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MC98001 - Owner or master of small commercial vessel proceeded to sea when it did not comply with a relevant code of practice
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CE Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- MC98001
- Offence title
- Owner or master of small commercial vessel proceeded to sea when it did not comply with a relevant code of practice
- Legislation
- Contrary to regulations 5(4)(b) and 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998.
- CJS category code
- CE
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 16-Dec-98
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 6402.