# The Merchant Shipping (Operations Book) Regulations 1988, Regulation 5: Duty of Master


The Master of every ship shall operate his ship in accordance with the instructions in the operations book, in so far as those instructions relate to safety:
Provided that the Master shall not follow instructions in the operations book if in his opinion the special circumstances of the case render a departure from those instructions necessary in the interests of safety.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1716/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-operations-book-regulations-1988/regulation-5
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