# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 59: Concerted disobedience and neglect of duty.


(1) If a seaman employed in a United Kingdom ship combines with other seamen employed in that ship—
(a) to disobey lawful commands which are required to be obeyed at a time while the ship is at sea;
(b) to neglect any duty which is required to be discharged at such a time; or
(c) to impede, at such a time, the progress of a voyage or the navigation of the ship,
he shall be liable—
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/section-59
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