Section 196: General offences against discipline

(1)
A seaman lawfully engaged in or a cadet belonging to a Nigerian ship who commits any of the offences under this section (in this Part of this Act, referred to as "offences against discipline") shall on conviction be liable to such penalty as is provided for the offence under this section.
(2)
A seaman or cadet who-
(a)
quits the ship without leave after the arrival of the ship at its port of delivery and before the ship is placed in security, commits an offence under this section and on conviction is liable to forfeit out of his wages, a sum not
exceeding one month's pay;
(b)
wilfully disobeys any lawful command commits an offence under this section and on conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four weeks;
(c)
continues to wilfully disobey lawful commands or continues wilfully to neglect his duties, commits an offence under this section and on conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not less than twelve weeks;
(d)
assaults any officer of the ship, commits an offence under this section and on conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not less than twelve weeks;
(e)
conspires with any of the crew to disobey lawful commands, or to neglect duty, or to impede the navigation of the ship or the progress of the voyage, commits an offence under this section and on conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not less than twelve weeks;
(f)
wilfully damages the ship in which he is engaged or dishonestly misappropriates or converts any of its stores or cargo to his own use or commits a criminal breach of trust in respect of or wilfully damages any of its stores or cargo, commits an offence under this section and is liable on conviction to forfeit out of his wages, a sum equal to the loss sustained by the ship and at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not less than twelve weeks;
(g)
involved in any act of smuggling whereby loss or damage is occasioned to the owner or master of the ship commits an offence under this section and is liable on conviction to pay to the owner or master, a sum sufficient to reimburse the loss or damage and the whole or a proportionate part of his wages may be retained in satisfaction or on account of that liability, without prejudice to any further remedy.