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Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Survey and Safety
111. Crew member may claim discharge if ship is unsafe
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If a ship is an unsafe ship, a crew member belonging to the ship is not deemed to have committed a breach of his or her agreement by reason of his or her having refused to sail in the ship while it is unsafe; and any crew member so refusing may claim his or her discharge unless the ship is made safe within a reasonable time.
ship
Defined · s 2
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;