Section 80
Continued or concerted disobedience, neglect of duty etc.
of Merchant Shipping Order, 2002
(1)
If a seaman employed on a ship-
(aj persistently and wilfully neglects his duty;
(bj persistently and wilfully disobeys lawful commands; or
{c) combines with other seamen employed on the ship-
(i)
to disobey lawful commands which are required to be obeyed at a time while the ship is at sea;
(ii)
to neglect any duty which is required to be discharged at such time; or
(iii)
to impede, at such a time, the progress of a voyage or the navigation of the ship, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a nne not exceeding
$5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a ship shall be treated as being at sea at any time when it is not securely moored in a safe berth.
Offences committed by certain other persons.