10Offences by passengers and others on commercial vessels

10 Offences by passengers and others on commercial vessels

10 Offences by passengers and others on commercial vessels

(1) A passenger on a commercial vessel must not—

(a) be in a part of the vessel if there is a notice displayed at each place on the vessel designed for entry to that part that prohibits the passenger’s entry to that part, or

(b) be on any roof, awning or mast on the vessel.

(2) A person on a commercial vessel must not—

(a) obstruct a person engaged in the navigation or other operation of the vessel, or

(b) wilfully damage, or use for a purpose for which it was not intended, any part of the vessel or any equipment on the vessel, or

(c) remove, damage or deface any sign or notice on the vessel that relates to the vessel’s safe and proper use.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.