Section 85: Tribunal of Inquiry

The Minister may from time to time appoint a Tribunal of Inquiry of not less than three or more than five persons at least one of whom shall be a Ship's Senior Officer, to enquire in accordance with such provisions as mayb prescribed, into any question whether a seafarer:
(a)
is suffering from any habit or any mental or physical condition which renders him unfit to be a seafarer;
(b)
is guilty of dishonesty; incompetence or misconduct in the performance of his functions as a seafarer;
(c)
procured his certificate of competency as a result of any misleading, false or fraudulent misrepresentation and the Tribunal appointed pursuant to this Section shall, in respect of the matter enquired into, make such recommendations as it thinks fit to the Minister.