas reasonably practicable, that the hours of work specified in\nthe schedule are not exceeded.\n(10) The following requirements apply with respect to\nthe schedule produced in accordance with paragraph (1) -\n(a)\nthe company and the master shall maintain\non the ship a copy of the schedule, and a\nrecord\nof\nall\ndeviations\nfrom\nits\nrequirements;\n(b) the company shall ensure that a copy of the\nschedule and of the record of all deviations\nfrom its requirements are preserved for five\nyears from the date the schedule was\nintroduced, and that they are available for\ninspection by the Shipping Master, a proper\nofficer or a \u201csurveyor of ships\u201d as defined in\nsection 2(1) of the Law, or an inspector\nappointed under section 419 of the Law;\n(c)\nif during the five-year period there ceases to\nbe a company in relation to the ship, the duty\nto preserve the copies of the schedule and of\nthe record shall remain with the last such\ncompany; and\n(d) the master shall give to every seafarer a copy\nof the schedule pertaining to that seafarer,\nwhich copy shall be signed by the master or\na person authorised by the master, and by the\nseafarer.\n(11) Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills shall be\nconducted in a manner that minimises the disturbance of the\nrest periods and does not induce fatigue.\n(12) Where a seafarer is on call, such as where a\nmachinery space is unattended, an adequate compensatory\nrest period shall be given to such seafarer if the normal\nperiod of rest is disturbed by call-outs to work.\n(13) In this regulation and regulation 31 -\n\u201cschedule\u201d means the schedule of duties referred to in\nparagraph (1).\n\nThe Merchant Shipping (Certification, Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping)\n(Amendment) Regulations, 2014\n\n7\nMade in Cabinet the 19th day of August, 2014.\n\nMeredith Hew\n\nActing Clerk of the Cabinet.","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:48.168398+00","cms_id":"2014-0053","law_type":"amending","year":"2014","number":"53","title":"Merchant Shipping (Certification, Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"6674","expr_id":"1859","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2014-0053.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/AMENDING\/2014\/2014-0053\/2014-0053.akn.xml","content_md5":"3161425382bcf9e2cf3cd20203e8b2a4","byte_size":"10238","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:41:48.220533+00"},{"file_id":"3717","expr_id":"1859","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2014-0053.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/AMENDING\/2014\/2014-0053\/2014-0053.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/AMENDING\/2014\/2014-0053\/2014-0053.pdf","content_md5":"e08fafe48a4e31d5063cd66e2fadf358","byte_size":"112368","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.231557+00"},{"file_id":"3718","expr_id":"1859","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2014-0053.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/AMENDING\/2014\/2014-0053\/2014-0053.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/AMENDING\/2014\/2014-0053\/2014-0053.pdf","content_md5":"e08fafe48a4e31d5063cd66e2fadf358","byte_size":"112368","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:36.231557+00"}],"paragraph_count":2,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"1859","doc_id":"1859","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"92","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise}","llm_categories":"{}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,strip_page_furniture}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 2}","finding_summary":"repeated line furniture detected: the merchant shipping certification safe manning h x6; 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