Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MARINE (SAFETY MANNING) regulations

As in force at 2 April 2001

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This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 2 April 2001.  Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

MARINE (SAFETY MANNING) regulations

Regulations under the Marine Act

Part IIntroductory 1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations.

2Commencement

These Regulations shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

3Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Code means the Uniform Code and includes appendices thereto.

section, clause and subclause mean a section, clause and subclause of the Code.

vessel means a vessel other than a vessel that is:

• (a)

  a hire and drive vessel;

• (b)

  a pleasure craft;

• (c)

  a commercial vessel that is proceeding on an interstate or overseas voyage;

• (d)

  a fishing vessel that is proceeding on an overseas voyage;

• (da)

  a fishing vessel that is less than 6.2 metres in length that is operating in conjunction with a mother vessel and is within 5 nautical miles of the mother vessel;

• (db)

  a fishing vessel that is less than 6.2 metres in length that is operating within 5 nautical miles of the coast;

• (e)

  an off-shore industry mobile unit; or

• (f)

  an off-shore industry vessel in respect of which a declaration under section 8A(5) of the Navigation Act is in force.

Part IIManning requirements 4Application of Code

Subject to these Regulation, part 4 of section 2 and part 4 of section 3 extends and applies to all vessels.

5Construction of Code

In construing part 4 of section 2 and part 4 of section 3:

• (a)

  the definitions contained in sections 1, 2 and 3 shall be read subject to the Act and these Regulations;

• (b)

  references to Authority shall, in relation to the Territory, be read as referring to the Department primarily responsible to the Minister for the administration of the Act;

• (c)

  references to a Manning Committee or the Committee shall be read as references to the appropriate advisory committee; and

• (d)

  references to vessel shall be read as references to a vessel to which these Regulations apply.

6Safety manning requirements

The number of certificated and uncertificated persons required to be on board a vessel for the purposes of section 25 of the Act shall be determined by the Authority in accordance with the Code.

7Review

Where the owner of a vessel is dissatisfied with the determination of the Authority of the number of certificated and uncertificated persons required to be on board in relation to the vessel, he or she may, not later than 28 days after the date of the determination, request the Director to review the determination.

Part IIIWatchkeeping qualifications 8Watchkeeping qualifications

The prescribed qualifications for watchkeeping officers are:

• (a)

  in respect of a navigation watch or the operation of the main propulsion machinery of a vessel – the qualifications set out in subclause 2.2 of section 2;

• (b)

  in respect of a radiotelegraph installation on a vessel – the qualifications required by the applicable provisions of the Commonwealth Navigation (Radio) Regulations, as amended from time to time; and

• (c)

  in respect of a radiotelephone installation on a vessel – the qualifications set out in clause 21 of section 12.

ENDNOTES

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  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

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  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations (SL No. 14, 1982)
Notified	12 March 1982
Commenced	31 March 1982 (Gaz G12, 26 March 1982, p 4)
Amendments of the Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations (SL No. 35, 1991)
Notified	10 July 1991
Commenced	28 August 1991 (Gaz G34, 28 August 1991, p 2)
Amendment of Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations (SL No. 9, 2001)
Notified	2 April 2001
Commenced	2 April 2001

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  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

r 3                     amd No. 35, 1991, r 3; No. 9, 2001

r 4                     amd No. 35, 1991, r 4

r 5                     amd No. 35, 1991, r 5

rr 6 – 7               sub No. 35, 1991, r 6

sch                    rep No. 35, 1991, r 7