law: The Inland Vessels Act, 2021
  Chapter XVIII
  Miscellaneous
  97. Desertion and absence without leave.-
  No person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a mechanically propelled vessel shall-
  (a) neglect or refuse, without reasonable cause, to join his mechanically propelled vessel or to proceed on any voyage in his vessel;
  (b) cause to be absent from his vessel or from his duty at any time without leave and without sufficient cause;
  (c) desert from his mechanically propelled vessel;
  (d) fail to act or behave with discipline befitting his duty and mandate.