30.
by extending these penalties to offenders on ships whose conduct
endangers other ships.
Drunkenness on Duty
51. Section 26 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 contains
penalties for seamen found drunk on duty on fishing vessels
but not for the masters of these vessels. The proposed amendment
would extend the penalties to masters, to remove this anomaly.
Unauthorised Liquor on Fishing Vessels
52.
Section 25 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 makes it an
offence to bring unauthorised liquor on board a fishing vessel.
This section has never been brought into operation because it
would not be enforceable and it is therefore proposed to repeal
it.