# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum Requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014, Regulation 44: Duty to carry a medical practitioner on ship


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a ship must not be operated unless a medical practitioner is carried on board the ship.
(2) This regulation does not apply to a ship unless—
(a) it has 100 or more persons on board; and
(b) it is engaged on an international voyage lasting more than 72 hours.
(3) A breach of paragraph (1) is an offence by the shipowner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1613/regulation/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-minimum-requirements-for-seafarers-etc-regulations-2014/regulation-44
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