Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094:section:145
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 145
Character Range: 146251–147309

145  Matters to which eligible court may have regard in determining standard of care and risk
  In determining the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise in operating a vessel and whether there was a risk that a result mentioned in a provision of this Part would happen, the matters to which the eligible court may have regard include the following:
 (a) the characteristics of the vessel;
 (b) the vessel's cargo and the risks of pollution or damage to the marine environment if that cargo is released;
 (c) the amount of bunker oil on board the vessel and the risk of pollution or damage to the marine environment if that amount of oil is released;
 (d) the state of visibility;
 (e) the state of the wind, sea and current;
 (f) the presence of other vessels in the vicinity;
 (g) the presence of navigation hazards in the vicinity;
 (h) the rules under the Prevention of Collisions Convention;
 (i) operational requirements imposed by law.

Part 4—Directions powers relating to foreign vessels

Division 1—Vessels to which this Part applies