20 rotation patterns

Schedule patterns

Each pattern is defined by days on, days off and shift length, and the hours are worked out from that definition. The pages carry no figure from a public record and no claim about who works a pattern or how any law treats it.

Pattern	Days on	Days off	Shift length	Hours per cycle	Average week
Three 8-Hour Shifts Rotating	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
Three 12-Hour Shifts	3	4	12 h	36 h / 7 days	36.0 h
Four 10-Hour Days	4	3	10 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
2-2-3 Panama Schedule	7	7	12 h	84 h / 14 days	42.0 h
4-on / 4-off, 12-Hour Shifts	4	4	12 h	48 h / 8 days	42.0 h
2-3-2 Pitman Schedule	7	7	12 h	84 h / 14 days	42.0 h
24 Hours On, 48 Hours Off	1	2	24 h	24 h / 3 days	56.0 h
24-on / 48-off	1	2	24 h	24 h / 3 days	56.0 h
Two Work Blocks in a Day	1	0	8 h	8 h / 1 days	56.0 h
Two 12-Hour Shifts Rotating	7	7	12 h	84 h / 14 days	42.0 h
Two 8-Hour Shifts Rotating	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
Eight Hours Ending After Midnight	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
Eight Hours Starting in the Afternoon	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
14 Days On, 14 Days Off	14	14	12 h	168 h / 28 days	42.0 h
7 Days On, 7 Days Off	7	7	12 h	84 h / 14 days	42.0 h
Eleven Hours Inside a Fourteen-Hour Window	1	0	11 h	11 h / 1 days	77.0 h
Two Drivers Splitting a Day	1	0	24 h	24 h / 1 days	168.0 h
On-Call Day Rotation	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h
Extended Standby Rotation	6	1	12 h	72 h / 7 days	72.0 h
Pool Service Rotation	5	2	8 h	40 h / 7 days	40.0 h

Definitions and arithmetic on these pages are this site's own wording, not a public record. Worked hours per cycle = days on × shift length. Average week = hours per cycle ÷ cycle length × 7.