#### 184 Obligation to record requests for assistance (1) The master of a vessel contravenes this subsection if the master: (a) receives information that a person or persons are in distress at sea, and does not proceed to the assistance of the person or persons in distress; and (b) is required by any law to keep a logbook for the vessel; and (c) does not record in the vessel’s logbook his or her reasons for not so proceeding. Strict liability offence (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1). > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. Penalty: 50 penalty units.

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