1A seafarer under 18 years must not work more than:

1 A seafarer under 18 years must not work more than:

(a) 8 hours in any 24 hours; and

(b) 40 hours in 7 days.

2 In the circumstances mentioned in clause 3, the seafarer:

(a) may work more than the hours mentioned in clause 1; and

(b) must be given compensatory rest period for any additional hours worked.

3 For clause 2, the circumstances are any of the following:

(a) an emergency, including circumstances in which the immediate safety of the vessel, a person on board or cargo is at risk;

(b) assistance must be given to another vessel or person in distress at sea;

(c) a drill is being conducted;

(d) essential shipboard work that:

(i) cannot be delayed for safety or environmental reasons; and

(ii) could not reasonably have been anticipated when the voyage started.

4 The seafarer must have:

(a) a break of at least 1 hour for the main meal of the day; and

(b) a 15 minute rest as soon as possible after 2 hours of continuous work.

5 However, clause 4 does not apply if:

(a) it is impracticable for seafarers assigned to watchkeeping duties or on a rostered shift work system that are in:

(i) the deck; or

(ii) the engine room; or

(iii) the catering department; or

(b) the scheduled training of seafarers would be impaired in accordance with guidelines set by AMSA.

6 The seafarer may perform the following tasks only under supervision and instruction:

(a) lifting, moving or carrying heavy loads or objects, unless AMSA has determined that the seafarer is competent to do so;

(b) entering boilers, tanks and other confined spaces;

(c) operating power machinery and tools, or acting as a signaller to the person operating power machinery and tools;

(d) handling mooring lines, tow lines or anchoring equipment;

(e) working aloft or on deck in heavy weather.

7 The master of the vessel must keep a signed record of each occasion to which clause 5 applies and the reasons for it.