Article 15 Failure to comply with directionsI1
Northern Ireland
(1)
The master of a vessel who fails to comply with a general direction or a special direction shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2)
It shall be a defence for the master of a vessel charged with an offence under paragraph (1) to prove that he had reasonable ground for believing that compliance with the direction in question would be likely to imperil his vessel or that in the circumstances compliance was impracticable.