MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 5
Meaning of "vessel"
MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 5
Meaning of "vessel"
5 Meaning of "vessel"
(1) In this Act,
"vessel" includes water craft of any description used or capable of being used
as a means of transportation on water.
(2) Without limiting the above, a
vessel includes--
(a) any non-displacement craft, and
(b) a seaplane, but
only while it is on water.
(3) However, a vessel does not include anything
declared by the regulations not to be a vessel and includes anything used on
water that is declared by the regulations to be a vessel.