Australian Maritime College Rules for the Use of AMC Facilities (16/09/1999) (Cth)

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLEGE

RULES FOR THE USE OF AMC FACILITIES

Pursuant to the General Management Statute the Council hereby:

(a)repeals the “Rules for the use of College facilities” made on the ninth day of December 1982; and

(b)makes the following Rules:

Given under the Seal of the Australian Maritime College this sixteenth day of September 1999

N.J.Otway

Principal

Andrew Neeson

Registrar

1          Citation

These rules may be cited as the Rules for the Use of AMC Facilities.

2          Definitions

2.1       In these Rules unless the contrary intention is indicated:

“Facility” means

(a)a laboratory, library, recreation centre, student residence, training centre, training vessel, or workshop; and

(b)the grounds of the AMC and all improvements, fixtures and vegetation thereon, other than those referred to in paragraph (a).

“Student” means a person who is enrolled in any course of study at the AMC, including a short course.

“User” means a student, member of the staff, or other person present in or making use of an AMC facility.

“Person-in-charge” means a person appointed under Rule 3.

2.2       The facilities referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “facility” in Rule 2 are hereby prescribed as facilities for the purposes of the General Management Statute.

3          Person-in-Charge

3.1       The Principal or, where the Principal so directs, a Director responsible for the facility, shall appoint a person to be the person-in-charge of that facility for the purposes of these Rules.

3.2       A person appointed under paragraph 3.1 may authorise another person to be person-in-charge during his or her absence from the facility.

4          Discipline

Failure to comply with these Rules shall result in the taking of action under the Disciplinary Rules.

5          General Rules

The following Rules apply to all AMC facilities.

(a)     a user shall not act in a manner that in the opinion of the person-in-charge is prejudicial to the safety, comfort, or convenience of others.

(b)     a user shall comply with any reasonable direction given by the person-in-charge for the purpose of the good management of the facility.

(c)     a user shall be liable for the cost of repair or replacement resulting from damage to, defacement or loss of, AMC property caused by the user.

(d)     where a user becomes aware of any damage to, or defacement or loss of property included in a facility she/he shall inform the person-in-charge as soon as possible.

6          Library

The Rules set out in Annexure A apply to the users of the Library.

7          Survival Centre

The Rules set out in Annexure B apply to the users of the Survival Centre.

8          Training Vessels

The Rules set out in Annexure C apply to the users of the training vessels ‘Bluefin’, ‘Wyuna’ and ‘Reviresco’.

9          Computing Systems

All staff and students are bound by the Ethics Guidelines and Rules set out in Annexure D.