125Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats

125 Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats

125 Boat marking requirements for commercial fishing boats

(1) A person must not operate a boat that displays the letters “LFB” in any waters if the boat is not being used for a commercial fishing boat activity.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) The owner of a boat must not cause or permit the letters “LFB” to be displayed on a boat in any waters if the boat is not being used for a commercial fishing boat activity.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) For the purposes of section 109 of the Act—

(a) (Repealed)

(b) a boat being used for commercial fishing boat activities must display, on both sides of the outside of the bow or wheelhouse, the letters “LFB”, and

(c) (Repealed)

(d) a dinghy or other vessel carried on a boat being used for commercial fishing boat activities must display, on both sides of the outside of the dinghy or vessel, the letter “D”.

(4) The markings must consist of clearly visible letters and figures that are of a colour that contrasts with that of the boat, dinghy or other vessel and that are—

(a) in the case of a boat that is more than 7.5 metres long and is used in ocean waters—not less than 300 mm in height and 150 mm in width, or

(b) in the case of a dinghy or other vessel carried on any boat—not less than 50 mm in height, or

(c) in the case of any other boat—not less than 150 mm in height.

cl 125: Am 2022 (688), Sch 3[15] [16].