Malaysia legislation
Section 35D
Section 35D
Any authority pilot or an employee licensed under subsection 29CA(1) of a licensed operator who, when engaged in the pilotage of a vessel, by wilful breach of duty or by neglect or by reason of drunkenness, either—
(a)
does any act tending to the immediate loss, destruction or serious damage of the vessel, or tending immediately to endanger the life or limb of any person on board the vessel; or
(b)
refuses or omits to do any lawful act proper and requisite to be done by him for preserving the vessel from loss, destruction or serious damage, or for preserving any person belonging to or on board the vessel from danger to life or limb, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, and shall also be liable on conviction to suspension or dismissal by the authority:
Provided that no employee licensed under subsection 29CA(1) of a licensed operator shall be dismissed by the authority.
Failure to employ authority pilot or licensed pilot under certain circumstances