# The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004, Regulation 14: Emergencies

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Nothing in these Regulations prevents the master of a fishing vessel from requiring a worker or fisherman to work any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of the fishing vessel, persons on board the fishing vessel or cargo or for the purpose of giving assistance to another ship or to a person in distress at sea.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation the word “vessel” includes her fishing gear and the word “cargo” includes the catch of a fishing vessel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1713/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-working-time-sea-fishermen-regulations-2004/regulation-14
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