Section 105

if he deserts from his ship, he shall be guilty of the offence of desertion and be liable to forfeit all or any part of the effects he leaves on board, and of the wages which he has then earned, and also, if the desertion takes place out of Singapore, of the wages he may earn in any other ship in which he may be employed until his next return to Singapore, and to satisfy any excess of wages paid by the master or owner of the ship to any substitute engaged in his place at a higher rate of wages than the rate stipulated to be paid to him; and also he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 weeks;

if he neglects or refuses without reasonable cause to join his ship, or to proceed to sea in his ship, or is absent without leave at any time within 24 hours of the ship’s sailing from a port, either at the commencement or during the progress of a voyage, or is absent at any time without leave and without sufficient reason, from his ship or from his duty, he shall, if the offence does not amount to desertion, or is not treated as such by the master, be guilty of the offence of absence without leave, and be liable to forfeit out of his wages a sum not exceeding two days’ pay, and in addition for every 24 hours of absence, either a sum not exceeding 6 days’ pay, or any expenses properly incurred in hiring a substitute; and also he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 weeks.[120