Victorian Current Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 - SECT 45

The purposes of licensing masters of recreational vessels are—

        (a)     to ensure that people who are in charge of or in command of registered recreational vessels are competent masters; and

        (b)     to ensure that those masters are aware of safe operating practices and relevant marine safety laws; and

        (c)     to ensure that people who are, or who become, unsuited to be the master of a registered recreational vessel are not permitted to be the master of a registered recreational vessel; and

        (d)     to enable the identification of masters for the purposes of law enforcement and the investigation of, and response to, marine incidents and accidents.

Division 2—Offences for unlicensed master of certain classes of registered recreational vessels