# The Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024, Regulation 60: Hours not treated as hours of UK work

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

(1) The hours a seafarer is absent from work are not treated as hours of UK work, except as specified in regulations 57 to 59.
(2) The hours a seafarer spends taking part in industrial action are not hours of UK work.
(3) The hours a seafarer spends taking a rest break are not hours of UK work.
(4) A seafarer is not to be treated as taking a rest break during hours which, in accordance with regulation 59 (travelling treated as hours of UK work), are treated as hours of UK work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1015/regulation/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-regulations-2024/regulation-60
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