Section 7: Deferral of off-duty time

Ontario

Hours of Service

Part II -- Daily Requirements

7. A driver may split the off-duty time required by section 6 over any two consecutive days by deferring a maximum of two hours of the daily off-duty time from the first day to the second day and increasing the total of the driving and on-duty times in the first day by not more than two hours if,

(a) the deferred off-duty time does not form part of the mandatory period of eight consecutive hours of off-duty time required by section 9;

(b) before the end of the second day, the driver takes a consecutive period of off-duty time consisting of the eight consecutive hours required by section 9 plus the off-duty time deferred from the first day;

(c) the total off-duty time taken in the two days is at least 20 hours;

(d) the total driving time in the two days does not exceed 26 hours;

(e) the total on-duty time in the two days does not exceed 28 hours;

(f) the driver is not splitting off-duty time under section 11 at any time during the two days; and

(g) an entry is made in the "Remarks" section of the daily log or on the record required by subsection 18 (3) clearly indicating the day from which the off-duty time has been deferred and the day to which it was deferred. O. Reg. 555/06, s. 7.

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