Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 23

Acts tending to endanger vessel or crew

23. Acts tending to endanger vessel or crew

Any person who, whether wilfully or negligently-

   (a)  does any act tending to the immediate loss or destruction of, or
        serious damage to, a vessel or its cargo; or



   (b)  does any act tending immediately to endanger anyone belonging to or on
        board a vessel; or



   (c)  fails to do any act that is reasonably necessary to protect a vessel
        or cargo from immediate loss, destruction or serious damage; or





   (d)  fails to do any act that is reasonably necessary to protect anyone
        belonging to or on board a vessel from immediate danger-

is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of
not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than 240 penalty units or both.