21Marine operations—responsible persons

21 Marine operations—responsible persons

For the purposes of the definition of responsible person in subsection 3(1) of the Act, the following persons are responsible persons in relation to reportable matters involving a ship: (a) the master of the ship, or the person in charge of the ship; (b) the owner or operator of the ship; (c) an agent of the owner or operator of the ship; (d) a pilot who has duties on board the ship; (e) a pilotage provider (within the meaning of the Navigation Act 2012) responsible for assigning or allocating a pilot to the ship; (f) a vessel traffic service authority (within the meaning of the Navigation Act 2012) that provides a vessel traffic service to the ship.