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Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · s 79

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s 79Drunkenness etc. on board ship

If a seaman employed on a ship is, while on board the ship, under the influence of drink or a drug to such an extent that his capacity to fulfill his responsibility for the ship or to carry out his duties is impaired, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a nne not exceeding $2,000.