Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · As enacted · Part IV · Employment of Seamen
83. Disciplinary offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purpose of maintaining discipline on board a ship, the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations prescribing any misconduct on board as a disciplinary offence and enabling the master of the ship, or such officer as may under the regulations be required or authorised to exercise the powers of the master, to impose fines on any seaman committing any disciplinary offence.
ship
"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; and (b) an air cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;
The regulations made under this section may provide for-
(a} the fine that may be imposed on a seaman in respect of each disciplinary offence;
seaman
"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;
the procedure to be followed m dealing with the disciplinary offence; and
the circumstances in which the master of a ship may remit the whole or part of any fine imposed thereunder.
Appeal against fine for disciplinary offences.
Terms defined in s 2
master
Defined · s 2"master" includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
officer
Defined · s 2"officer" includes a master, a mate, an engineer, a helmsman and an engine driver of any ship; t
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;
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; and (b) an air cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;
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