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29.—(1) A master must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that he is properly rested when first going on duty on any working day.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (5) to (7), a master’s working day must not exceed 16 hours.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (5) to (7), a master must not on any working day have command or charge of a vessel for periods amounting in aggregate to more than 10 hours.
(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) to (7), if on any working day a master has been on duty—
(a)for a period of 6 hours, the end of which does not correspond to the end of the working day, or
(b)for periods amounting in aggregate to 6 hours without having enjoyed a rest period of at least 30 minutes and the end of the last of those periods does not correspond to the end of the working day,
he must take a rest period of not less than 30 minutes at the end of that 6-hour period or (as the case may be) at the end of the last of those periods.
(5) If the Secretary of State considers that it would be appropriate to do so, he may grant an exemption from all or any of the foregoing provisions of this regulation, on such terms (if any) as he may specify.
(6) An exemption—
(a)may be granted in respect of one or more craft or a class of craft, and
(b)may be restricted to specified voyages or operations.
(7) Subject to giving reasonable notice to the person affected thereby, the Secretary of State may alter or cancel an exemption.
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