(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects the liability of the master of the vessel at the time of the offence. (3) The owner of a vessel only ceases to be the responsible person in relation to the vessel if another person is the responsible person in relation to that vessel by force of section 178 or 179. (4) A person who by force of this section is guilty of an offence is liable to the same penalties and subject to the consequences to which the person would have been liable and subject had the person been the master of the vessel at the time of the offence. 177 Effect of payment of penalty etc. s. 177 If by force of section 176 more than one person may be guilty of an offence involving a vessel and the full amount of any monetary penalty is paid (and not refunded) and any other necessary consequence is suffered by any one of them in relation to the offence, no further penalty or consequence may be imposed on or recovered from that person or any other person in relation to the offence. 178 Use of effective statement to avoid liability (1) A person is not guilty of an offence by force of section 176 if—
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects the liability of the master of the vessel at the time of the offence. (3) The owner of a vessel only ceases to be the responsible person in relation to the vessel if another person is the responsible person in relation to that vessel by force of section 178 or 179. (4) A person who by force of this section is guilty of an offence is liable to the same penalties and subject to the consequences to which the person would have been liable and subject had the person been the master of the vessel at the time of the offence. 177 Effect of payment of penalty etc. s. 177 If by force of section 176 more than one person may be guilty of an offence involving a vessel and the full amount of any monetary penalty is paid (and not refunded) and any other necessary consequence is suffered by any one of them in relation to the offence, no further penalty or consequence may be imposed on or recovered from that person or any other person in relation to the offence. 178 Use of effective statement to avoid liability (1) A person is not guilty of an offence by force of section 176 if—
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