Fatigue. 16.1. The Company commits to providing information, and the parties to participating in, an awareness program about the factors that can contribute to fatigue, and the risks associated with it, to help them not only do their job, but also to implement control measures to minimise the risk of fatigue in the workplace. In addition, the Company commits to providing fatigue awareness training and other relevant workplace policies availability across all classifications and shifts. 16.2. Employees are required to participate in the Fatigue Awareness Program and must 16.3. As a minimum, Employees will be prohibited from working more than: • 7 consecutive Night Shifts • 4 consecutive Night Shifts of 12-hour duration • 14 consecutive days • 72 hours total, inclusive of Prep Time, in a 7-day allocation period. 16.4. Employees will have a minimum of 8 hours free from duty, exclusive of prep time, between the conclusion of one shift and the commencement of the next shift. Employees may nominate to be unavailable, other than as a last resort, for Evening to Day shifts. Last resort means the vessel could not be worked if the employee was not allocated. Where an Employee has nominated to be unavailable for Evening to Day shifts and is required to work as a last resort they will be contacted before allocation. 16.5. Any Employee completing 7 consecutive Night Shifts will be entitled to a minimum of 32 hours free from duty. Where possible 48 hours free from duty prior to commencing the following shift is preferred. 16.6. After 14 consecutive days the Employee will have a minimum of one full allocation period free from duty. 16.7. Personal leave or walk up starts will not break the cycle of consecutive shifts. 16.8. Where an Evening Shift concludes after 0100 hours the minimum break prior to commencing the next shift will be 12 hours.
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