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MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 54 Additional powers--vessels

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 54

Additional powers--vessels

S top ping, manoeuvring etc.

  (1)   A maritime officer may require the person in charge of a vessel to do one or more of the following:

  (a)   stop or manoeuvre the vessel ;

  (b )   adopt a specified course or speed ;

  (c )   maintain a specified course or speed .

Note:   It is an offence to fail to comply w ith a requirement under this s ubs ection: see section   103 .

  (2)   The requirement is made whether or not the person in charge of the vessel understands or is aware of the requirement.

Chasing

  (3 )   If the person in charge of a vessel does not comply with a requirement to stop or facilitate boarding of the vessel, a maritime officer may do one or more of the following:

  (a)   chase the vessel;

  (b)   use any reasonable means to obstruct the passage of the vessel;

  (c)   use any reasonable means to halt or slow the passage of the vessel, including by fouling the propellers of the vessel;

  (d)   after firing a warning shot, fire at or into the vessel to disable it or compel it to be brought to for boarding.

R equirement t aken to be made to support vessels

  (4 )   A requirement made to a person in charge of a vessel (the supported vessel ) to stop or facilitate boarding of the supported vessel, is taken to have been made also to the person in charge of any vessel supporting the supported vessel.