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(1) A master of a ship shall so far as the master can without serious danger to that master's own ship, render assistance to every person, including an enemy, who is found at sea in danger of being lost.

(2) Where the master of a ship fails to comply with subsection (1), the master commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred  penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both the fine and the imprisonment.