14. Where an employee is entitled to not less than 0.4 of a lay-day for each day the employee is on board a ship, the standard working hours of the employee may exceed 40 hours in a week but shall not exceed eight hours in a day.

15. Subject to section 16, no employee shall be permitted to accumulate more than 45 lay-days.

16. Where it is established to the satisfaction of the Minister that during any period as a result of exceptional circumstances an accumulation of more than 45 lay-days is reasonable, the Minister may by permit authorize an accumulation of more than 45 lay-days during the period set out in the permit.