Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (HEALTH AND SAFETY: GENERAL DUTIES) REGULATION - SECT 5

General duties of seafarers

It shall be the duty of every seafarer on board a ship-

   (a)  to take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself and of
        other persons on board the ship who may be affected by his acts or
        omissions; and

   (b)  as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any
        other person by-

        (i)    this Regulation; or

        (ii)   the Ordinance, the Merchant Shipping Ordinance ( Cap 281), the
               Shipping and Port Control Ordinance ( Cap 313), the
               Merchant Shipping  (Safety) Ordinance ( Cap 369), or any
               regulations made thereunder, with regard to the health or
               safety of persons on board a ship, to co-operate with his
               employer or that person, as the case may be, so far as is
               necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or
               complied with. (Enacted 1995)