Navigation (Distress Messages and Navigational Warnings) Regulations 1959 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1965.*
I,
THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting
with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following
Regulations under the
Dated this twenty-third day of July, 1965.
HENRY ABEL SMITH
Administrator.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) GORDON FREETH
Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.
Amendments of the Navigation (Distress Messages and Navigational Warnings) Regulations.
“1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Signals of Distress, Urgency Signals and Danger Messages) Regulations.”.
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a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “automatic alarm signal”; and(
b ) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the definition of “radio station”, the following definitions:—“ ‘radiotelegraph alarm signal’ means the signal referred to in regulation 4a of these Regulations;
“ ‘radiotelephone alarm signal’ means the signal referred to in regulation 4b of these Regulations;”.
“(2.) In radiotelegraphy, the prescribed signal of distress consists of three dots, three dashes and three dots transmitted as if they represented, in Morse code, a single letter.”.
* Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1959, No. 49, as amended by Statutory Rules 1961 No. 97.
11685/62.—Price 1s. 9/30.4.1965.
“4a.—(1.) A radiotelegraph alarm signal shall consist of a series of twelve dashes, sent in one minute, the duration of each dash being four seconds, and the duration of the interval between consecutive dashes being one second.
“(2.) A radiotelegraph alarm signal shall, if possible, be generated by automatic means.
“4b.—(1.) A radiotelephone alarm signal shall consist of two sinusoidal audio frequency tones transmitted alternately, one having a frequency of two thousand two hundred cycles per second and the other having a frequency of one thousand three hundred cycles per second, the duration of each tone being two hundred and fifty milliseconds.
“(2.) Where a radiotelephone alarm signal is generated by automatic means, it shall be sent continuously for a period of not less than thirty seconds but not more than one minute.
“(3.) Where a radiotelephone alarm signal is generated by other than automatic means, it shall be sent as often as practicable over a period of approximately one minute.”.
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a ) a radiotelegraph alarm signal;
“ (aa ) a radiotelephone alarm signal;”.
“5a.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, a radiotelegraph alarm signal or a radiotelephone alarm signal shall not be used except in connexion with the transmission of—
(
a ) a distress call or distress message;(
b ) an urgent warning concerning a tropical storm; or(
c ) a message that a person has been lost overboard.
“(2.) A radiotelegraph alarm signal or a radiotelephone alarm signal used to send a warning concerning a tropical storm shall only be transmitted by a coast radio station.
“(3.) A radiotelegraph alarm signal or a radiotelephone alarm signal shall not be used to transmit a message that a person has been lost overboard unless—
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a ) the assistance of another ship is required but cannot be obtained by the use of an urgency signal only; and(
b ) the message is preceded by an urgency signal.
“(4.) A radiotelegraph alarm signal or a radiotelephone alarm signal used to send a message that a person has been lost overboard shall only be transmitted by the ship from which the person was lost.”.
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a ) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—“(2.) Where the radio frequency used is five hundred kilocycles, the distress call specified in the last preceding sub-regulation may be preceded by a radiotelegraph alarm signal.”;
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b ) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “the automatic alarm signal” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “the radiotelegraph alarm signal”; and(
c ) by omitting sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—“(5.) A distress call specified in the last preceding sub-regulation may be preceded by the radiotelephone alarm signal and, in that event, the distress call shall not, unless the circumstances otherwise require, be sent until the expiration of an interval of two minutes after the giving of a radiotelephone alarm signal.”.
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a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “The acknowledgment” and inserting in their stead the words “In radio-telegraphy, the acknowledgment”; and(
b ) by inserting after sub-regulation (2.) the following sub-regulation:—“(2a.) In radiotelephony, the acknowledgment of receipt of a distress message shall take the following form:—
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a ) the call sign of the radio station of the ship or aircraft in distress, given three times;(
b ) the words ‘THIS IS’;(
c ) the call sign of the radio station acknowledging receipt, given three times;(
d ) the word ‘RECEIVED’; and(
e ) the prescribed signal of distress.”.
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a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “may repeat, on full power, the distress message or part of that message, followed by the word ‘DE’ and the call sign of his own radio station repeated three times” and inserting in their stead “may relay, on full power, a distress message or part of that message”; and(
b ) by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—“(3.) In radiotelegraphy, the transmission of a distress message or part of a distress message under the last preceding sub-regulation or under paragraph (
b ) of sub-regulation (2.) of the next succeeding regulation shall be preceded by—(
a )one dash, two dots, one dash, two dots, one dash and two dots transmitted as if they represented, in Morse code, a single letter;(
b ) the prescribed signal of distress, sent three times;(
c ) one dash, two dots, one dash, two dots, one dash and two dots transmitted as if they represented, in Morse code, a single letter;(
d ) the word ‘DE’; and(
e ) the call sign of the transmitting radio station, sent three times.“(4.) In radiotelephony, the transmission of a distress message or part of a distress message under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation or under paragraph (
b )of sub-regulation (2.) of the next succeeding regulation shall be preceded by—(
a ) the words ‘MAYDAY RELAY’ spoken three times;(
b ) the words ‘THIS IS’; and(
c ) the call sign or other identification of the transmitting radio station, spoken three times.”.“(5.) In radiotelegraphy, the transmission of a distress message or part of a distress message under sub-regulation (2.) or (3.) of this regulation or under paragraph (
b ) of sub-regulation (2.) of the next succeeding regulation may be preceded by the radiotelegraph alarm signal if an interval of two minutes is left between the transmission of the radiotelegraph alarm signal and the transmission of the distress message or part of the distress message.“(6.) In radiotelephony, the transmission of a distress message or part of a distress message under sub-regulation (2.) or (4.) of this regulation or under paragraph (
b )of sub-regulation (2.) of the next succeeding regulation may be preceded by the radiotelephone alarm signal if an interval of two minutes is left between the transmission of the radiotelephone alarm signal and the transmission of the distress message or part of the distress message.”.
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a ) by inserting in sub-regulation (3.), after the word “sub-regulation”, the words “when distress traffic is being conducted by radiotelegraphy”;(
b ) by inserting after sub-regulation (3.) the following sub-regulation:—“(3a.) For the purpose of imposing radio silence under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation when distress traffic is being conducted by radiotelephony—
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a ) a person responsible for the control of distress traffic shall transmit the words ‘SEELONCE MAYDAY’ addressed to all radio stations or a particular radio station, as the case requires; and(b) a person operating any other radio station near the ship or aircraft in distress shall transmit the words ‘SEELONCE DISTRESS’ and the call
sign of his own radio station addressed to all radio stations or a particular radio station, as the case requires.”; and
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c ) by omitting sub-regulation (7.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—“(7.) When distress traffic has ceased or when radio silence is no longer necessary the person who has controlled the distress traffic shall transmit on the distress frequency and on any other radio frequency used for the distress traffic a message, addressed to all radio stations—
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a ) where the distress traffic was conducted by radio-telegraphy, in the following form:—(i) the prescribed signal of distress;
(ii) the group of letters ‘CQ’, repeated three times;
(iii) the word ‘DE’;
(iv) the call sign of his own radio station;
(v) the time of handing in the message for transmission;
(vi) the name and call sign of the radio station of the ship or aircraft in distress; and
(vii) the group of letters ‘QUM’; or
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b ) where the distress traffic was conducted by radio-telephony, in the following form:—(i) the prescribed signal of distress;
(ii) the words ‘TO ALL STATIONS’, spoken three times;
(iii) the words ‘THIS IS’;
(iv) the call sign of his own radio station;
(v) the time of handing in the message for transmission;
(vi) the name and call sign of the radio station of the ship or aircraft in distress; and
(vii) the words ‘SEELONCE FEENEE’.”.
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a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “a ship or aircraft or of some person on board or within sight” and inserting in their stead the words “a ship, an aircraft or a vehicle or of a person”; and(
b ) by inserting after sub-regulation (2.) the following sub-regulation:—“(2a.) The radio frequency to be used for prescribed urgency signals and the messages that follow them is the same as that to be used for distress messages and other distress traffic”.
“(1a.) A prescribed safety signal shall be used for the purpose of giving notice that the calling radio station has a danger message to transmit concerning the safety of navigation or the giving of an important meteorological warning.”.
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a ) by omitting the words “an automatic alarm signal” and inserting in their stead the words “a radiotelegraph alarm signal”; and(
b ) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—“(2.) A message transmitted by radiotelephony shall be sent as slowly and distinctly as practicable, each word being clearly pronounced so as to facilitate transcription.”.
“25.—(1.) A person shall not—
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a ) use or display a prescribed signal of distress;(
b ) use a prescribed urgency signal; or(
c ) send out a danger message,
unless the use, display or sending out is authorized by these Regulations or another regulation made under the Act.
Penalty: One hundred pounds.
“(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a person shall not use any flare, rocket or shell that could be mistaken for a prescribed signal of distress coming from a ship or from the member of a crew of a ship.
Penalty: One hundred pounds.
“(3.) A person may, either at sea or on the coast, use a flare, rocket or shell other than in a case of distress and notwithstanding that it could be mistaken for a prescribed signal of distress used or displayed on board a ship if—
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a ) at least three days before its use, he has obtained permission to do so in writing from the Minister or from a person authorized by the Minister by instrument in writing; and(
b ) he has caused to be published, in a form approved of by the Minister or by a person authorized by the Minister by instrument in writing, a notice of his intention to use the flare, rocket or shell in a daily newspaper that was, not more than seventy-two or less than forty-eight hours before its use, circulated in the locality in which the flare, rocket or shell is to be used or from which its use would be visible.
“26.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the last preceding regulation does not apply to a person who uses, on the coast, a rocket that weighs less than two ounces.
“(2.) A person who, on the coast, uses a rocket that weighs less than two ounces with the intention of misleading any person into the belief that it is a signal of distress is guilty of an offence and, upon conviction, is liable to a penalty not exceeding One hundred pounds.”.
By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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