Run Cruise Ship Crew Rest Hours MLC Compliance Audit — Free

Audit Setup and Scope

Vessel name, IMO number, and audit period are recorded critical (required)

Crew population included in the audit is defined by department and rank critical (required)

Applicable standard referenced in the audit scope critical (required)

Note (optional)

Rest Hour Record Completeness

Daily work/rest records are complete for the audit period critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Records identify crew member, rank, department, and date critical (required)

Yes No N/A

No unexplained gaps, overwrites, or illegible entries are present critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Supporting signatures or acknowledgements are present where required critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Minimum Rest Period Compliance

Minimum rest in any 24-hour period meets the required threshold critical (required)

Minimum rest in any 7-day period meets the required threshold critical (required)

Any rest-hour exceptions are documented with reason and duration critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Fatigue risk indicators are identified and escalated critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Watchkeeping and Scheduling Controls

Watch schedules are posted and match actual duty assignments critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Back-to-back duties or split shifts are controlled to protect rest hours critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Overtime and emergency assignments are tracked against rest hour impact critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Watchkeeping schedule changes are approved and documented critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Compensatory Rest and Exceptions

Compensatory rest is documented for each approved exception critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Approval authority for rest-hour exceptions is identified critical (required)

Note (optional)

Corrective action is recorded for repeated or systemic rest-hour deficiencies critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Flag State Reporting and Sign-Off

Reportable non-conformances are escalated to flag state or designated authority when required critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Audit findings are summarized with responsible owner and due date

Inspector signature captured critical (required)

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Run: Cruise Ship Crew Rest Hours MLC Compliance Audit

Audit Setup and Scope

Rest Hour Record Completeness

Minimum Rest Period Compliance

Watchkeeping and Scheduling Controls

Compensatory Rest and Exceptions

Flag State Reporting and Sign-Off

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