SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2REGULATION OF THE ESTUARY

PART 3BERTHING AND MOORING

Sufficiency of crew

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1

Except with the permission of the harbour master, the master of a vessel other than a small vessel must at all times when that vessel is within the estuary ensure that—

a

the vessel is capable of being safely moved and navigated, and

b

there are sufficient crew or other competent persons readily available—

i

to attend to the vessel’s moorings,

ii

to comply with any directions given by the harbour master for the unmooring, mooring and moving of the vessel, and

iii

to deal, so far as is reasonably practicable, with any emergency that may arise.

2

If any contract is entered into to secure compliance with sub-paragraph (1) by persons other than the vessel’s crew, the name and address of the person with whom the contract is entered into must be disclosed to the harbour master.