44Use of fishing boats

#### 44 Use of fishing boats 44 Use of fishing boats > > (1) An endorsement holder must not use a boat to take rock lobster for sale unless the boat displays the letters “RL” immediately before “LFB” on both sides of the outside of the bow or wheelhouse in clearly visible letters that are of a colour that contrasts with that of the boat and that are— > > > > > (a) in the case of a boat that is more than 7.5 metres long—not less than 300 mm in height and 150 mm in width, or > > > > > (b) in the case of any other boat—not less than 150 mm in height. > > > (1A) This clause applies in addition to any boat marking requirements in the [Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2019-0407). > > > (2) An endorsement holder may transfer rock lobster from the boat used by the endorsement holder to a lighter for the purpose of landing the rock lobster, but only while the boat used by the endorsement holder is moored at the place where it is ordinarily moored when not in use. > > > (3) An endorsement holder must not cause or permit any rock lobster to be transferred from one boat to another, except as authorised by subclause (2). > > > (4) A contravention of this clause is an endorsement holder offence. > > > (5) In this clause— > > > > lighter means a boat used for the purpose of loading and unloading boats that are not brought to wharf and for the purpose of transporting goods.