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(1) is a strict liability offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Subdivision 5.3 Vessels certified as Class 2A or 2B

32 Application of Subdivision 5.3
        This Subdivision applies to a vessel that is:
(a) a regulated Australian vessel; and
(b) a cargo vessel less than 500 GT; and
(c) certified as Class 2A or 2B.

33 Survival craft and rescue boats — vessels at least 85 m long
       (1) If the vessel is at least 85 m long, it must comply with the requirements mentioned in subsection (2) or (3).
       (2) For subsection (1), the requirements are that the vessel carries:
(a) on each side of the vessel — at least 1 lifeboat with a total capacity of at least the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry; and
(b) either:
 (i) on each side of the vessel — at least 1 liferaft with a total capacity of at least half the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry; or
 (ii) at least 1 liferaft that has a total capacity of at least half the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry and that is stowed to allow easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level.
       (3) For subsection (1), the requirements are that the vessel carries:
(a) at least 1 free-fall lifeboat that:
 (i) complies with section 4.7 of the LSA Code; and
 (ii)  has a total capacity of at least the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry; and
(b) on each side of the vessel — at least 1 inflatable or rigid liferaft that:
(i) complies with section 4.2 or 4.3 of the LSA Code; and
(ii) has a total capacity of at least the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry; and
(iii) is served by a launching appliance.

34 Survival craft and rescue boats — vessels between 35 and 85 m long
       (1) If the vessel is at least 35 m but less than 85 m long, it must have 1 of the following:
(a) lifeboats and liferafts in accordance with section 33;
(b) both:
 (i) liferafts in accordance with paragraph 33 (b); and
 (ii) at least 1 lifeboat that has a total capacity of at least the number of persons that the vessel is certified to carry and that can be launched from either side of the vessel;
(c) if the vessel is not an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or a gas carrier:
 (i) a rescue boat; and
 (ii) at least 2 liferafts with a total capacity of at least twice the