386FConsumption of alcohol before undergoing examination etc.

#### 386F Consumption of alcohol before undergoing examination etc. (1) If an authorised person requires a master or seaman to undergo a physical examination or to give or permit the taking of, a sample of breath, blood or urine for analysis, the person must not, before undergoing that examination or giving or permitting the taking of that sample of breath, blood or urine, consume any alcohol or take any other drug (whether medicinal or otherwise). Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the person establishes that the taking of the drug: (a) was based on a reasonably held belief that failure to take the drug could endanger life or health; or (b) was required by a prescription issued by a medical practitioner.