29.—(1) A shipowner shall make available on board his ship, for the purposes of facilitating the treatment of seafarers, such medical report forms as may be prescribed.
(2) Every medical report form, or any part thereof, when completed or any information contained in the completed form shall be kept confidential and shall not, without the consent of the seafarer concerned, be released to any person other than for the purposes of facilitating the treatment of that seafarer.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.