What is the daily and weekly working time of a shipman? In general, the working hours are 8 hours per day and 48 hours per week. The 48-hour period is found by dividing the working days worked in a week equally. A shipman who works 5 days a week is considered to have worked 9.6 hours per day. Working hours are the time the shipman works on the job or keeps a shift. Who is not included in the working hours in the Maritime Labor Law No. 854? In ships with more than one captain working on the ship, the first officer or the person acting on his behalf (including pilots), in ships with more than one engineer, the chief engineer, doctors and health officers, nurses and caregivers, shipmen working on rescue ships whose primary duty is to save life, property and the ship, and those working on the ship on their own behalf are not subject to working hours. In what cases is a shipman considered to have worked overtime? A seaman is considered to have worked overtime hours if he works in excess of the weekly working hours of 48 hours How much is the hourly increase in the amount of overtime paid? The wage to be paid for each hour worked overtime cannot be less than the amount found by increasing the hourly wage of the normal working hour by 25 percent. In what cases can a seaman not receive overtime wages when he works? No overtime wage can be received for the work done in cases where the captain deems it necessary to do for the safety of the ship, the people on board or the ship’s cargo, additional work that is mandatory due to customs, quarantine and other health formalities, and drills performed on the ship while the ship is underway or in port (fire, abandoning the ship, conflict at sea, rescue of people from the sea and defense). Legal Notice: The information in this article is intended for information purposes only. It is not intended for professional information purposes specific to a person or an institution. Every institution has different requirements because of its own circumstances even though they bear a resemblance to each other. Consequently, it is your interest to consult on an expert before taking a decision based on information stated in this article and putting into practice. Neither MuhasebeNews nor related person or institutions are not responsible for any damages or losses that might occur in consequence of the use of the information in this article by private or formal, real or legal person and institutions.