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Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
sec.87BDirection to master about operation of ship in relation to a marine incident area
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### sec.87B Direction to master about operation of ship in relation to a marine incident area
A harbour master may direct the master of a ship to operate the ship in a stated way.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the harbour master may direct the master of a ship in or adjacent to a marine incident area to operate the ship in a stated way, including, for example, in any of the following ways—
not to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area;
to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area in a stated way;
to navigate the ship in the marine incident area in a stated way;
to anchor, berth or moor the ship at a stated place in the marine incident area;
to move the ship from an anchorage, berth or mooring in the marine incident area;
to cause the ship to leave the marine incident area or to leave the marine incident area in a stated way.
A person must not contravene a direction under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units.
s 87B ins 2006 No. 21 s 69
(sec.87B-ssec.1) A harbour master may direct the master of a ship to operate the ship in a stated way.
(sec.87B-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the harbour master may direct the master of a ship in or adjacent to a marine incident area to operate the ship in a stated way, including, for example, in any of the following ways— not to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area; to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area in a stated way; to navigate the ship in the marine incident area in a stated way; to anchor, berth or moor the ship at a stated place in the marine incident area; to move the ship from an anchorage, berth or mooring in the marine incident area; to cause the ship to leave the marine incident area or to leave the marine incident area in a stated way.
(sec.87B-ssec.3) A person must not contravene a direction under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —200 penalty units.
- (a) not to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area;
- (b) to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area in a stated way;
- (c) to navigate the ship in the marine incident area in a stated way;
- (d) to anchor, berth or moor the ship at a stated place in the marine incident area;
- (e) to move the ship from an anchorage, berth or mooring in the marine incident area;
- (f) to cause the ship to leave the marine incident area or to leave the marine incident area in a stated way.