#### 104 Taking a regulated Australian vessel to sea without safety certificate—master (1) The master of a regulated Australian vessel must not take the vessel to sea, or cause or permit another person to take the vessel to sea, if: (a) the vessel is required by the regulations to have a safety certificate of a specified kind; and (b) such a safety certificate is not in force for the vessel. Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1). Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 600 penalty units, or both. Civil penalty (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1). Civil penalty: 6,000 penalty units.

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