Singapore legislation
Clause 38
Clause 38
Offences in relation to an officer in a ship convoying and protecting a vessel
Every officer who while serving in a ship of the Singapore Armed Forces involved in the convoying and protection of a vessel —
(a)
fails to defend a vessel or goods in his convoy;
(b)
refuses to fight in the defence of a vessel in his convoy when it is attacked; or
(c)
cowardly abandons or exposes a vessel in his convoy to hazards,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to suffer death or any less punishment authorised by this Act.