45Standard hours—solo drivers of buses

45 Standard hours—solo drivers of buses

(1) The table at the end of this section sets out the standard hours for the solo driver of a bus.

Note: Sections 49 and 52 explain the hours for solo drivers under a BFM and AFM accreditation.

(2) In any period mentioned in column 1, the solo driver of a bus: (a) must not work for more than the work time mentioned in column 2; and (b) must have the rest of that period off work, with at least the rest time mentioned in column 3.

Penalty: the penalty for the category of offence mentioned in column 4.

Note: Section 106 explains how an offence is specified as a minor risk offence, a substantial risk offence, a severe risk offence or a critical risk offence. Section 110 sets out the penalties for each category of offence.

(3) A party in the chain of responsibility for the bus must ensure the solo driver does not contravene subsection (2).

Penalty: the penalty for the category of offence mentioned in column 4.

Note: Section 106 explains how an offence is specified as a minor risk offence, a substantial risk offence, a severe risk offence or a critical risk offence. Section 110 sets out the penalties for each category of offence.

(4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of absolute liability. (5) However, a party charged with an offence against subsection (2) or (3) has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence.

Note: Section 24 explains the reasonable steps defence.

(6) In this section, a reference to a column by number is a reference to the column of that number in the following table:

Standard hours—Solo drivers of buses

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:12.88%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><a id="BK_S4P22L23C24"></a><a id="BK_S4P25L26C27"><span>Column 1</span></a></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Total period</span></p></td><td style="width:16.28%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Maximum work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.92%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 3</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Minimum rest time</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 4</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Offence category</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:39.4pt"><td style="width:12.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">In any period of</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">...</span></p></td><td style="width:16.28%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">... a driver must not work for more than ...</span></p></td><td style="width:20.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">... and must have the rest of that period off work, with at least ...</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">If in that period a driver has …</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-style:italic">… the following category of offence is committed…</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.35pt"><td style="width:12.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">5½ hrs</span></p></td><td style="width:16.28%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">5¼ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">15 continuous mins stationary</span><span> rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5¼ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.88%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">8 hrs</span></p></td><td style="width:16.28%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">7½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">30 mins stationary</span><span> rest time, in blocks of </span><span style="font-weight:bold">15 continuous mins</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">7½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:12.88%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">11 hrs</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:16.28%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">10 hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">60 mins stationary</span><span> rest time, in blocks of </span><span style="font-weight:bold">15 continuous mins</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif"></span><span> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">10¾ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">10¾ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8" style="width:12.88%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">24 hrs</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="8" style="width:16.28%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">12 hrs</span><span> work time</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif"></span><span> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">12¾ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">12¾</span><span> but not &gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13¼ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13¼</span><span> but not &gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">13½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">7 continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">7</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">6¼ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:40.3pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">6¼</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5¾ continuous hrs</span><span> stationary rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.95pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5¾</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5½ continuous hrs</span><span> stationary rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:29.55pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5½ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:62.45pt"><td rowspan="4" style="width:12.88%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">7 days</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(168 hrs)</span></p></td><td rowspan="4" style="width:16.28%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="4" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">6 x night rest breaks</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">7</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">6¼ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> of that rest time per block</span><br><span></span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">6¼</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5¾ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> of that rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5¾</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5½ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> of that rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Severe risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">5½ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> of that rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td rowspan="8" style="width:12.88%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">28 days</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(672 hrs)</span></p></td><td rowspan="8" style="width:16.28%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">288 hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td rowspan="4" style="width:20.92%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-family:Symbol, serif"></span><span> </span><span style="font-weight:bold">289½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:26.85pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">289½</span><span> but not &gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">290½ hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:26.85pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">290½</span><span> but not &gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">291 hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.4pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&gt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">291 hrs</span><span> work time</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.25pt"><td rowspan="4" style="width:20.92%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-weight:bold">4 x 24 continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time</span></p></td><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">24</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">23¼ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.25pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">23¼</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">22¾ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:50.25pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">22¾</span><span> but not &lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">22½ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe risk</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:34.05pt"><td style="width:29.36%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>&lt; </span><span style="font-weight:bold">22½ continuous hrs stationary</span><span> rest time per block</span></p></td><td style="width:20.56%; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>