Section 59. Manning of public vessels

1. All public vessels while under way
  under  their  own power, shall be in charge of a licensed master, pilot,
  engineer, or joint pilot and engineer. Anyone operating a public  vessel
  without  a  license  and any owner who permits the operation of a public
  vessel by a person who does not possess a  valid  license  or  temporary
  permit,  in  full  force  and effect as master, pilot, engineer or joint
  pilot and engineer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor  punishable  as  set
  forth in section seventy-three-b of this article.
    2.  It shall be unlawful to operate a public vessel with less than the
  required crew members as specified in the certificate of  inspection  or
  temporary permit. Any person who operates a public vessel, and any owner
  of  a  public  vessel  who  permits  a person to operate such vessel, in
  contravention of this requirement, shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor
  punishable  as  set forth in section seventy-three-b of this article. In
  addition, the license of any master, pilot, engineer, or joint pilot and
  engineer who operates a public  vessel  in  contravention  of  the  crew
  requirements  as  contained  in  the  certificate  of  inspection may be
  subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her  license  pursuant
  to section sixty-four-a of this article.