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80Offence to navigate vessel without local knowledge certificate in waters requiring certificate
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80 Offence to navigate vessel without local knowledge certificate in waters requiring certificate
The master of a domestic commercial vessel must not—
(a) enter or leave, or attempt to enter or leave, waters declared under section 81; or
(b) navigate, or attempt to navigate, the vessel within waters declared under section 81—
unless the master holds a local knowledge certificate in respect of those waters.
S. 81 amended by Nos 78/2011 s. 18, 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 7.21).