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Order on seafarers' rest periods 1)

Pursuant to Section 4(4), Section 57, second sentence, Section 70(1) and Section 71a(2)of the Act on Danish Seafarers' Employment Conditions, etc., cf. Consolidation Act no. 1662
of 17 December 2018, and Section 1(3), first sentence, Section 3(1)(6) and (2), Section
16(3) and Section 32(9) of the Danish Maritime Safety Act, cf. Consolidation Act no. 221 of
11 February 2022, shall be determined by authorisation pursuant to Section 1(1)(3) and(6), in Executive Order no. 261 of 23 March 2020 on the transfer of certain powers to theDanish Maritime Authority and on the right of appeal, etc.:
Definitions and scope

Section 1. This Executive Order applies to complaints from employees on board ships,
cf. Section 1(1) and Section 49 of the Act on Seafarers' Employment Conditions, etc.,
irrespective of the use and trade area of the ships, with the exception of fishing vessels andrecreational craft.
Subsection 2. In case of doubt as to whether the person in question is to be regarded as
an employee on board, the question shall be decided by the Danish Maritime Authority
after prior consultation with the organisations of shipowners and seafarers to which thequestion relates.
Section 2. A rest period means a continuous period of not less than one hour's duration
outside working hours.
Subsection 2. Working hours shall mean the period during which an employee isrequired to work on account of the ship.
Subsection 3. A week is defined as a continuous seven-day period.

Section 3. No work on foreign merchant ships in Danish territorial waters shall be
carried out in contravention of the framework concerning hours of work and rest under
the STCW Convention, and Sections 1-12 of the Agreement annexed to Council Directive
1999/63/EC, as amended by Council Directive 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009
implementing the Agreement entered into between the European Community Shipowners'
Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) on the
Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and amending Directive 1999/63/EC.
Section 4. A normal working time standard for an employee is in principle based on aneight-hour day with one day of rest per week and time off on public holidays.
Subsection 2. For employees, only the rest time is adjusted, cf. Section 57 of the Danish
Act on Seafarers' Employment Conditions, etc.
Rest time, etc.

Section 5. Employees must have regular rest periods of sufficient length to ensure
health and safety.

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Subsection 2. For employees aged 18 years or over, the rest period shall be at least 10
hours in any 24-hour period, cf. Section 6(4). The rest period may be divided into amaximum of two periods, one of which must be at least six hours, cf. Sections 9 and 10. The
time between two consecutive rest periods must not exceed 14 hours.
Subsection 3. The total rest period for a week must be at least 77 hours.
Subsection 4. On Sundays and public holidays, the shipowner may not impose work on
an employee that can be postponed.
Subsection 5. On Sundays and public holidays, employees who so wish should also, as far
as possible, be given the opportunity to hold an undisturbed religious service on board.

Section 6. For seafarers on watchkeeping duty or for seafarers whose work includes
tasks related to safety and prevention of pollution or for seafarers working on ships on
short voyages, Section 5(2) and (3) may be deviated from by collective agreements taking
into account more frequent or longer periods of time off or where compensatory time off isprovided, cf., however, Subsection 4.
Subsection 2. An agreement pursuant to Subsection 1 shall at least fulfil the following, cf.
STCW Convention Section A-VIII/1, paragraph 9:
1) The requirement for ten hours of rest in any 24-hour period.
2) The requirement of 70 hours of rest in any seven-day period. The reduction of theweekly rest period to 70 hours is not permitted for more than two consecutive weeks.
The interval between the two on-board exemption periods must not be less than twice
the length of the exemption period.
3) The requirement that the rest period may not be divided into more than three
periods, at least one of which must be six hours in length and none of the other two
periods must be less than one hour in length. The interval between consecutive rest
periods must not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions may not exceed two 24-hour periods inany seven-day period.
4) The exemptions shall, as far as possible, take into account the guidance on theprevention of fatigue set out in Section B-VIII/1 of the STCW Convention.
Subsection 3. Agreements on deviations under Subsection 1 shall be presented at therequest of the Danish Maritime Authority. The text of the agreement referred to in
Subsection 1 shall be available on board in the ship's working language and English in aneasily accessible place. For passenger ships on domestic voyages where the working
language is Danish, the text of the agreement, cf. Subsection 1, may only be in Danish andmust be available on board in an easily accessible place.
Subsection 4. For seafarers on watchkeeping duty or for seafarers whose work includes
tasks related to safety and pollution prevention on passenger ships on regular scheduled
services within the area marked in Appendix 4, the hours of rest in accordance with
Section 5(2) may be deviated from by collective agreements.
Subsection 5. Agreements under Subsection 4 must be approved by the Danish Maritime
Authority. Approval is subject to the agreement containing compensatory measures, cf.
Appendix 5.

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Subsection 6. If the collective agreement referred to in Subsection 4 expires, isterminated or lapses, the Danish Maritime Authority's authorisation shall cease at thesame time as the termination of the agreement.
Subsection 7. This provision does not apply to persons under the age of 18.

Section 7. A seafarer under 18 years of age must have a rest period of at least 12 hours
within any 24-hour period.
Subsection 2. The rest period shall generally cover the period between 20:00 and 06:00.
Subsection 3. For employees under the age of 18 who are on duty, the rest period may be
divided into a maximum of TWO periods. One of the rest periods must be at least eight
hours and must be between 20:00 and 06:00.
Subsection 4. The time between two consecutive rest periods shall not exceed 12 hours.
Subsection 5. The total rest period for a week must be at least 84 hours.
Subsection 6. Subsections 2 and 3 do not apply to employees under 18 years of age if a
different placement of rest periods is necessary as part of a vocational training
programme, a maritime education and training programme approved by the Danish
Maritime Authority or a similar programme of at least two year's duration that provides
professional competence.
Subsection 7. Employees under the age of 18 must have two consecutive days off per
week. If required, weekly days off can be postponed in exchange for equivalent time off at alater date.
Section 8. Employees on duty shall have a compensatory rest period if the normal rest
period is interrupted as a result of work and such interruption without such compensation
for the employee means that the rest period requirement cannot be met.
Subsection 2. The total rest period for employees on duty must be at least 10 hours inany 24-hour period and one of the rest periods must be at least six hours, cf. Section 6(4).
Subsection 3. For employees under 18 years of age, the total rest period, regardless ofinterruption, shall be at least 12 hours in any 24-hour period, and one of the rest periods
shall be at least eight hours.
Section 9. Drills, fire and rescue drills and other prescribed drills shall be conducted insuch a way that they interfere as little as possible with rest periods and do not cause
fatigue.
Subsection 2. For employees who have reached the age of 18 and who perform exercises
covered by Subsection 1, the total rest period, regardless of interruptions, must be at least
10 hours in any 24-hour period and one of the rest periods must be at least six hours, cf.
Section 6(4).
Subsection 3. For employees under 18 years of age, the total rest period, regardless ofinterruption, shall be at least 12 hours in any 24-hour period, and one of the rest periods
shall be at least eight hours.
Section 10. The master may require the seafarer to work when necessary for theimmediate safety of the ship, persons on board or cargo or to assist other ships or persons
in distress at sea.

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Subsection 2. The provisions of Sections 5-9 may be deviated from in the situations
mentioned in Subsection 1.
Subsection 3. As soon as practicable after the normal situation has been restored, themaster shall ensure that a seafarer who has performed work during a scheduled rest
period is provided with an adequate period of rest.
Lookup and registration

Section 11. A table shall be posted in an easily accessible place on board withinformation for each function on board about the employees' working periods at sea and in
port, including duty periods for employees on duty.
Subsection 2. The form must be in the ship's working language and English, and theformat must be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. Appendix 1 contains a form
approved by the Danish Maritime Authority.
Subsection 3. For ships covered by Section 6(4) and where the working language is
exclusively Danish, the form shall only be published in Danish.
Section 12. Employees' daily rest periods shall be continuously recorded in a special
rest period schedule, which shall be in the ship's working language and English, and theformat of which shall be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. The form must be
kept in two copies. Appendix 2 contains a form approved by the Danish Maritime
Authority. Appendix 3 contains an overview of the information that the rest timeregistration must contain for employees on ships travelling exclusively between Danish
ports and where all time on board is working time.
Subsection 2. For ships covered by Section 6(4) and where the working language is
exclusively Danish, the hours of rest schedule shall be in Danish only.
Subsection 3. The master or a person authorised by the master and the employee shallsign the hours of rest form each month.
Subsection 4. The employee shall at appropriate intervals and at the end of the ship's
service be given a signed copy of the hours of rest schedule.
Subsection 5. A copy of the hours of rest schedule must be available on board for six
months after the date of service. The shipowner must then keep the form for one year.
Subsection 6. A copy of the rest period schedule referred to in Subsection 5 shall be
submitted to the Danish Maritime Authority when requested by the Authority for
inspection and endorsement.
Subsection 7. The Danish Maritime Authority may authorise that the information on
hours of rest is recorded and stored on electronic media and that the submission of theinformation on hours of rest to the Danish Maritime Authority is done electronically. The
Danish Maritime Authority may make the authorisation conditional on the registration,
storage and submission of the information in a special format.

Section 13. The shipowner or employer shall ensure that it is possible to fulfil theobligations arising from the Executive Order on board. In cases where the shipowner is not
the employer, the obligation under the first sentence is also incumbent on the shipowner.

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Section 14. The Danish Maritime Authority supervises compliance with the provisionsof this Executive Order.
Subsection 2. In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of this Executive Order,
the Danish Maritime Authority shall, in compliance with binding international conventions,take the necessary measures to prevent fatigue which constitutes a clear danger to thehealth or safety of employees. Such measures may include prohibiting the ship fromleaving the port until the employees are sufficiently rested.
Subsection 3. The Danish Maritime Authority's decision to detain a ship may be brought
before the Danish Maritime Appeals Board by the shipowner or operator of a ship or the
representative in Denmark. Referring a case to the Board does not have a suspensive
effect.
Section 15. The Danish Maritime Authority may require information on the employees'
working conditions from masters and shipowners for the processing of cases under thisExecutive Order.
Penalties

Section 16.Contravention of Section 5, Section 6(3) and (5), Section 7(1), (3-5) and (7),Section 8, Section 9, Section 10(3), Section 11(1) and (2) and Section 12(1) and (3-6) ispunishable by a fine.
Subsection 2. Anyone who fails to comply with a condition laid down pursuant to Section
12(7) shall be liable to a fine.
Subsection 3. Violation of Sections 13 and 15 is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for
up to one year.
Subsection 4. Anyone who fails to comply with a prohibition or order under Section
14(2) shall be liable to a fine or imprisonment for up to one year.
Subsection 5. The penalty under Subsections 3 and 4 may be increased to imprisonment
for up to two years if the offence is committed intentionally or through gross negligenceand if1) The infringement has caused damage to life or health or has created a danger thereof,2) A prohibition or an order has previously been issued in respect of the same or asimilar matter; or
3) The infringement has resulted in or is intended to result in a financial benefit for the
person concerned or for others.
Subsection 6. It shall be regarded as a particularly aggravating circumstance that, in thecase of a young person under 18 years of age, harm to life or health has occurred or danger
thereof has been caused, cf. Subsection 5(1).
Subsection 7. Where no confiscation of the proceeds of the infringement is ordered, theamount of any financial advantage obtained or intended shall be taken into account, inparticular, in the assessment of any fine, including any additional fine.
Subsection 8. Criminal liability may be imposed on companies, etc., (legal persons) inaccordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Criminal Code.

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Subsection 9. For the purpose of imposing criminal liability under Subsection 8, persons
employed to perform work on board the ship by persons other than the shipowner shallalso be deemed to be associated with the shipowner. Where a document of complianceunder the Safety Management Code or a certificate under the Seafarers' Employment
Convention has been issued to another organisation or person, the master and seafarers
shall also be deemed to be associated with the person to whom the document has been
issued.
Entry into force provision

Section 17. This Executive Order shall enter into force on 1 January 2024.
Subsection 2. Executive Order no. 2027 of 14 December 2020 on seafarers' rest periods
is repealed.
The Danish Maritime Authority, 30 November 2023
Rasmus Høy Thomsen/ Kristina Ravn

Appendix 1
STANDARD MODEL FOR THE OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANISATION OF
WORK ON BOARD
Name of ship:_______________

Flag of ship

Latest update of table: _________________________

IMO number (if any):
Page ( ) of ( ) pages

The minimum hours of rest are applicable in accordance with article 57, cf. the Order on
seafarers hours of rest issued in conformity with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)
and with any applicable collective agreement registered in accordance with that
Convention and with the International Convention on standards of training, certification
and watch-keeping for seafarers, 1978, as amended, (STCW Convention).
Minimum hours of rest

1) For seafarers serving on Danish merchant ships the hours of rest according to the above
mentioned rules shall not be less than : (i) 10 hours in any 24-hour period, and (ii) 77
hours in a seven-day period.

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2) Hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be atleast six hours in length, and the interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not
exceed 14 hours.

3) By collective agreements the above-mentioned provisions may be departed from forwatch-keeping seafarers and for seafarers whose work include tasks related to safety andpollution prevention or for seafarers engaged on ships on short voyages, taking into
account more frequent or longer periods of leave or the granting of compensatory days off.
An agreement shall at least comply with the minimum protection deriving from therequirements in section VIII/1 of the A Code of the STCW Convention. Departure fromprovisions shall be presented at the request of the Danish Maritime Authority.
Other requirements:_______________________________________________________

See page 2 for selected extracts from MLC and the STCW-Convention.

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TABLE OF SHIPBOARD WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
2)
Position/Rank

Scheduled daily work
hours at sea

Scheduled daily work
hours in port

3) Comments Total daily hours ofrest

Watch- Non-watch- Watch- Non-watchkeeping
keeping
keeping
keeping(from-to) duties (from- (from-to) duties (fromto)to)At seaIn ports(signature of the master)___________________________________________

2) For those positions/ranks that are also listed in the ship’s safe manning document, theterminology used should be the same as in that document.
3) For watchkeeping personnel, the comment section may be used to indicate theanticipated number of hours to be devoted to unscheduled work.
SELECTED TEXTS FROM MLC AND THE STCW CONVENTIONS
MLCStandard A2. 3, paragraph 5, 6, 13 and 14.
5. The limits on hours of work or rest shall be as follows: (a) maximum hours of work shallnot exceed: (i) 14 hours in any 24-hour period; and (ii) 72 hours in any seven-day period, or(b) minimum hours of rest shall not be less than: (i) 10 hours in any 24-hour period, and (ii)
77 hours in any seven-day period.

6. Hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be at leastsix hours in length, and the interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14
hours.

13. Nothing in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Standard shall prevent a Member from having
national laws or regulations or a procedure for the competent authority to authorize orregister collective agreements permitting exceptions to the limits set out. Such exceptions

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shall, as far as possible, follow the provisions of this Standard but may take account of more
frequent or longer leave periods or the granting of compensatory leave for watch-keeping
seafarers working on board ships on short voyages.
14. Nothing in this Standard shall be deemed to impair the right to the master of a ship to
require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of theship, persons on board or cargo, or for the purpose of giving assistance to other ships or
persons in distress at sea. Accordingly, the master may suspend the schedule of hours ofwork or hours of rest and require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until
the normal situation has been restored. As soon as practicable after the normal situation has
been restored, the master shall ensure that any seafarers who have performed work in anscheduled rest period are provided with an adequate period of rest.
STCW Convention

Section A-VIII/1, paragraph 2, 3, 8 and 9.
2. All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating forming
part of watch and those whose duties involve designated safety, prevention of pollution andsecurity duties shall be provide with a rest period of not less than: (1) a minimum of 10hours of rest in any 24-hour period; and (2) 77 hours in any 7-day period.
3. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which shall be atleast 6 hours in length, and the intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not
exceed 14 hours.
8. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to impair the right of the master of a ship to
require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary for the immediate safety of theship, persons on board or cargo, or for the purpose of giving assistance to other ships or
persons in distress at sea. Accordingly, the master may suspend the schedule of hours of rest
and require a seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until the normal situation
has been restored. As soon a practicable after the normal situation has been restored, themaster shall ensure that any seafarers who have performed work in a scheduled rest period
are provided with an adequate period of rest.
9. Parties may allow exceptions from the required hours of rest in paragraphs 2.2 and 3
above provided that the rest period is not less than 70 hours in any 7-day period. Exceptions
from the weekly rest period provided for in paragraph 2.2 shall not be allowed for more than
two consecutive weeks. The intervals between two periods of exceptions on board shall not
be less than twice the duration of the exception. The hours of rest provided for in paragraph
2.1 may be divided into no more than three periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hours inlength and neither of the other two periods shall be less than one hour in length. Theintervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions shallTranslation: Only the Danish document has legal validity.
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not extend beyond two 24-hour periods in any 7-day period. Exceptions shall, as far as
possible, take into account the guidance regarding prevention of fatigue in section B-VIII/1.
Annex 2
Record of hours of rest of seafarers in Danish ships

Seafarer (fullname)___________________________
Position/Rank _______________

Birthday ____________

Watchkeeper yes no

Year: ______Name of ship _____________________

1)(Delete as appropriate).

The following national laws, regulations and/or collective agreements governing
limitations on minimum rest periods apply to this ship:________________________________________________________________________________

Month
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Periods of rest (from-to)

Hours of rest
totally

Comments

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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

I agree that this record is an accurate reflection of the hours of rest of the seafarer concerned.
Name of master or person authorized by master to sign this record____________________________
Signature of master or authorized person
Signature of seafarer: ________________________________
A copy of this record is to be given to the seafarer.
This form is subject to examination and endorsement under procedures established by theDanish Maritime Authority

Appendix 3

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Conditions for special rest time recording
The recording of rest time for seafarers on merchant ships sailing exclusively between
Danish ports, and where the seafarer does not sleep on board, so that all time on board isworking time, can take place as part of a suitable form containing at least the following
information:
1) The seafarer's name.

2) Date of birth (social security number).
3) Position on board.
4) Name of the ship.

5) The location and length of working hours.

6) Certification by the master or the person authorised by the master that the regulations
on hours of rest for seafarers have been complied with in respect of the minimum daily
hours of rest and the total weekly hours of rest.

7) Confirmation from the master or the person authorised by the master that the seafarer
has been provided with a copy of the form with the hours of rest endorsement.

Appendix 4
The waters covered
The delimited area as referred to in Section 6(4) of the Executive Order.

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Appendix 5
Compensatory measures
An agreement to deviate from the rest period rules in accordance with Section 6(5) must
be approved by the Danish Maritime Authority. When the Danish Maritime Authority
approves an agreement, it makes a specific assessment of the agreement in its entirety toensure that the seafarer receives sufficient rest The agreement must state how deviations
are made and how they are compensated for. The duty roster must be organised in such a
way that the seafarer is not subjected to unnecessary strain.

When the regular rest period regulations are deviated from, compensatory measures must
be agreed upon. When determining compensatory measures, the following elements
should be considered:
1. That the seafarer has a minimum of 10 hours rest in any calendar day, which may be
divided into two periods.
2. That the seafarer has one rest period of at least six consecutive hours in connection
with the transition from one calendar day to another. For example, if the seafarer ends
their shift in the late evening, around midnight or in the middle of the night, the seafarer
cannot start a new shift until six hours have passed, even if a new calendar day has
started.
3. That the six hours are real rest hours, i.e. time must be added for any other tasks.
4. That the main rule may only be deviated from twice in a row in one seven-day period.
Between the two periods in which the rest period is waived, there must be three dayson which the seafarer is either off duty or resting in accordance with the general rule of
10 hours rest in any 24-hour period.
5. That the seafarer is ensured a minimum of 77 hours rest in any seven-day period.
6. That there are facilities on the ship or in the immediate vicinity of the ship so that theseafarer can spend the night, e.g. a rest room with a bed and toilet and shower facilities.
The seafarer may, if deemed appropriate, stay overnight in their own home.
7. That the seafarer is provided with adequate breaks and variety of duties throughout
the day, including if there is more than one navigator on board, the navigators shouldtake turns navigating the ship.
8. That the agreement takes into account the route (crossing), type of passenger vessel
and peak periods.
9. Other special compensatory measures adapted to local conditions.
Official notes
The Executive Order contains provisions implementing parts of Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994
on the protection of young people at work, Official Journal 1994, No. L 216, p. 12, as amended by Directive
2007/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007, Official Journal of the European
Union 2007, Official Journal of the European Communities No. L 165, p. 21, Directive 2014/27/EU of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014, Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.
L 65, p. 1, parts of Council Directive 1999/63/EC of 21 June 1999 concerning the Agreement on the1)Translation: Only the Danish document has legal validity.
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organisation of working time of seafarers entered into by the European Community Shipowners' Association(ECSA) and the Federation of Transport Workers' Unions in the European Union (FST), Official Journal 1999,
No. L 167, p. 33, as amended by Council Directive 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009, Official Journal 2009, No.
L 124, page 30 and Council Directive (EU) 2018/131 of 23 January 2018, Official Journal 2018, No. L 22, p. 28,
Directive 1999/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 concerning theenforcement of provisions in respect of seafarers' hours of work on board ships calling at Community ports,
Official Journal 2000, No. L 14, page 29, and Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast), Official Journal 2008, No.
L 323, p. 33, as amended by Directive 2012/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21
November 2012, Official Journal 2012, No. L 343, page 78, and Directive (EU) 2019/1159 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019, Official Journal 2019, No. L 188, page 94. The Executive Order
incorporates certain provisions from Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 20 June 2019, Official Journal 2019, No. L 198, page 241. According to Article 288 of the TFEU, aregulation is directly applicable in each Member State. The reproduction of these provisions in the Executive
Order is thus solely motivated by practical considerations and does not affect the direct validity of theRegulation in Denmark.