Malaysia legislation
Section 48
Section 48
Obligation of owner with respect to seaworthiness of yacht
(1)
In every contract of employment between the owner of a
Langkawi yacht and the master, or a crew member employed on the Langkawi yacht, there shall be implied, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, an obligation on the owner that he, the master and every agent charged with the loading of the yacht, or the preparing or sending of the yacht on a voyage, shall use all reasonable means—
(a)
to ensure the seaworthiness of the yacht at the time when the yacht goes on a voyage; and
(b)
to keep the yacht in a seaworthy condition during the voyage.
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) shall subject the owner of the yacht to any liability by reason of the yacht being sent on a voyage in an unseaworthy state where, owing to special circumstances, the sending of the yacht on the voyage in such a state was reasonable and justifiable.