217Offences as to appliances

#### 217 Offences as to appliances (1) If a ship that does not carry every prescribed life‑saving appliance and every prescribed fire appliance goes to sea, the owner of the ship and the master of the ship are each guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 4 years, or both. (1A) An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (2) If the owner of a ship or the master of a ship permits, through neglect, the loss of, or damage to, a life‑saving appliance or a fire appliance carried by the ship, the owner or the master, as the case may be, is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 4 years, or both. (3) If: (a) a life‑saving appliance, or a fire appliance, that is carried by a ship is lost and is not replaced at the first opportunity; (b) a life‑saving appliance, or a fire appliance, carried by a ship suffers damage and is not repaired at the first opportunity; or (c) at any time a life‑saving appliance, or a fire appliance, that is carried by a ship is not fit and ready for use; the owner of the ship and the master of the ship are each guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 4 years, or both. (4) An offence under subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.