ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
172. Prohibition on under-manning
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
172. Prohibition on under-manning
(1)Subject to section 171, if a ship to which this section applies goes to sea or attempts to go to sea without carrying such officers and other seafarers as it is required to carry under section 170, the owner or master commits an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.(2)This section shall, in its application to ships which are not sea-going ships, have effect as if the words “goes to sea” or “attempts to go to sea” were substituted with the words “goes on a voyage or excursion or attempts to do so”, and the words “if in Kenya” were omitted.