sec.79Application of collision regulations

sec.79 Application of collision regulations

The collision regulations have effect as if they were part of this regulation. A person involved with the operation of a ship (including the ship’s owner, master, pilot or deck watchkeeper) must comply with the collision regulations. Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 211 (2) of the Act applies. Section 211 (2) of the Act provides for a penalty of 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year for a contravention of a regulation declared to be a regulation to which the subsection applies. In this section, ship includes an aircraft when it is on water or is taking off, or landing on, water. In this section— deck watchkeeper means the person in charge of the navigational watch of a ship. (sec.79-ssec.1) The collision regulations have effect as if they were part of this regulation. (sec.79-ssec.2) A person involved with the operation of a ship (including the ship’s owner, master, pilot or deck watchkeeper) must comply with the collision regulations. (sec.79-ssec.3) Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 211 (2) of the Act applies. Section 211 (2) of the Act provides for a penalty of 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year for a contravention of a regulation declared to be a regulation to which the subsection applies. (sec.79-ssec.4) In this section, ship includes an aircraft when it is on water or is taking off, or landing on, water. (sec.79-ssec.5) In this section— deck watchkeeper means the person in charge of the navigational watch of a ship.