Information about crew
3.17 Information about crew
Members of crew
The master of a civilian vessel that enters Australia must, at any port of call in Australia, if so requested by an officer:
notify the officer of the number of members of the crew and give the officer the following particulars in respect of each member of the crew:
his or her full name;
his or her date of birth;
his or her citizenship;
the country of issue and number of his or her passport; and
if the vessel is a ship, produce to the officer the ship’s articles.
If the officer requests the particulars be given in a particular way, the master must give the particulars in that way.
Persons other than passengers and crew for discharge outside Australia
The master of a civilian vessel that is a ship must, at the first port of call in Australia of the ship, give an officer particulars of the name and citizenship of every person on board other than:
a passenger; or
a member of the crew whose name appears on the ship’s articles as a member of the crew for discharge at a port outside Australia.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
If the officer requests the particulars be given in a particular way, the master must give the particulars in that way.
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