7.1 Each Administration should direct the attention
of companies to familiarize all their offshore personnel (Categories
A, B, C & D) with the requirements, principles and guidance as
set out in these recommendations. Offshore personnel should:
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.1 make proper assignments to ensure that a safe
watch and work schedule, appropriate to the prevailing circumstances
and conditions, is maintained on board the MOU;
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.2 take into account any limitations in qualifications
or fitness of an individual on watch or working prior to allowing
or assigning them the watch or task;
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.3 understand their individual roles and responsibilities
and those of other personnel on watch or workers on duty with them;
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.4 make effective use of all resources available
(e.g. information, equipment and other personnel);
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.5 understand the functions and operation of equipment
under their purview;
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.6 understand information provided to them by
their equipment (i.e. readings) and by other personnel on watch or
working with them prior to acting on it;
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.7 maintain an exchange of appropriate communication
in any situation; and
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.8 notify their immediate supervisor and/or the
OIM without hesitation when in any doubt as to what action to take
in the interest of safety or security.
7.2 Each Administration should direct the attention
of companies that adequate measures are established for the purpose
of preventing drug and alcohol abuse.
7.3 Each Administration should direct the attention
of companies to establish and enforce rest periods for all personnel,
especially personnel on watch and those whose duties involve safety,
security or pollution prevention.
7.4 Arrangements regarding rest and fatigue:
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.1 Administrations should take into account the
danger posed by fatigue of personnel, especially those whose duties
involve the safety and security of the MOU;
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.2 All personnel whose duties involve designated
safety, security or pollution prevention should be provided with a
minimum rest period of not less than 10 hours in any 24-hour period,
and 77 hours in any seven-day period, except in emergency situations
and as determined by the Administration;
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.3 Musters, firefighting, lifeboat drills and
other drills prescribed by national laws and regulations or by international
instruments should be conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance
of rest periods and does not induce fatigue; and
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.4 Nothing in these recommendations should be
deemed to impair the right of the Master, OIM, or Person-in-Charge
of the MOU to require any personnel to perform any hours of work necessary
for the immediate safety or security of the MOU, the personnel on
board, to effect crew-changes, or for the purpose of aiding another
MOU in distress. Accordingly, the Master, OIM, or Person-in-Charge
may suspend the schedule of rest to perform any necessary work until
the normal situation of the MOU has been restored.