Paragraph 17
(1)
Section 239 (commanding officers’ certificates for Part 2 purposes) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
for the words from “a member” to “United Kingdom” substitute “an officer, seaman or marine borne on the books of one of Her Majesty’s ships at sea”;
(b)
for the words “by A’s commanding officer to A” substitute “to A, by the captain or other officer in command of the ship,”.
(3)
In subsection (3) omit “commanding”.
(4)
Subsection (4) is omitted.