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Section 177Part 7 — SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA AND MARITIME SECURITY

Offences

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If a ship to which this Part applies proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea or on a voyage or excursion without complying with section 175, the owner and the master of the ship each commit an offence and are liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
A contravention of section 164(1) or 175(1) to (4) is an offence by both the owner and the master, and each commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
A contravention of section 173(3) is an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine of five thousand dollars and by imprisonment for six months.
If a ship proceeds to sea without section 174 being complied with, the owner and the master each commit an offence and are liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.
Any contravention of section 175(5) is an offence by the master and the master is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars.
Any contravention of section 176 is an offence by both the owner and the master and each commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty thousand dollars, or on conviction on indictment to a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment for of two years.
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Part to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to ensure that the Part was complied with.

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