Section 176 Report requested by harbour master

(1) A harbour master for a pilotage area may direct the master of any ship navigating in the area and equipped with VHF radio to report to the area VTS by VHF radio the following particulars for the ship—

(a) the ship’s name;

(b) the ship’s position by reference to an aid to navigation;

(c) the place in the pilotage area to which the ship is navigating.

(2) The ship’s master must not contravene the direction unless the master has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—100 penalty units.