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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Regulation of alcohol consumption by seafarers

40B: Seafarers not to exceed specified alcohol limits

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"No drinking too much alcohol if you work on a ship for safety jobs"

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You cannot do certain safety jobs on a ship if you have too much alcohol in your body. This means you cannot have more than 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. You also cannot have more than 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, as found by a blood test under section 40L or 40M. You will be tested for alcohol in your breath under section 40I or in your blood under section 40L or 40M. These tests will show if you have too much alcohol in your body to do safety jobs. These jobs are important for keeping you and others safe on the ship. If you have too much alcohol, you cannot do these jobs, which include safety, security, and marine environmental duties. This rule is in place to keep everyone on the ship safe. You must follow this rule when you are working on a ship.

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Part 4ARegulation of alcohol consumption by seafarers

40BSeafarers not to exceed specified alcohol limits

  1. A seafarer may not perform, or attempt to perform, designated safety, security, or marine environmental duties on a ship while—

  2. the proportion of alcohol in the seafarer’s breath, as ascertained by an evidential breath test subsequently undergone by the seafarer under section 40I, exceeds 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath; or
    1. the proportion of alcohol in the seafarer’s blood, as ascertained from an analysis of a blood specimen subsequently taken from the seafarer under section 40L or 40M, exceeds 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

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      • Section 40B: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).