sec.197Ship operations or activities endangering marine safety

sec.197 Ship operations or activities endangering marine safety

The owner or master of a ship must not anchor, berth, moor or operate the ship if doing so endangers marine safety. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. For subsection (1) , the general manager may, by gazette notice, state the waters where the anchoring, berthing, mooring or operating of a ship, or type of ship, endangers marine safety. The general manager may publish a gazette notice stating that the operating of a ship within 60m either side of the boundaries of a flagged swimming area endangers marine safety. A copy of the current gazette notice under subsection (2) , and the associated map, are available on MSQ’s website. A person must not conduct an activity in waters if doing so in the waters endangers marine safety. waterskiing or tobogganing Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. For subsection (3) , the general manager may, by gazette notice, state the waters where the conducting of a stated activity endangers marine safety. A copy of the current gazette notice under subsection (4) , and the associated map, are available on MSQ’s website. The owner or master of a ship must not operate the ship within 30m of a diver in the water if a code A flag is displayed in the vicinity of the diver. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, subsection (5) does not apply to the ship attending the diver. In this section— code A flag means a code A flag within the meaning of the International Code of Signals, 2005 edition, published by the International Maritime Organization. (sec.197-ssec.1) The owner or master of a ship must not anchor, berth, moor or operate the ship if doing so endangers marine safety. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.197-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the general manager may, by gazette notice, state the waters where the anchoring, berthing, mooring or operating of a ship, or type of ship, endangers marine safety. The general manager may publish a gazette notice stating that the operating of a ship within 60m either side of the boundaries of a flagged swimming area endangers marine safety. A copy of the current gazette notice under subsection (2) , and the associated map, are available on MSQ’s website. (sec.197-ssec.3) A person must not conduct an activity in waters if doing so in the waters endangers marine safety. waterskiing or tobogganing Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.197-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , the general manager may, by gazette notice, state the waters where the conducting of a stated activity endangers marine safety. A copy of the current gazette notice under subsection (4) , and the associated map, are available on MSQ’s website. (sec.197-ssec.5) The owner or master of a ship must not operate the ship within 30m of a diver in the water if a code A flag is displayed in the vicinity of the diver. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.197-ssec.6) However, subsection (5) does not apply to the ship attending the diver. (sec.197-ssec.7) In this section— code A flag means a code A flag within the meaning of the International Code of Signals, 2005 edition, published by the International Maritime Organization.