Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 21
Character Range: 67925–68945

21  Duty of passengers on domestic commercial vessels to take reasonable care for safety of persons, etc.
 (1) A passenger on board a domestic commercial vessel must:
 (a) take reasonable care for his or her safety; and
 (b) comply with any reasonable and lawful directions of the master or a member of the crew of the vessel, if the passenger has been advised that non‑compliance may constitute an offence.
 (2) A passenger on board a domestic commercial vessel must not interfere with or misuse anything provided on the vessel in the interests of the safety of the vessel.
 (3) A passenger on board a domestic commercial vessel must not unreasonably place at risk the safety of another person.
 (4) Without limiting subsection (1), a passenger on board a domestic commercial vessel contravenes that subsection if the passenger prevents or restricts the master of the vessel from making or implementing a decision that, in the professional opinion of the master, is necessary for the safety of a person or the vessel.