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Marine Safety Act 2010
30Duties of marine safety workers
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30 Duties of marine safety workers
(1) A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must—
(b) take reasonable care for the safety of persons who may be affected by the marine safety worker's acts or omissions; and
(c) co-operate with the regulated entity employing or engaging them with respect to any action taken by the entity to comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Act or the regulations.
(2) A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided to them by the regulated entity employing or engaging them—
(b) under this Act or the regulations.
(3) A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must not wilfully or recklessly place the safety of another person on or in the immediate vicinity of marine safety infrastructure at risk.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (b), in determining whether a marine safety worker failed to take reasonable care, regard must be had to what the marine safety worker knew about the relevant circumstances.
(5) An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is an indictable offence.
S. 30(6) amended by No. 36/2013 s. 35.
(6) In this section ***regulated entity*** means a person to whom section 24, 26, 27, 28 or 29 applies.
Pt 2.5 (Heading) amended by Nos 78/2011 s. 4, 36/2013 s. 36.
Part 2.5—Safety duties relating to recreational vessel and recreational hire and drive vessel operations
S. 31 (Heading) amended by Nos 78/2011 s. 5(1), 36/2013 s. 37(1).