Section 10: Exception to mandatory off-duty time — travelling by ferry

Ontario

Hours of Service

Part III -- Shift Requirements

10. (1) A driver travelling for more than five hours by a ferry may meet the mandatory off-duty time requirement of section 9 by spending a minimum of eight hours resting in two or more of,

(a) a sleeper berth while waiting at the terminal to board the ferry;

(b) rest accommodations on the ferry; and

(c) a rest stop that is no more than 25 kilometres from the point of disembarkation from the ferry. O. Reg. 555/06, s. 10 (1).

(2) For the purposes of section 9,

(a) off-duty time taken under this section is deemed to begin at the start of the last period of off-duty time described in subsection (1); and

(b) the elapsed time referred to in subsection 9 (3) must not include the periods of off-duty time described in subsection (1) that precede the start of the last period of off-duty time described in subsection (1). O. Reg. 555/06, s. 10 (2).

(3) The driver shall record the hours spent as described in subsection (1) in the daily log as off-duty time spent in a sleeper berth and shall retain the receipts for the crossing and rest accommodation fees as supporting documents. O. Reg. 555/06, s. 10 (3).

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