Malaysia legislation
Section 103
Section 103
(a)
adequate health protection and medical care for seafarers employed on board the ship;
and
(b)
the seafarer the right to visit a qualified medical doctor or dentist without delay in ports of call, where practicable.
(2)
The owner of a Malaysian ship engaged on international voyages and any foreign ship within
Malaysian waters shall ensure that the ship has on board—
(a)
at least one seafarer who is qualified to provide medical care and administering medicine; or
(b)
a qualified medical doctor who shall be responsible for providing medical care if the ship carries one hundred or more persons and the voyage is more than three days duration.
(3)
Every owner shall ensure that the medicine chest, equipment and medical guide carried on board is properly maintained and inspected by a responsible officer as determined by the Director of Marine at regular intervals of not exceeding twelve months.
Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Amendment)
(4)
The responsible officer mentioned in subsection (2) shall ensure that the labelling, expiry dates and conditions of storage of all medicines and the directions for their use are inspected and all equipment functioning as required.
(5)
Any owner who fails to comply with—
(a)
subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit; or
(b)
subsection (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit.
Inspection of health protection, medical care, etc.