Navigation (Collision, Boat and Fire Drills) Regulations (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1920.
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the
Dated this fourth day of July, 1923.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
AUSTIN CHAPMAN,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
NAVIGATION (COLLISION, BOAT AND FIRE DRILLS) REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
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a ) Ships registered in Australia;(
b ) British ships regularly employed in trading from a Commonwealth port as head-quarters; and(
c ) Ships licensed to engage in the coasting trade.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to—
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a ) River and bay ships;(
b ) Sailing vessels under 500 tons net register;(
c ) Limited coast-trade steam-ships under 100 tons net register; and(
d ) Ships trading exclusively within the limits of a single State.
C.7911.—Price 5d.
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a ) In regard to a boat muster—
(i) The total number of the crew attending and taking part;
(ii) The number of boats prepared for swinging out with their distinguishing letters and numbers and
(iii) The number of boats, if any, swung out, with their distinguishing letters and numbers:
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b ) In regard to a boat drill—(i) The total number of the crew attending and taking part;
(ii) The number of boats lowered into the water, with their distinguishing letters and numbers;
(iii) The total number of the crew exercised in pulling the oars and boat-handling; and
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c ) In regard to a collision or fire drill—(i) The total number of the crew taking part or observing the drill;
(ii) Particulars as to the hoses and other fire appliances tested;
(iii) The watertight bulkhead doors worked.
(2) At the conclusion of every rocket drill an entry shall be made in the official log-book stating the nature of the drill, and whether the members of the crew allotted duties in connexion therewith were, at the conclusion of the drill, familiar with the practical use of the apparatus.
(3) An entry shall be made in the official log-book on every occasion on which a boat muster, or boat, fire, collision or rocket drill falls due, but is not held, stating the reason why it was not held.
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a ) Life boats and rafts, with their equipment and launching apparatus;(
b ) Lifebuoys, lifebuoy lines, and lifebuoy lights;(
c ) Life jackets and their storage accommodation;(
d ) Fire appliances;(
e ) Watertight bulkhead doors and closing gear;(
f ) Deck flares and emergency lighting lamps, &c.
(2) At the conclusion of every inspection an entry shall be made in the official log-book stating the condition in which the equipment was found. The entry shall be signed by the master and countersigned by the officer who made the inspection.
Part III.—Boat Drills.
(2) As soon as practicable after the opening of a new agreement with the crew, and before the ship first leaves port after the opening of such agreement, the master shall enter or cause to be entered in the
Boat Station Muster Book the following particulars in respect of each member of the crew:—
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a ) the name and rating of the seaman;(
b ) the distinguishing number of the life-boat to which allotted;(
c ) the station duty assigned to him; and(
d ) the badge number allotted to him in accordance with the next succeeding regulation.
(3) On any seaman ceasing to be a member of the crew of the ship his name shall be struck through and a fresh entry made in respect of the seaman engaged in his place, who shall be allotted the badge number of the seaman whose place he fills.
(2) The muster badge shall consist of a stout card, tinted red for port life-boat stations, and tinted green for starboard life-boat stations, held in a metal holder of a type and material approved by the Director and having a pin clasp capable of securely fastening it to the seaman’s tunic or coat when worn.
(3) The badge shall bear, in large and legible characters—
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a ) the number of the badge;(
b ) the distinguishing number of the life-boat to which the seaman is allotted; and(
c ) the seaman’s name and date of issue.
(4) The badge may also bear, at the discretion of the master, a statement of the station duty assigned to the seaman.
(5) A badge and holder shall be issued to the seaman free of charge, but the seaman shall be personally responsible for their safe-keeping and at the end of his engagement shall return them to the master, in default of which the sum of One shilling may, at the discretion of the master, be deducted from his wages.
(2) The Boat Station List shall assign definite duties to the various members of the crew in connexion with—
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a ) the launching of the boats attached to davits;(
b ) the preparation of the other boats;(
c ) the equipment of the boats generally;(
d ) the closing of bulkhead doors;(
e ) the mustering of the passengers;(
f ) fire stations; and(
g ) any other matter which special circumstances may require.
(3) Efficient boat-hands shall be assigned to each boat, capable, if necessary, of recovering the falls after the lowering of a boat and of lowering second and subsequent boats from the same davits.
(4) The other duties shall be apportioned amongst the other members of the crew, but so that sufficient members of the steward’s department are told off for the effective mustering of the passengers.
(5) The master shall, before the first departure of the ship from port after the opening of a new agreement with the crew, cause a legible copy of the Boat Station List to be posted up in some prominent part or parts of the ship readily accessible to the crew, and shall use all reasonable precautions to keep it so posted during the currency of the agreement.
(6) The person whose name appears first in the Boat Station List for any boat, and in his absence the person whose name appears second in that List, shall be regarded as the “officer in charge” of that boat.
(7) In assigning persons to be “officer in charge” of boats it shall be arranged, as far as practicable, that where an engineer, junior deck officer, or petty officer is assigned to be in charge of a boat, one of the senior deck officers shall be assigned to the boat of the corresponding number on the opposite side of the deck.
(8) The “officer in charge” of each boat shall be supplied with a copy of the Boat Station List in so far as it applies to the boat under his charge.
Provided that the master, or in his absence the senior officer in charge of the boat-deck, may distribute the crew of the disabled or useless boat among the other boats as he thinks fit.
(2) Where two or more life-boats are served by the one set of davits, the second and subsequent boats shall, in addition to the letter and number required under the preceding sub-regulation, be distinguished, in the order of launching, with an additional letter; as P1a, P1b, &c.
(3) The distinguishing letter and number of each life-boat shall be painted in a conspicuous manner on the bluff of each bow and on the inboard quarter of the boat as stowed.
Provided that when a boat-drill is held, it shall not be necessary to hold a boat muster within, in the case of a foreign-going passenger ship, one week, or, in the case of any other ship, two weeks, thereafter:
Provided further that when a ship is at sea when a boat-drill falls due, or is in port but her total stay in port does not exceed twenty-four
hours, it shall be a compliance with this regulation if the boat drill is held at the next port at which the ship calls and remains for more than twenty-four hours.
(2) In the case of a foreign-going passenger ship, a boat-drill shall, subject to sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, be held at intervals of not more than one month, and a boat muster at intervals of not more than one week.
(3) In the case of other ships a boat-drill shall, subject to sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, be held at intervals of not more than one month, and a boat muster at intervals of not more than two weeks.
(4) Before the first departure of a ship from port after the opening of a new agreement with the crew, there shall be held, in the case of a foreign-going passenger ship, a boat-drill, and in the case of any other ship, a boat muster, in accordance with these Regulations.
(5) In the case of ships whose agreements with the crew were opened before the commencement of these Regulations and are then current, the first boat-drill shall be held as soon as practicable after the commencement of these Regulations, and, subject to the first proviso to sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, a boat muster shall be held within one week of that commencement.
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a ) On the alarm signal being given, the whole of the crew (excepting only those who in the opinion of the master cannot be relieved from immediate duties) shall at once assemble at their stations;(
b ) Each person shall be provided with a life-jacket and shall put on and properly secure the same;(
c ) The “officer in charge” of each boat shall call the roll of the persons assigned to the boat, and shall satisfy himself that every member of his crew fully understands the nature of the duties assigned to him, and that his life-jacket is properly adjusted and secured;(
d ) In the case of a foreign-going passenger ship, at least one-fourth of the total number of boats, selected by the officer in charge of the muster, shall, weather permitting, be prepared for swinging out, the covers and spreaders removed, the stores and equipment checked, the painters passed forward and made fast, life-lines, oars and boat-hooks cleared, plugs put in, and rudders cleared;(
e ) The “officer in charge” of each boat shall report to the Chief Officer or other officer in charge of the muster the total number of persons (including himself) who attended at his boat;(
f ) The crew may then, at the option of the master, be exercised in fire or collision drill.
(2) A boat muster shall not be regarded as in compliance with these Regulations unless at least three-quarters of the crew are present and take part.
(2) These duties shall include—
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a ) warning the passengers, instructing them to suitably clothe themselves, and seeing that their life-jackets are worn, properly adjusted, and secured;(
b ) assembling the passengers at a suitable place or places (which may be indicated by painted notices) previously selected by the master as suitable for the particular type of ship and arrangement of the life-boats;(
c ) keeping order in the passages and on the stairways, and generally controlling the movements of the passengers;(
d ) the care and lighting of emergency lamps in saloons, passages, and stairways, &c.; and(
e ) the collection of additional emergency provisions and blankets ready for placing in the life-boats.
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a ) On the alarm signal being given, the whole of the crew (excepting only those who in the opinion of the master cannot be relieved from immediate duty), shall at once assemble at their stations;(
b ) Each person shall be provided with a life-jacket and shall put on and properly secure the same;(
c ) The “officer in charge” of each boat shall call the roll of the persons assigned to the boat, and shall satisfy himself that the life-jacket of each is properly adjusted and secured;(
d ) In the case of a ship with seven or more life-boats, at least one-third, and in the case of other ships at least one-half, of the boats carried shall then be manned with a full complement and lowered into the water, and their crews exercised for not less than twenty minutes in pulling the oars and boat-handling;(
e ) The “officer in charge” of each boat shall report to the Chief Officer or other officer in charge of the boat-drill the names of each person (including himself) who attended at his boat and took part in the exercises on the water; and(
f ) The crew may then, at the option of the master, be exercised in fire or collision drill.
(2) A boat-drill shall not be regarded as in compliance with these Regulations unless at least one-half of the crew of the ship are present and take part.
(3) The selection of the boats to be manned and lowered in connexion with a boat drill shall be so arranged that at least once in every three months every life-boat carried shall have been manned and lowered and its crew exercised in accordance with this regulation.
Boat Station Muster Book (Form C.B.F.D.—1; reg. 7), per copy of— | |||||
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Muster Badges—Cards only, per 100.................................................................................................. | 3 | 6 | |||
Boat Station List (Form C.B.F.D.—3; reg. 9), on cardboard, per copy— | |||||
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Part IV.—Fire Drills.
(2) In the case of foreign-going passenger ships, a fire drill shall be held at intervals of not more than two weeks, and, in the case of other ships, at intervals of not more than one month.
(3) The first fire drill shall be held within one week after the opening of a new agreement with the crew.
(4) A fire drill may be held either in port or at sea, and, at the option of the master, either on the same day that a boat muster or boat or collision drill is held, or on a separate day.
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a ) On the alarm signal being given, the crew shall at once assemble at their stations, and, in connexion with:
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b ) (i)Fire Hoses and Water Supply .—A release valve or valves of the water service pipe shall be opened and a notification sent to the engineer on duty to set the fire pumps away at full power.
(ii) At least two fire hoses complete with nozzles shall be coupled to the water service pipe connexions, the release valves then closed and the hoses tested under full pressure.
(iii) The distance of “throw” both when one and when two or more hoses are in action should occasionally be ascertained by the nozzle being held at an angle of, say 30° from, and about 3 feet above, the horizontal line along which the distance is measured, and the distance so found may be recorded as a guide to the additional force of water to be gained by using one instead of more hoses.
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c ) Fire buckets filled with water shall be passed hand to hand, or as otherwise directed, from the water supply to a position selected by the master or officer in charge of the drill.(
d )Fluid Fire Extinguishers. —(i) The “officer-in-charge” of each life-boat shall make himself familiar with the use of the various types of chemical extinguishers on the ship, and shall instruct the members of his life-boat’s crew at the musters of the crew at fire drill in the care and use of the apparatus: Provided that the master or officer-in-charge of the drill may make such other effective arrangements for the instruction of the crew as he thinks fit.
(ii) At least once in every three months, while the crew are mustered at fire drill, a practical demonstration shall be given of the use of the portable fire extinguishers by expending at least one charge.
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e )Smoke Helmets and Safety Lamps. — The smoke helmets and safety lamps required by regulations under the Act to be carried by certain ships shall at a fire drill early in the voyage be brought on deck and their use explained to the members of the crew allotted to smoke helmet duty, and a demonstration made of the adjustment and wearing of a smoke helmet and the method of using the safety lamp.
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f )Equipment for the Use of Steam. — (i) The equipment for the use of steam as a fire-extinguishing medium, required by regulation under the Act to be installed on certain steam-ships shall be tested at a fire drill in a manner approved by the master. An engineer officer shall be instructed to control any movement of the steam stop valves. At least one set of such equipment shall, if practicable, be tested periodically.(ii) When testing steam fire-extinguishing appliances, special precaution shall be taken to guard against accident by scalding through a hose, where fitted, bursting, or recoiling, or through the inadvertent admission of steam to any compartment in which men may be working or to which passengers have access. Suitable provision shall be made for locking the stop valves against interference by unauthorized persons.
(iii) Different sections of the steam fire-extinguishing equipment required by these Regulations shall be tested at different fire drills so that at least once in every six months the whole of the equipment shall, if possible, have been tested.
(iv) The requirements of this regulation in regard to the testing of steam fire-extinguishing equipment shall include the closing of all openings into at least one cargo compartment, including hatches, ventilators, &c., in the manner that they would require to be closed in case of an outbreak of fire in that compartment.
Continuous patrol system to be organized on passenger ships.
Part V.—Collision Drills.
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a ) Closing watertight doors;(
b ) Soundings of the holds and various compartments;(
c ) Getting the pumps away; and(
d ) Any other immediate requirement in addition to the preparation and launching of the life-boats.
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a )an open watertight bulkhead door that cannot be closed owing to defective closing gear; or(
b )any open watertight bulkhead door between two compartments below the main deck that cannot be closed owing to those spaces being filled with coal or cargo.
Entries to be made in ship’s and engine-room log-books.
(2)The officers keeping watch on deck and in the engine-room, shall be instructed in the system arranged by the master for the immediate closing of the watertight bulkhead doors in case of emergency.
Members of steward’s department to close side scuttles, &c., in passenger accommodation.
(3)In passenger ships, members of the Steward’s Department shall have allotted duties in connexion with the closing of ship side doors, side scuttles, &c., in the passenger accommodation.
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a )On the signal being given the bulkhead doors in the various sections of the ship shall immediately be closed by the members of the crew allotted to that duty, and a messenger attached to each party that has been allotted to a section of the ship shall report to the master or officer in charge of the drill that all the bulkhead doors in that section are closed. Doors that were already closed at the commencement of the drill shall, if practicable, also be opened and then closed.
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b )Members of the crew allotted to sounding duty shall immediately sound tanks, bilges, &c., in the section of the ship directed by the officer in charge of the drill. A messenger shall be allotted to the sounding party for communication with the officer and chief engineer.
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c )As many pumps as possible operated from the engine-rooms, and, at the master’s option, deck pumps, shall be connected to the section of the ship directed by the officer in charge of the drill and a report made to the bridge by messenger or other means when the pumps are ready for action.
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d )Ship side doors, side scuttles, &c., in the passenger accommodation shall be closed as directed and a report sent to the bridge.
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e )At least once in every six months during one or more collision drills, all the portable bilge pumps shall be rigged ready for action and their valves and gear tested.
Part VI.—Rocket Drill.
(2)The members of the crew to whom duties have been so assigned shall thereupon be assembled and instructed and drilled in the use of the apparatus.
(3)A drill in accordance with this regulation shall be held at least once every two months.
(4)For the purpose of the drill all the gear shall be taken on deck and a practical demonstration given.
(5)The master may, at his option, order one or more rockets to be fired for the purpose of the drill, and, if practicable while the ship is at a suitable port, some members of the crew sent to recover the shore end of the rocket line, and to haul the bight of the endless whip ashore.
SCHEDULE.
Issued under the
Navigation Act s. 235
and Nav. (C.B.F.D.) Reg. 6.
Form C.B.F.D.—1
BOAT STATION MUSTER BOOK.
Date. | Name of Seaman. | Rating. | Badge No. | Life-boat. | Station. | Signature of Seaman. | Badge No. |
Reg. 7.
Form C.B.B.D.—2.
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Commonwealth of Australia.
Issued under the
Navigation Act s. 235
and Nav. (C.B.F.D.) Reg. 8.
Form C.B.F.D.—3.
BOAT STATION LIST.
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Life-boats on Port Side. | Life-boats on Starboard Side. | Index. | Life-boats
on Port Side—( | Life-boats on
Starboard Side—( | ||||||||
P............................... | S................................ | Badge No. | P................................. | S.............................. | ||||||||
Position................... | Position.................... | Boat No. | Position..................... | Position................... | ||||||||
Badge No. | Rating. | Station. | Badge No. | Rating. | Station. | 1.................... 2.................... 3.................... &c. | Badge No. | Rating. | Station. | Badge No. | Rating. | Station. |
Date / /19
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Commander.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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