General safety obligation on managing pilotage entity
46 General safety obligation on managing pilotage entity
A managing pilotage entity for a compulsory pilotage area must not provide for the piloted movement of ships in the pilotage area in an unsafe way.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.
Without limiting subsection (1), a managing pilotage entity causes the piloted movement of ships to be provided in an unsafe way if—
the managing pilotage entity employs an individual as a pilot; and
the individual is not appropriately licensed.
However, if the contravention of subsection (1) causes the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person, the managing pilotage entity commits an indictable offence and is liable to a maximum penalty of 5,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
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