The Standards for Minimum Safety Manning for Seafarers on a Ship Article 8

1.In any given 24-hour period, seafarers of a navigating ship shall have a minimum of 10 hours of rest, and in any seven-day period, a minimum of 77 hours of rest. However, these requirements are exempt in the case of emergency, drill, or force majeure.2.The ten hours of rest stipulated in the paragraph above can be divided into two periods, of which one is required be at least six hours, and the intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not surpass 14 hours.3.The ten hours of rest mentioned in the previous two paragraphs may be altered into at least one period of six consecutive hours, provided it does not surpass two days.4.When seafarers need to work within the rest periods mentioned in the previous three paragraphs due to sudden situations on the sea, they shall be given time off thereafter.5.The employer shall prepare the seafarer’s work schedule that is in Chinese and English, and it shall be posted in a location easily accessible by seafarers according to the standard template set by the International Labor Organization.6.The employer shall keep records of when seafarers take a rest according to the standard template set by the International Labor Organization. Such records shall be in Chinese and English, and a copy that is signed by the captain and the seafarer shall be given to the seafarer for record.