# The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters' Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015, Regulation 45: Offence: serving while medically unfit


(1) A person who contravenes regulation 13 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) The owner of a vessel who causes or permits it to begin a voyage when the person serving as its master is a person who contravenes regulation 13 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/410/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-boatmasters-qualifications-crew-and-hours-of-work-regulations-2015/regulation-45
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