Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 12550.3C
12 JUNE 1989
10. c.
Owners, charterers, managing operators, agents, masters, or individuals in charge of the vessel
shall not be billed for the regular salary or travel expenses of an employee if the vessel is located
within the boundaries of a regular port of entry or within the limits of a port where an office of an
officer in charge, is located, and the travel is necessary because a qualified employee is not
available at such port. Compensation for any overtime services requested shall be paid by the
owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of the vessel as
prescribed by this instruction. Amounts collected for reimbursement of special overtime costs
shall be credited to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
11. Application for Special Services.
a.
A written application for services of employees at night or on Sunday or a holiday, shall be filed
with the district commander or the district commander designee before the assignment of such
employees for reimbursable overtime services.
b.
An application for overtime services of employees may be granted for any period not longer than
1 year. The application must show the exact time when the overtime services will be needed,
unless arrangements are made so that the proper official will be reasonably notified during
official hours in advance of the services requested and the exact times that the services will be
needed. It will be the Coast Guard manager's decision as to the scheduling of special overtime
request work.
12. Assignment to Overtime Duty.
a.
Employees may be ordered to report for any overtime duty sufficiently in advance of the time
specified by the applicant to avoid unnecessary delay, but in no case more than 1 hour in
advance of the time so specified. If no time can be specified for the services to begin, the
employees required and available shall be assigned to the overtime duty as soon as practicable.
b.
Employees shall not be deemed available to perform reimbursable overtime services at night
unless the total time of service, including waiting time, will be at least 1 hour, but nothing in this
instruction shall prohibit the district commander or the district commander designee from
requiring an employee to perform vessel documentation or marine inspection, before leaving
duty status and without extra compensation (except as authorized in title 5 or the Fair Labor
Standards Act) which is pending at the beginning of the night and can be completed in less than
1 hour
13. Changes in Tour of Duty. Nothing in this instruction shall impair the authority of district commanders
to assign employees to regular tours of duty which may include night hours or Sundays when such
action is in the public interest.
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