IMO: Conference agrees new provisions on hours of rest for watchkeepers

A Diplomatic Conference to adopt amendments to the STCW Convention, (successfully completed in Manila on 25 June 2010 - see briefing 32/2010) has also agreed, by consensus, a series of new provisions on the issue of ""fitness for duty - hours of rest"", to provide watchkeeping officers aboard ships with sufficient rest periods.

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Keywords: WATCHKEEPERS, STCW

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Related Topics: International Maritime Organization

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