236Harbour master may carry out direction

236 Harbour master may carry out direction (1) If— (a) there is no person on board any vessel to whom a harbour master may give a direction under this Chapter and there are reasonable grounds for the harbour master to act urgently without giving a direction; or (b) a direction under this Chapter or under the regulations is not complied with— the harbour master may cause the vessel to be dealt with as required by the harbour master. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the harbour master (or a person authorised by the harbour master for the purposes of this section) may board a vessel and move, secure or otherwise operate the vessel. (3) The person or body which has engaged the harbour master may recover from the master or owner of a vessel referred to in subsection (1) as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction the reasonable charges and expenses incurred in the exercise of the harbour master's functions under that subsection.