His only safe course of action is to consult the ship's (or establishment's) Legal Officer (if one is borne), or the Legal Officer of the Command, or to arrange an interview with a Legal Officer for the rating if the case looks complicated.
Indlela yakhe enye yokwenza ekhuselekileyo kukudibana nomphathi wasemthethweni wenqanawa ( okanye wesakhiwo ) ( okokuba ukhona ) okanye umphathi wasemthethweni wenkumanda, okanye ukucwangcisa udliwano ndlebe nomphathi wasemthethweni okokuba ityala libonakala linzima.