ยง 140-a. Offenses against the navigation law. Any person having the
charge, command or control of a vessel who:
1. Carries or permits a vessel to carry a greater number of passengers
than is stated in the certificate of inspection of such vessel issued
under section sixty-three of this chapter; or
2. Neglects to carry on a vessel the equipment required by section
sixty-seven of this chapter; or
3. Neglects to carry on a vessel the fire pump required by section
fifty-six of this chapter; or
4. Violates any other provision of this chapter; or for which no other
punishment is prescribed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.