BERLIN — A German court has sentenced a man who falsely claimed to be a doctor and treated patients on a cruise ship to three years in prison.

News agency dpa reported that the Berlin state court on Monday convicted the qualified nurse of bodily harm, fraud, ***** of titles and deprivation of liberty. The latter charge referred to the fact that he put 41 patients under anesthetic.

The court found that the 41-year-old ********* claimed to be a doctor for five years starting in 2010, using a forged medical license, to enhance his status and because doctors earn more money.

At one point, he worked for 10 months on a cruise ship. The court found that no patients were hurt but he wouldn’t have been able to handle any medical complications.