Chapter 16
DISCIPLINE OF SEAMEN AND APPRENTICES
Desertion and absence without leave from foreign ships
197. If a Bangladeshi seaman or apprentice lawfully engaged on a foreign ship deserts or goes absent without leave from the ship in any port, he shall be deemed to have committed the same offence as laid down in section 196 and shall, on summary conviction, be liable to the same punishment in the same manner as laid down in that section.
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