38Requesting assistance

38 Requesting assistance

(1) A maritime officer may request the assistance of any other person (including an officer of another country). (2) The request may include a request to: (a) operate a vessel, aircraft or installation in a particular manner; or (b) operate machinery or equipment on a vessel, aircraft, installation or land in a particular manner; or (c) search a person; or (d) assist the officer to access data held in, or accessible from, an electronic device that is on a vessel, aircraft, installation or land. (3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1). (4) The person may refuse to assist. (5) If the person agrees to assist, he or she: (a) must follow any directions given by the officer; and (b) is a person assisting. Use of force by person assisting (6) A person assisting may use such force against a thing as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.