Looks like I've opened up a right can of worms here!
To add a little more light on my query I will give a little more detail of the circumstances I found myself in.
Until quite recently I was an overseas engineer for a UK based charter airline covering turn rounds in the Caribbean. Actually it was the dream job, but as most good things, they do come to an end!
Unfortunately the airline in question has started to reduce it's long haul fleet and operations and I have been made redundant. In the five years I have been out here I have made the Caribbean my home, and for obvious reasons I do not wish to return to the UK.
I was approached by one of my third party customers (German) to come and work for them. Although it was in the same country, it would have meant a relocation to the other side of the island.
They sent me their prospective flying program which was when I noticed that they had planned flights seven days a week. When i queried this they acknowledged this but still expected me to run their operation out here on my own without a day off.
When I asked them when I would get a day off, they said that they would send out a relief engineer when I want to take leave.
This is when I posted my query to see if what this German company is expecting me to do is against any recommendations from any of the authorities. I am aware that my weekly hours would not exceed 48hrs, but what about a day off?