Versions of s. 562.19(2)

It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) of contravening a regulation made under paragraph 562.16(c), subsection 562.18(3) or a direction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) that the master, pilot or person in charge of the deck watch of the ship had reasonable grounds to believe that compliance would have imperilled life, the ship or any other ship or any property, and, in the case of contravening a direction referred to in paragraph (1)(c), notified the person who gave the direction, as soon as possible, of the contravention and of the reasons therefor.