A culture of adjustment. Evaluating the implementation of the current maritime regulatory framework on rest and work hours/Культура адаптации. Оценка выполнения действующей морской нормативно-правовой базы в отношении отдыха и рабочего времени

Издание на английском языке Fatigue has a significant potential to impact negatively on ship safety as well as on seafarer occupational safety and health [1],[2],[3]. The 2019 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Guidelines on Fatigue point out that fatigue has cognitive, physical and behavioural aspects that impair seafarers’ performance and has long-term negative effects on health. Despite the many research projects undertaken and industry guidance that is widely available, the issue of fatigue at sea remains a challenge [4], [5]. Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements Disclaimer Recommended citation for the full report List of Tables List of Figures 4 Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Adequacy of Regulations 3.1 Perception of the significance of fatigue 3.2 Intricacies of determining manning levels and hours of work 3.3 Regulation thresholds 3.4 6 hours on/6 hours off watchkeeping schedules 3.5 Summary 4 Recording of work/rest hours 4.1 Onboard recording practices 4.2 How are work/rest hours recorded? 4.3 Onboard compliance challenges 4.4 Summary 5 Recording malpractices 5.1 Prevalence of work/rest hour recording malpractices 5.2 Adjustment of other records 5.3 Justification of recording malpractices 5.4 Summary 6 Compliance monitoring and enforcement (CME) of work/rest hours 6.1 Scope of PSC inspections related to hours of work and hours of rest 6.2 Work/rest hours inspections within limited framework 6.3 Inspectors under time constraints 6.4 Challenges to assessing accuracy of work/rest hour records 6.5 Summary 7 Systemic failures in shipping 7.1 The influences of shipping culture 7.2 Sleep time versus recreation/leisure time 7.3 Seafarers locked in tradition and fear 7.4 Inadequate responses from companies 7.5 Challenges in compliance monitoring for authorities 8 Conclusions 9 Recommendations 10 References Appendices Appendix 1: Methodology Appendix 2: Background discussions with ITF inspectors and checklist preparation Appendix 3: Case study