Section 201: Maintenance of discipline.––The master shall have the power and authority to give — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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201. Maintenance of discipline.––The master shall have the power and authority to give any command or order to any officer or seaman or apprentice or other person on board which he considers to be necessary for the maintenance of discipline among seamen on board generally or for the navigation or safety of the vessel or for the safety of the person or property on board, and every such command or order shall be obeyed and carried out by the person to whom it is given.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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Section 200: Master's power of arrest.––The master of any ship registered in Pakistan may cause Section 202: On change of master, documents to be handed over to successor Section 199: Definitions.–(1) In this Chapter unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Section 203: Misconduct endangering life or ship.––If a master, officer, seaman or apprentice Section 198: Inspection by master of provisions, water and accommodation at sea.––The master Section 204: Desertion and absence without leave.––(1) No officer, apprentice or seaman

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