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

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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