362. Power of court of investigation to inquire into charges against masters, mates and engineers.- (1) Any court making law formal investigation it no a shipping casualty may inquire into any charge of incompetency or misconduct arising, in the course of the investigation, against any master, mare or engineer, as well as into any charge of a wrongful act of default on his part causing the shipping casualty. (2) In every case in which any such charge, whether of incompetency or misconduct, or of a 'wrongful act or default, as a foresail, arise against any master, mate or engineer, in the course of an investigation, the court shall, before the commencement of the inquiry, cause to be furnished to him a statement of the case upon which the inquiry has been directed. |
