New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 44

44 Definition of “unsafe vessel”

A vessel is an "unsafe vessel" for the purposes of this Division if, because of:

(a) the condition or equipment of the vessel, or

(b) the manner or place in which cargo or equipment on the vessel is stowed or secured, or

(c) the nature of the cargo, or

(d) the overloading of the vessel with persons or cargo (including the submergence of the vessel’s load line), or

(e) the number or qualifications of its crew, or

(f) any other reason,