There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters' Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015, Section 47.
47.—(1) A person serving as master of a vessel to which Part 3 applies is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale if that vessel proceeds on a voyage in contravention of—
(a)regulation 41, or
(b)regulation 53(4).
(2) An owner of a vessel to which Part 3 applies is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale if that vessel proceeds on a voyage in contravention of—
(a)regulation 41, or
(b)regulation 53(4).
(3) It is a defence to a charge under this regulation that the person charged took all reasonable steps to avoid commission of the offence.
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