4Meaning of *close quarters situation*

4 Meaning of *close quarters situation* For the purposes of this Act, a ***close quarters situation*** is a situation where— (a) at least 2 vessels pass within proximity of each other such that a reasonable person would in all the circumstances conclude there was a risk of collision by those vessels; (b) one vessel passes within proximity of an object such that a reasonable person would in all the circumstances conclude there was a risk of collision by that vessel with that object. S. 4A inserted by No. 36/2013 s. 25, substituted by No. 55/2017 s. 5.