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118Requirements on masters of certain commercial vessels in relation to bar crossings
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#### 118 Requirements on masters of certain commercial vessels in relation to bar crossings
118 Requirements on masters of certain commercial vessels in relation to bar crossings
> > (1) The master of a vessel to which this Part applies must ensure that, when the vessel is crossing a coastal bar, each person on board the vessel who is a passenger or special personnel—
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> > > (a) is in an open area in the after part of the vessel, and
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> > > (b) is wearing an appropriate lifejacket.
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> > (2) The master of a vessel to which this Part applies must not cross a coastal bar if the wind speed is more than 20 knots or the swell height is more than 2 metres.
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> Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.