39Requiring assistance

#### 39 Requiring assistance (1) A maritime officer exercising powers in relation to a vessel, installation, aircraft or protected land area may require the assistance of a person who is on, in or in the vicinity of the vessel, installation, aircraft or land. > Note: It is an offence to fail to comply with a requirement under this subsection: see section 103. (2) The requirement may include a requirement to: (a) operate the vessel, installation or aircraft in a particular manner; or (b) operate machinery or equipment on the vessel, installation, aircraft or land in a particular manner; or (c) assist the officer to access data held in, or accessible from, an electronic device or any other equipment on the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (d) use such force against a thing as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances. (3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1). (4) However, the officer must not require the person to do anything that would endanger the health or safety of the person or any other person.