Section 38: Power to board and search vessels or aircraft
This section contains powers to board and search vessels or aircraft analogous to those in section 36 in respect of entry and search of vehicles. A vessel is defined in section 59(4) and includes any ship, boat or hovercraft. The powers do not apply where the vessel or aircraft is used as a dwelling, for example, a house boat. Again, the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of PACE apply where the powers are exercised by a constable in England and Wales (subsection (10) of sections 2 and 3 of PACE apply the provisions of those sections to vessels, aircraft and hovercrafts as they apply to vehicles).