# The Argyll and Bute Council (Oban) Harbour Revision Order 2026, Article 11: Declaration of draught, etc. of vessel


(1) The master of a vessel entering, leaving or intending to enter or leave the harbour shall, if required to do so by the harbour master, state the overall length and maximum draught of their vessel.
(2) The master of a vessel who in response to a requirement under paragraph (1) without reasonable excuse fails to give the information or gives incorrect information shall, without prejudice to any right of the Council to compensation for loss or damage occasioned thereby, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) For the purposes of this article “draught” in relation to a hovercraft or hydrofoil vessel means its draught when afloat and not supported on a cushion of air or on foils or by any other means and in relation to a seaplane means its draught when afloat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/287/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/argyll-and-bute-council-oban-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-11
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