Chapter:	478C	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (HEALTH AND SAFETY: GENERAL DUTIES) REGULATION	Gazette Number:
Section:	5	Heading:	General duties of seafarers	Version Date:	30/06/1997

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.