Malaysia legislation
Section 79
Section 79
An Authority pilot or a person licensed under subsection 55A(1)
who, when engaged in the pilotage of a vessel, by wilful breach of duty or by neglect or by reason of drunkenness—
(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 the life of any person belonging to or being on board the vessel from danger to life or limb,
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shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both, and shall also be liable on conviction to suspension or dismissal by the Authority:
Provided that no person licensed under subsection 55A(1) shall be dismissed by the Authority.
Failure to employ Authority pilot or licensed pilot under certain circumstances