30Duties of person receiving a safety signal

30 Duties of person receiving a safety signal

(1) A person who operates a radio station on a vessel and hears the safety signal must listen on the radio frequency used for the transmission of the danger message until he or she is satisfied that the message is of no concern to the vessel.

(2) A person must not interfere with the transmission of a danger message that follows the transmission of the safety signal.

(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.

(4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).