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(1) Every Ghanaian ship trading outside Ghanaian waters that proceeds from a port with more than one hundred persons on board shall carry on board as part of its complement a duly qualified medical practitioner.

(2) The owner of a Ghanaian ship commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 1000 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to both in respect of every voyage in which the ship is in contravention of subsection (1).