Article 1.　For the purpose of this Law, the term "mariner" shall include every master or seaman who serves on board a Japanese vessel or a non-Japanese vessel provided for in ordinance or every reservist.

Article 2.　The term "seaman" as used in this Law shall include every person except the master who is employed as a member of the crew on a vessel engaged in maritime navigation for salary, wages or any other remuneration to be paid in compensation for his service.

Article 3.　The term "officer" as used in this Law shall include every mate, chief engineer, engineer, wireless operator, and every other seaman provided for in ordinance. The term "ratings" shall include every seaman other than officers.

Article 4.　The expression "salary or wages" as used in this Law means a basic regular pay which constitutes a part of the fixed periodical payment made by the shipowner to the mariner by way of compensation, and the expression "hours of work" means time during which the mariner is engaged on watch duties or any other work under the official order of his superior.

Article 5.　The provisions relative to shipowners of this Law and the ordinance issued thereunder shall apply to the ship's husband in the case of co-ownership, to the lessee in the case of lease, and to the person in the case where a person other than owner, husband or lessee of the vessel employs a mariner.

Article 6.　The provisions of Articles 1 to 11 inclusive, Articles 117 to 119 inclusive and Article 121 of the Labor Standards Law shall apply to mariners in respect to labor relations.

Article 7.　The master may command and supervise seaman and give persons on board the vessel orders necessary for the performance of his duties.

Article 8.　The master shall, befor the commencement of a voyage, make an inspection as to whether the vessel is fit for navigation and whether the other preparations necessary for the voyage are in due order.

Article 9.　When preparations for a voyage have been completed, the master shall commence the voyage without delay, and except in case of necessity shall proceed to the port of destination without deviating from the predetermined route.

Article 10.　The master shall take command of his vessel in person standing on deck, when the vessel enters or clears any port, or passes through any narrow fairway, or when there is any order danger to the vessel.

Article 11.　The master shall not, except in unavoidable circumstances, leave the vessel under his command, during the interval between the shipping of cargo or the embarkation of passengers and the discharge of cargo or the disembarkation of passengers, unless he has entrusted his duties to a person who is to take command of the vessel in his stead.

Article 12.　The master, when there is imminent danger to the vessel, shall not leave the vessel, unless he has exhausted every means necessary to salve human life, the vessel and the cargo, and until the passengers, the seamen and other persons aboard have abandoned the vessel.

Article 13.　In case of collision between two vessels, the master of one vessel shall use every possible means necessary for the salving of the other vessel and human life on board the vessel and give the name of his vessel, her owner, her ports of registry, departure and destination to the master of the other vessel, except where there is imminent danger to the vessel under his command.

Article 14.　When it has come to the knowledge of any master that another vessel is in distress, he shall use every possible means necessary for the salving of human life on board the vessel, except in a case where there is imminent danger to the vessel under his command or in the case provided for in Ordinance.

Article 15.　The master may, in case there has occurred any death among the persons on board the vessel when under way, bury the body of such person at sea in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance.

Article 16.　If any person on board the vessel has died or become missing, the master thereof shall, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, take charge or make any other disposition of the effects which the person leaves on board the vessel, unless otherwise provided by other laws or ordinances.

Article 17.　If a Japanese consul resident in a foreign country has, in accordance with the provisions of laws or ordinances, ordered a master to take any Japanese national to his own country, the master shall not refuse to obey such order except for justifiable reasons.

Article 18.　The master shall, unless otherwise Provided by Ordinance, keep the following documents on board:

Article 19.　The master shall, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, report to the Competent authorities, in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 20.　If, in cases where the master has died or left his vessel, or where he is unable to take command thereof, he has failed to appoint any other person to his post, one of the seaman engaged in navigation who is next to him in the order of their grade or rating shall perform the duties of the master.

Article 21.　A seamen shall observe the following matters:

Article 22.　The master may inflict disciplinary punishment on any seaman who has failed to observe any of the matters mentioned in the preceding Article.

Article 23.　Disciplinary punishment shall be of two forms viz. prohibition of landing and admonition. The term of the prohibition of landing shall not exceed ten days including the first day of punishment and consisting solely of days when the vessel stays in port.

Article 24.　The master cannot inflict disciplinary punishment on any seaman without giving a hearing to three or more witnesses who are seaman, and without examining the seaman and the persons concerned in the presence of the witnesses.

Article 25.　If a seaman has on board any deadly weapons, explosive or inflammable articles, poisons or any other dangerous object, the master may take into his custody, abandon, or make any other disposition of, such things.

Article 26.　If a seaman threatens to do any harm to the lives or bodies of persons on board the vessel, the master shall deal with him in such a manner as he deems it necessary to avoid such harm.

Article 27.　The master, if he deems it necessary, may also deal with a passenger or any other person on board the vessel as provided by the two preceding Articles.

Article 28.　When a seaman fails to leave the vessel after official certification has been obtained of the termination of a contract of engagement, the master may compel the seaman to quit such vessel.

Article 29.　If, in cases where a seaman or any other person on board the vessel has done any such act as may endanger human life or the vessel, or as may seriously disturb the order on board, the master deems it necessary, he may call for assistance from the administrative authorities.

Article 30.　An act of dispute concerning labor relations shall not be done while the vessel is in a foreign port or where the act of dispute may endanger human life or the vessel.

Article 31.　Such portion of a contract of engagement as contains provision for working conditions falling short of the standards fixed by this Law shall be invalidated. In such case the contract shall, in respect of the portion thus invalidated, be deemed to contain provision for working conditions coming up to the standards fixed by this Law.

Article 32.　The shipowner, on the conclusion of a contract of engagement, shall bring to the notice of his mariners salary or wages, hours of work and other working conditions. The same shall also apply when any modification has been made in the contract of engagement.

Article 33.　The shipowner shall not enter into any contract providing penalties for non-fulfilment of the contract or predetermining amount of damages.

Article 34.　When concluding a contract of engagement, the shipowner shall not compel his marinersinto a subsidiary contract to save some portion of their salary or wages or to deposit such savings in his custody.

Article 35.　The shipowner shall not set off an obligation which he has against a mariner, against his obligatory duty to pay the mariner his salary or wages, except in cases where the amount of deduction does not exceed one-third of that of the salary or wages or where the shipowner has a claim against the mariner for damages caused by his criminal act.

Article 36.　When a contract of engagement has been concluded, the master shall make an entry, in the shipping articles of the working conditions laid down in the contract and bring it to the notice of his seamen. The same shall also apply when any alteration has been made in the contract of engagement.

Article 37.　When a contract of engagement has been concluded, terminated, renewed or altered, the master shall, without delay, present the shipping articles to the competent authorities and call upon them to certify the contract of engagement, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinances.

Article 38.　The competent authorities, when called upon to certify a contract of engagement, shall examine the contract as to whether there is anything in it to conflict with the provisions of laws and ordinances concerning the safety of navigation or the mariners'labor relations, or as to whether mutual consent of the parties is sufficient.

Article 39.　When a vessel falls under either of the following items, a contract of engagement shall terminate:

Article 40.　The shipowner may rescind a contract of engagement in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 41.　A mariner may rescind the contract of engagement, in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 42.　A contract for an indefinite period shall terminate, if the shipowner or the mariner has given not less than twenty-four hours'written notice to rescind the contract, on the expiration of the period.

Article 43.　If there has been a change in the ownership of the vessel, a contract of engagement shall terminate, except when the change has happened by inheritance or any other case of general succession.

Article 44.　If a contract of engagement has terminated when the vessel is under way, the contract shall be deemed to continue in existence until the vessel has arrived at the next port and the unloading of cargo or the disembarkation of passengers at such port has been completed;and if the contract has terminated when the vessel is in port, the contract shall be so until the unloading of cargo or the disembarkation of passengers at the port has been completed.

Article 45.　If a contract of engagement has terminated in accordance with the provisions of Article 39, the shipowner shall pay a mariner, once a month, an unemployment allowance of the same amount as his salary or wages, for a period not exceeding two months, in respect of every day of his unemployement.

Article 46.　The shipowner (or the former shipowner in the case of Item 4) shall without delay pay a mariner a discharge allowance of the same amount as his monthly salary or wages in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 47.　The shipowner shall, without delay and at his expense, take the mariner back to the port where he was engaged or to a place where the mariner desires to be taken to, or may substitute such repatriation for payment of the expenses of the repatriation, in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 48.　The expenses for repatriating a mariner, which are to be borne by the shipowner, shall include the charges for transportation, accommodation and food of the mariner during the repatriation, and also charges for his accommodation and food from the time of the termination of the contract up to the time of his immediate departure.

Article 49.　The shipowner shall pay a mariner a repatriation allowance of the same amount as his salary or wages according to the number of days required for his repatriation. The same shall apply in cases where the expenses of repatriation are paid in lieu of repatriation.

Article 50.　A mariner shall hold a mariner's pocket-ledger.

Article 51.　A seaman may demand the master to grant a certificate as to the quality of his work.

Article 52.　The salary, wages or other remunerations of a mariner shall be fixed in consideration of the particular nature of maritime labor and according to his experience, capacity and service.

Article 53.　The salary, wages, or other remunerations shall be paid direct to the mariner in currency and in full, unless otherwise provided by Law, Ordinance, or by collective agreement.

Article 54.　The shipowner shall without delay pay a mariner such salary, wages or any other remuneration provided for in Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article even before the pay-day according to the number of days of service, in the case falling under any of the following items:

Article 55.　When the salary, wages or any other remuneration of a seaman is to be paid on board the vessel, the master himself shall deliver the same to the seaman. When an unavoidable necessity arises, however, the master may cause another officer to deliver the same.

Article 56.　The shipowner shall, if called upon by a mariner to do so, pay the salary, wages, or any other remuneration of the mariner to one of his relatives who is living with him or to a person who maintains his existence upon the income of such mariner.

Article 57.　A mariner may, during the term of his engagement, demand his salary or wages and allowances provided for in Ordinance even for the period during which he has not been in service by reason of injury or sickness, except where such injury or sickness is due to a wilful act or gross default on the part of the mariner.

Article 58.　In case where the remuneration is paid in percentage, the sum of such remuneration shall not be less than the amount fixed by the shipowner, even if the monthly sum computed in percentage does not amount to the fixed amount.

Article 59.　The competent authorities may, if they deem it necessary, fix the minimum amount of salary, wages or any other remunerations in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, with the consent of the Labor Commission organized under the Labor Union Law (hereinafter called the Mariner's Labor Commission).

Article 60.　The hours of work of the following persons whose time is to be divided into watches, shall not exceed eight in the day, nor shall they exceed fifty-six in the week, when they keep watch on board the vessel.

Article 61.　Sea watches shall be suspended while the vessel is in port, except within twelve hours after its entry, or twelve hours before its scheduled time of clearance, or where the master deems it necessary for the safety of the vessel.

Article 62.　The hours of work at sea and on arrival and sailing days of those officers and ratings in the deck and engine-room departments on board vessels of not less than 700 gross tons whose time is not divided into watches shall not exceed eight in the day nor shall they exceed forty-eight in the week.

Article 63.　The hours of work in port (except on arrival and sailing days:the same applying correspondingly to the following articles) of deck and engineer officers and wireless operators and of deck and engineer-ratings shall not exceed eight in the day nor shall they exceed forty-eight in the week except in cases where their time is divided into watches in accordance with the proviso to Article 61.

Article 64.　Hours of rest at sea of ratings in the catering and clerical departments on board the vessel with a capacity of more than twelve passengers shall not be less than twelve in the day.

Article 65.　The hours of work at sea and on arrival and sailing days of ratings in the catering and clerical departments on board the vessels, excepting those mentioned in Paragraph 1 of the preceding article, shall not exceed eight in the day. If the master deems it necessary, however, he may extend them within the limit of two hours per day.

Article 66.　The hours of work in port of ratings in the catering and clerical departments shall not exceed eight in the day, unless otherwise provided by the collective agreements.

Article 67.　When an urgent necessity arises, the master may cause any seaman to engase in work in excess of the limit hours provided for in Articles 60, 62, Article 63 Paragraph 1, the proviso of Article 63 Paragraph 3, Article 65 and the preceding Article, or may reduce the hours of rest mentioned in Article 64 Paragraph 1, or shall not have to give a rest of eight consecutive hours notwithstanding the provision of Paragraph 2 of the same article.

Article 68.　The provisions of Article 60 and Articles 62 to 67 inclusive shall not apply in cases where seamen are engaged in any of the following works under the master's order:

Article 69.　The shipowner, unless otherwise provided by Ordinance, shall fix the minimum requirements as to manning and embark such seamen for service on board the vessel in order to comply with the provisions of Articles 60 to 66 inclusive.

Article 70.　The minimum number of deck ratings whose time is to be divided into watches on board the vessels of not less than 700 gross tons shall be nine, and not less than three of them shall be available for each navigational watch. However, in the case of vessels of not more than 2,000 gross tons, six ratings shall be sufficient for the minimum number.

Article 71.　The provisions of Articles 60 to the preceding article inclusive shall not apply in respect of the following vessels:

Article 72.　The provisions of Articles 60 to 70 inclusive shall not apply to the following persons:

Article 73.　The competent Minister may, if he deems it necessary, issue necessary orders regarding the hours of work, rest days and manning of mariners to whom the provision of Articles 60 to 70 inclusive are not applied with the resolution of the Mariners'Labor Commission.

Article 74.　If a mariner has had continuous sea service of a year on board the same vessel, (including service while the vessel is being equipped or under repairs:the same applying correspondingly to the following articles), the shipowner shall, within one year from such duration of time, give the mariner holidays with pay. If the vessel is on a voyage, however, the shipowner may postpone bestowal of such holidays with pay for a period necessary for the voyage.

Article 75.　Every mariner shall be granted twentyfive days off with pay after every year of continuous service and additional five days for every additional three months of continuous service.

Article 76.　In cases where the shipowner grants a mariner any time off for weekly rest days and public and customary holidays or holidays in lieu thereof, such time shall not be included in the holidays with pay mentioned in the preceding article. The same shall apply in respect to interruptions of sea service due to the mariner's injury or sickness.

Article 77.　The time when and the port where a mariner is to be given holidays with pay shall be fixed by mutual agreement of the mariner and the shipowner.

Article 78.　The shipowner shall pay a mariner salary or wages and allowances and food expenses provided for in ordinance during the full period of the holidays with pay.

Article 79.　The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply in respect to the following vessels:

Article 80.　The shipowner shall, in accordance with the provisions of ordinance, provide food with a mariner during the period of his sea service.

Article 81.　The shipowner shall not take into sea service any person who does not possess a certificate of health whereby a doctor designated by the competent authorities proves that he is fitted for sea service. This shall not, however, apply to a case where an unavoidable necessity arises.

Article 82.　The shipowner shall see that a vessel of not less than 5,000 gross tons which navigates within the oceangoing area or a vessel with a maximum capacity of not less than 100 persons which navigates within the oceangoing area or the coasting area will carry a doctor or doctors. However, if, in cases where an unavoidable necessity arises, approval has been obtained from the competent authorities, it is not necessary to carry such doctor for a certain fixed period.

Article 83.　The shipowner shall see that a vessel which navigates within the oceangoing area, the coasting area or the partially smooth water area or a fishing vessel provided for in ordinance will carry on board such medicines, other health requirements and medical books as the competent Minister prescribes.

Article 84.　No minor shall become a mariner without obtaining the consent of his legal representative.

Article 85.　The shipowner shall not an employ a young person under fifteen years of age as a mariner. This shall not, however, apply to vessels on which only members of the same family are employed.

Article 86.　The shipowner, if so called upon by a woman whose confinement will probably take place within six weeks, shall not cause her to work on board a vessel.

Article 87.　The shipowner, if so called upon by a woman who finds it very hard to work for mentsrual days, shall not make her engage in work on board a vessel during her menstrual days.

Article 88.　The shipowner shall not cause a mariner under eighteen years of age or a female mariner to do any work during the period between 8 p. m. and 5 a. m. of the next morning. The same shall not apply in case provided by Ordinance where the shipowner gives a nine consecutive hours'rest between other times before and after midnight.

Article 89.　When a mariner has sustained an injury or contracted a sickness in the performance of his duties, the shipowner shall grant him medical benefits at the shipowner's expense or pay him the cost of necessary medical treatment until he has completely recovered from such injury or sickness.

Article 90.　The medical benefits or treatment provided for in the preceding Article shall include each of the following items:

Article 91.　When a mariner has sustained an injury or contracted a sickness in the performance of his duties, the shipowner shall pay him once a month, an injury or sickness allowance equivalent to the monthly amount of the remuneration provided for in Ordinance (hereinafter to be called the standard remuneration) for a period not exceeding four months and until the mariner has completely recovered from such injury or sickness. In cases where the mariner has not completely recovered from such injury or sickness even after the lapse of the four months, the shipowner shall pay him, once a month, an injury or sickness allowance equivalent to sixty percentum of the monthly standard remuneration until he has completely recovered.

Article 92.　If, in cases where a mariner has completely recovered from injury or sickness which he sustained or contracted in the performance of his duties, he is still in a state of physical breakdown, the shipowner shall, immediately after the recovery, pay him an accident allowance equal to the monthly standard remuneration multiplied by the number of months mentioned in the Appended List according to the degree of the breakdown. The same shall not, however, apply in cases where the injury or sickness is due to a wilful act or gross default on the part of the mariner.

Article 93.　When a mariner has died in the performance of his duties, the shipowner shall without delay pay a bereavement allowance equivalent to the monthly standard remuneration multiplied by thirty-six to the members of the bereaved family provided for by Ordinance. The same shall apply in cases where a mariner has died from injury or sickness which he sustained or contracted in the performance of his duties.

Article 94.　When a mariner has died in the performance of his duties, the shipowner shall without delay pay a funeral expense equivalent to the monthly standard remuneration multiplied by two to a member of the bereaved family, provided for by Ordinance, who holds the funeral services. The same shall apply in cases where a mariner has died from injury or sickness which he sustained or contracted in the performance of his duties.

Article 95.　If a person who is entitled, under the provisions of Articles 89 to the preceding Article inclusive, to receive medical benefits or expenses of mediccal treatments, allowances or funeral expenses (hereinafter to be collectively called the compensations for accidents), has come to receive, for the same cause whereby he is entitled to receive such compensations for accidents, the insurance benefits provided for in the Mariner's Insurance Law or such benefits corresponding to the compensations for accidents as are provided for by Ordinance, the shipowner shall be relieved of his liability for such compensations for accidents.

Article 96.　When a person is dissatisfied with the ascertainment of injury, sickness or death caused by the performance of duties, with the method of medical benefits or treatments, with the decision of making compensatins for accidents or with any other way of making compensations for accidents, he may call upon competent authorities for an examination or arbitration in the matter.

Article 97.　A shipowner who regularly employs ten or more mariners shall, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, formulate working regulations for the following particulars and report them to the competent authorities. The same shall apply in cases where alterations are made therein:

Article 98.　The shipowner or the juridical person provided for in the preceding Article, Paragraph 3 cannot make or alter the working regulations without giving a hearing to a labor union, if there is any that is organized by more than half of the mariners in the employ of the shipowner to whom the working regulations apply, or to the representatives of more than half of such mariners, if there is no labor union organized by more than half of the mariners.

Article 99.　The competent authorities may order alteration of the working regulations containing elements which are in conflict with laws, ordinances or collective agreements.

Article 100.　Such portion of a contract of engagement as contains provision for working conditions falling short of the standard fixed in the working regulations, shall be invalidated. In such case the contract shall, in respect of the portion thus invalidated, be deemed to contain provision for working conditions coming up to the standard fixed in the working regulations.

Article 101.　The competent authorities may, if they consider that some act of a shipowner or a mariner is in conflict with this Law, the Labor Standards Law (only the portions applying to mariners'labor relations:the same applying correspondingly to the following articles) or Ordinances issued under this Law, deal with the shipowner or the mariner in such a manner as may be deemed necessary.

Article 102.　The competent authorities may exercise their good offices to settle troubles concerning labor relations (except the labor disputes provided for in Article 6 of the Labor Relations Adjustment Law) between the shipowner and the mariners.

Article 103.　The business which the competent authorities are required by this Law to discharge, shall, under the provisions of Ordinance, be conducted by Japanese consuls in foreign countries.

Article 104.　The competent Minister may cause the mayor of a city, or the headman of a town or a village to under take the business which the competent authorities or required by this Law to discharge.

Article 105.　The competent Minister shall appoint Mariners'Labor Inspectors from among his subordinate officials and cause them to control matters connected with the enforcement of this Law and the Labor Standards Law.

Article 106.　The Mariners'Labor Inspector may, if he deems it necessary, warn or urge shipowners or mariners to observance of this Law, the Labor Standards Law and Ordinances issued under this Law.

Article 107.　The Mariners'Labor Inspector may, if he deems necessary, make a search of the vessel or any other place of work or may order shipowners or mariners to call or produce books and documents or to make reports or may ask questions of such persons.

Article 108.　The Mariners'Labor Inspector shall exercise the judicial police powers provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure in respect of offences under this Law and the Labor Standards Law.

Article 109.　The Mariners'Labor Inspector shall not break any secrets that he has learned in the performance of his duties. The same shall also apply in the case where he has left his office as a Mariners'Labor Inspector.

Article 110.　The Mariners'Labor Commission shall, in addition to the exercise of the powers provided for in the Labor Union Law, investigate, and deliberate, in response to request from the competent authorities, matters connected with the enforcement or revision of this Law and the Labor Standards Law.

Article 111.　The shipowner shall, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, present a report to the competent authorities on the following particulars:

Article 112.　If there is any fact which is in conflict with this Law, the Labor Standards Law or Ordinances issued under this Law, a mariner may, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance, lodge a complaint respecting the fact with the competent authorities, the Mariners'Labor Inspector or the Mariners'Labor Commission.

Article 113.　The shipowner shall post at some noticeable place on board the vessel the documents containing this Law, the Labor Standards Law, the Ordinances issued under this Law, the collective agreements and the working regulations or keep such documents on board the vessel.

Article 114.　In regard to the period during which he shipowner is required to pay at the same time any two or more out of salary, wages or other remuneration, unemployment allowance, repatriation allowance or injury or sickness allowance, it shall suffice for him to pay any one whose amount is the largest of them all.

Article 115.　The right to receive the unemployment allowance, discharge allowance, repatriation expense or the compensation for accident shall be inalienable and shall not be liable to attachment. The same shall apply to the right to receive salary, wages or other remuneration (within the limit of the amount of the injury or sickness allowance) during the period in which the salary, wages or other remuneration and the injury or sickness allowance are to be paid at the same time.

Article 116.　In cases where the shipowner has committed any offence under Articles 45 to 47 inclusive, Article 49, Article 59 Paragraph 2, Article 67 Paragraph 2 or Article 78, he shall pay the mariner a penalty equivalent to the unpaid amount (in the case contemplated in Article 59 Paragraph 2 the balance between the minimum amount provided for in the same Article and the amount of salary, wages or other remuneration fixed by contract) when a demand is made as provided by Paragraph 2 for the amount (or the repatriation expense in the case contemplated in Article 47) which the shipowner is required to pay in accordance with the abovementioned Articles.

Article 117.　Every claim of the mariner against the shipowner shall be barred by prescription, if it is not instituted within two years. The same shall apply to claims for the bereavement allowance and funeral expenses against the shipowner.

Article 118.　The provisions of Articles 31 to 34 inclusive, Article 84 Paragraph 2 and Article 100 shall apply with necessary modifications to a contract for the employment of a reservist.

Article 119.　Any mariner, anyone who intends to become a mariner, any shipowner or master may call upon a census official or his deputy to issue, free of charge, a census certificate for such mariner or a person who intends to become a mariner.

Article 120.　This Law, the Labor Standards Law and the Ordinance issued under this Law shall apply to the State, Tokyo, Hokkaido, prefectures, cities, towns, villages and similar public entities.

Article 121.　No ordinance that is to be issued under this Law shall be enacted unless an extensive hearing is given in respect of draft thereof to representatives of the mariners and of the shipowners and to representatives for the public interests.

Article 122.　If a master has, by abusing his power, compelled any person on board the vessel to do anything beyond the scope of such person's duty, or has obstructed any person in the exercise of his right, the master shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than two years.

Article 123.　If a master has contravened the provisions of Article 12, he shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than five years.

Article 124.　If a master has, in contravention of the provisions of Article 13, failed to take every possible means necessary for the salving of human life or vessel, he shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than three years or to a fine not more than three thousand yen.

Article 125.　A master shall be liable to penal servitude for not exceeding two years or to a fine not more than two thousand yen in any of the following cases:

Article 126.　A master shall be liable to a fine not more than three thousand yen in any of the following cases:

Article 127.　If a seaman has done any violence or made any threat to his superior, he shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand yen.

Article 128.　A seaman shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than one year in any of the following cases:

Article 129.　If a shipowner has contravened the provisions of Article 85 Paragraph 1 or 2, he shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than one year or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand yen.

Article 130.　If a shipowner has contravened the provisions of Article 33, Article 34 Paragraph 1, Articles 35, 45 to 47 inclusive, 49, Article 59 Paragraph 2, Article 63 Paragraph 2, Article 67 Paragraph 2, Articles 69, 70, 74, 78, 80, 82, 83, 86, 88, 89, 91 to 94 inclusive or Article 112 Paragraph 2, or if he has contravened the provisions of the Ordinance issued under the provisions of Article 73, he shall be liable to penal servitude for not more than six months or to a fine not exceeding five thousand yen.

Article.131.　A shipowner shall be liable to a fine not more than five thousand yen in any of the following cases:

Article 132.　A person shall be liable to a fine not more than five thousand yen in any of the following cases:

Article 133.　A person shall be liable to a fine not more than three thousand yen in any of the following cases:

Article 134.　The provisions of this Chapter which are to be applied to masters shall be applied to persons who perform the duties of masters in their place.

Article 135.　If any representative, agent employee or any other worker of a shipowner has, in respect of the business of the shipowner, acted in contravention of the provisions of Articles 129 to 131 inclusive, Article 132 Items 1 to 3 inclusive and 6 or Article 133 Items 1 and 2, the fine provided for in the Articles referred to shall be imposed upon the said shipowner in addition, to the punishment meted out to the actual offender, except where the shipowner (or the representative in the case of a minor who does not have the same competency as an adult or of an incompetent;the same applying correspondingly to the following paragraphs of this Article) has taken necessary measures for the prevention of such contravention.