Offence: serving while medically unfitU.K.
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45.—(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.