Section 296: Use of force for preserving order on board a vessel

The master of a vessel, or any person acting by his order, may justify the use of any
such force against any person onboard the vessel as is necessary for suppressing any
mutiny or disorder on board the vessel, whether among officers, seamen, or
passengers, whereby the safety of the vessel, or of any person therein or about to
enter or quitting the same, is likely to be endangered, or the master is threatened to
be subjected to the commands of the other person; and may kill any person who is
guilty of or abets such mutiny or disorder, if the safety of the vessel, or the
preservation of any such person as aforesaid, cannot be otherwise secured.