Regulation 18 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003

Omit regulation 14 (other special cases) and insert—

“Emergency situations

14A.

(1)

No provision of these regulations shall prevent the master from requiring a worker to perform any hours of work necessary—

(a)

for the immediate safety of—

(i)

the ship;

(ii)

persons on board; or

(iii)

cargo; or

(b)

for the purpose of giving assistance to—

(i)

other ships; or

(ii)

persons in distress.

(2)

In the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the master may require a worker to perform any hours of work necessary until the normal situation has been restored.

(3)

As soon as practicable after the normal situation has been restored, the master shall ensure that any worker who has performed work in a scheduled rest period is provided with an adequate period of rest.”.