Hi, 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? Thank you for your time Great sailing

Here, let me do a search of the forums for you there… [image] Work / Rest Rules With Travel Professional Mariner Forum What are the work rest rules when including travel to the vessel? Example you spend 12s traveling to vessel arrive and then need to bunker for 12 to 18 hrs. I found some literature on it from 2001 Travel time to a vessel is considered to be neutral time as it is normally not considered to be “rest,” “off-duty,” or “work” time, but all relevant circumstances should be considered in evaluating whether a mariner complies with the applicable “rest” required by STCW or “off duty” requirements spec…

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?

A very sore subject among many mariners.Glad I left that part of it behind.

How about the scary sh1t, 24hrs travel to a rig with no sleep and you arrive to go on 12hrs shift

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.

Just make sure you sign the rest log properly and you are instantly refreshed!

I had my first chuckle of the day sir

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)

[image] Wasforkandblade: Just make sure you sign the rest log properly and you are instantly refreshed! 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 .

[image] Wasforkandblade: Just make sure you sign the rest log properly and you are instantly refreshed! This is undeniably true.

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