# The Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024, Regulation 57: Hours of UK work where seafarer is available at or near place of work

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

(1) Hours of UK work includes hours when a seafarer is available, and required to be available, at or near a place of work for the purposes of doing UK work unless the seafarer is at home.
(2) In paragraph (1), hours when a seafarer is “available” only includes hours when the seafarer is awake for the purposes of working, even if a seafarer by arrangement sleeps at or near a place of work and the employer or operator provides suitable facilities for sleeping.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1015/regulation/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-regulations-2024/regulation-57
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