Maritime Services Act 1935 Regulation relating to emergency patrol signs (1990-317) [GG No 74 of 8.6.1990] (NSW)

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MARITIME SERVICES ACT 1935 - REGULATION

(Relating to emergency patrol signs)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 74 of 8 June 1990]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Maritime Services Act 1935, has been pleased to approve the Regulation made by the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales and set forth hereunder.

B. G. BAIRD

Minister for Transport.

The Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, in pursuance of

the Maritime Services Act 1935, makes the following Regulation:

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 25 June 1990.

Amendment

2. The Management of Waters and Waterside Lands Regulations

- N.S.W. are amended:

(a) by inserting after Regulation 17A the following Regulation:

Emergency patrol signals

17B. (1) In this Regulation, ''emergency patrol signal" means

a blue flashing light.

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(2) A vessel must not display an emergency patrol signal unless the Board, by instrument in writing, has authorised it to do so.

(3) If a vessel not so authorised displays an emergency patrol signal, the master of the vessel is guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

(4) An emergency patrol signal is to be displayed only for patrol or urgent purposes arising from accident, hazard or other emergency.

(5) The master of a vessel must comply with any direction concerning the manner of navigation of that vessel given by the master or crew of a vessel displaying, in a conspicuous position, an emergency patrol signal.

(6) The master of a vessel who fails to comply with such a direction is guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

(b) by inserting in the Fifth Schedule in appropriate numerical order the following matter:

17B 80

DATED this 31st day of May 1990.

The COMMON SEAL of the

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES was hereto duly affixed in the presence of the Chief Executive of the Board:

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Management of Waters and

Waterside Lands Regulations - N.S.W. so as:

(a) to empower vessels, when authorised by the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales to do so, to display a blue flashing light as an emergency patrol signal; and

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(b)

to provide that an offence is committed:

(i)	if an unauthorised vessel displays such a signal; or
(ii)	if the master of a vessel fails to comply with a direction concerning navigation given by the master or crew of a vessel displaying such a signal.