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← Merchant Shipping Act 1995

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 s 77

s 77 Continued or concerted disobedience, neglect of duty, etc.

77.—(1) If a seaman employed on a ship —(a) persistently and wilfully neglects his or her duty; (b) persistently and wilfully disobeys lawful commands; or (c) combines with other seamen employed on the ship —(i) to disobey lawful commands which are required to be obeyed at a time while the ship is at sea; (ii) to neglect any duty which is required to be discharged at such time; or (iii) to impede, at such a time, the progress of a voyage or the navigation of the ship, the seaman shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (2) For the purposes of this section, a ship is treated as being at sea at any time when it is not securely moored in a safe berth.

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