PPR-L1.3

The skipper's legal duties

PPR-M1 · The commercial framework · PPR-M1-A Why PPR exists, the codes that regulate small commercial vessels, and the skipper's legal duties.

The skipper answers to the criminal law, not just to the owner. Know the **Merchant Shipping Act 1995** offences, the **passage planning** and **assistance** duties, and the master's **overriding authority**.

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