When you are in charge of a port, you must make sure it is safe. You cannot run a port in a way that puts ships in danger. You also cannot run a port in a way that puts people or things on ships, or at sea, in danger.
You have to think about the safety of ships and the people and things on them or near them. This means you must operate, maintain, and service the port carefully. You must not let the port be operated, maintained, or serviced in a way that causes unnecessary danger.
As a port operator, it is your job to keep everyone safe, and you can learn more about the laws that help keep you safe from the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013.
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Port operators must not operate, maintain, or service a port, or cause or permit a port to be operated, maintained, or serviced, in a manner that causes unnecessary danger or risk to—
