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The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998
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Rest periods for young personsU.K.
6.—(1) Where a young person is engaged as a worker on any ship, he shall be provided with–
(a)a rest period of at least 12 consecutive hours in every 24 hour period; and
(b)a rest period of at least 2 days, which shall be consecutive if possible, in every week.
(2) Where a young person’s daily working time is more than four and a half hours, he shall be provided with a rest break of at least 30 minutes which shall be consecutive if possible.
(3) Time spent on training by a young person, whether under a theoretical or practical or combined theoretical and practical work training scheme shall be counted as working time.
(4) Where a young person is engaged as a worker by more than one employer, working days and working hours shall be cumulative.
(5) (a) The minimum daily rest period provided for in paragraph (1)(a) may be interrupted in the case of activities involving periods of work that are split up over the day or of short duration.
(b)The minimum weekly rest period provided for in paragraph (1)(b)
(i)may be interrupted in the case of activities involving periods of work that are split up over the day or of short duration; and
(ii)may be reduced to a period which is not less than 36 hours where this is justified by technical or organisational reasons.
F1(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) F2... young persons may be permitted to work during the rest periods required by paragraph (1)(b) provided that–
(a)such hours are provided for in a relevant agreement;
(b)they are allowed compensatory rest time; and
(c)measures are taken to ensure that there is no risk to their health and safety.
(8) The Company shall ensure that the duties placed on the employer or other person in control of the matter are complied with.
(9) Where a young person is engaged as a worker on a fishing vessel, paragraphs (1) to (8) shall not apply, but he shall be provided with compensatory rest periods which are as long as those that the young person would have been entitled to had paragraph (1) applied to him.
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F1Reg. 6(6) omitted (7.7.2002) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2125), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 4(b)(i) (with reg. 3)
F2Words in reg. 6(7) omitted (7.7.2002) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2125), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 4(b)(ii) (with reg. 3)
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