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Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Crew Matters
76. Drunkenness, etc., on board ship
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If a seaman employed on a ship is, while on board the ship, under the influence of drink, a drug or a psychoactive substance to such an extent that his or her capacity to fulfil his or her responsibility for the ship or to carry out his or her duties is impaired, the seaman shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
seaman
Defined · s 2
“seaman” includes every person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship, other than —(a)the master of the ship;(b)a pilot; or(c)a person temporarily employed on the ship in port;