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Lesson 39 Maritime Labour Convention 2006 Text The Maritime Labour Convention(MLC2006)was adopted by ILO in February2006,which provides comprehensive rights and protection at work for the world’s more than 1.2 million seafarers. Regulation 2.3-Hours of work and hours of rest. Purpose:To ensure that seafarers have regulated hours of work or hours of rest. Each Member shall ensure that the hours of work or hours of rest for seafarers are regulated. Each Member shall establish maximum hours of work or minimum hours of work rest over given periods that are consistent with the provisions in the Code. Standard A 2.3-Hours of work and hours of rest 1.For the purpose of this Standard,the term: hours of work means time during which seafarers are required to do work on account of the ship ; Hours of rest means time outside hours of work ;this term does not include short breaks. 2.Each Member shall within the limits set out in paragraphs 5 to 8 of this Standard fix either a maximum number of hours of work which shall not be exceeded in a given period of time ,or a minimum number of hours of rest which shall be provided in a given period of time . 3.Each Member acknowledges that the normal working hours’ standard for seafarers, like that for other workers ,shall be based on an eight -hour day with one day of rest per week and rest on public holidays. However, this shall not prevent the Member from having procedures to authorize or register a collective agreement which determines seafarers’ normal working hours on a basis no less favourable than this standard. 4.In determining the national standards ,each Member shall take account of the danger posed by the fatigue of seafarers, especially those whose duties involve navigational safety and the safe and secure operation of the ship. 5.The limits on hours of work or rest shall be as follows: (a) maximum hours of workshall not exceed: (i)14hours in any seven 24-hour period ;and (ii)72 hours in any seven-day period ;or (b)minimu