28. Vessel at Berth to have on board cargo or ballast to keep vessel safe
(1) The Master of every vessel occupying any Berth must have on board at all times such quantity of cargo and/or ballast as may be necessary to keep his or her vessel safe.
(2) The Master must ensure that any additional cargo received or ballast taken onboard, is in such quantity and so distributed that the vessel remains at all times safely stressed, correctly trimmed, and not loaded beyond the applicable load line, specified in the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth.
(3) A Master who contravenes this by-law commits an offence.