New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 33

33 Reporting of dangers to navigation

1 The master of a New Zealand ship and the master of a foreign ship in New Zealand waters shall report to ships in the vicinity, and the nearest radio communication station with which it is possible for the ship to communicate, any danger to navigation, including the failure or displacement of any navigational aid.

2 Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with this section.

Note: 1952 No 49 s 294 ; 1987 No 184 s 14

History: Section 33(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).