Quick question here ? is there any STCW regulation or any other regulations about crew change and rest hour?
Let’s say you leaving your house at 0000 you have 15 hours of travelling, joining ship at 1500, but you need to start your watch for cargo operation at 1600 and let go etc… doing another 8 hours straight? is this legal? Or is it just a company policy regulation ? Cause as far as I’m aware your timesheet start only when you are sign on the ship, so in that case your rest hour only start when you join the ship?
I don’t know what is legal or not but how are you travelling to work starting at 00:00 & are you getting paid for it? Where are you working & where are you coming from. After living & working through the Covid fiasco & having the luxury of quarantining for 3-14 days before boarding I’ve decided I’m finished flying from the US to Asia, NZ or Australia & jumping on a ship to start watch. If there’s no overlap with the guy that I’m relieving I’ve been telling the travel people to get me in country 1 day before & I’ll stay in a hotel on my own dime. Since covid there’s always been a day (+/-) overlap. When I worked in GOM some guys who traveled from up north would arrive the night before & stay in a hotel to show up fresh. I assume if you’re not getting paid for travel it’s your responsibility to arrive rested & ready to work?
Check your company’s SMS. A good one should include a fatigue management plan. A proactive company would have you in country or close by the night before so you get some rest. Same thing going home.
A joke meme told of a TV game show where people went 24 hours without sleep and tried to do certain tasks. The winner got a million dollars. Many vets said “I’ll take mine in tens and twenties”. (And yes, I know this is off topic)
The last couple of years before I retired I made a point of correcting the hours on my rest log before getting off. First time it raised an eyebrow from the safety guys making sure I signed. I said, just trying to be honest.After about a year I was called by an upper management “team member” and asked what my point was and couldn’t I just go along to get along as my bonus should cover any extra hours. I got the point but did mention lying costs extra .