(1)  Except as may be necessitated by an emergency, the master of a vessel must not order a member of its crew to perform a task that the crewmember is not qualified to perform.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  The master of a vessel must ensure that, as soon as practicable after new crewmembers first join the vessel, they are given sufficient initial instruction and training in relation to their expected normal duties and emergency duties to enable them to do those duties safely.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  Except as may be necessitated by an emergency, the master of a vessel must ensure that every member of its crew (including the master) has adequate periods off-duty.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  For the purposes of subregulation (3) , the master of a vessel is taken to have provided a crewmember with adequate periods off-duty if the crewmember has at least 10 hours off-duty in each 24-hour period, taken –

(a) as a single off-duty period; or

(b) as 2 off-duty periods, one of which is at least 6 hours long.

(5)  Despite subregulation (4) , the off-duty period may be reduced to not less than 6 hours in a 24-hour period for up to 2 consecutive days if the crewmember concerned is given at least 70 hours off-duty in each 7-day period.