Navigation (Distress Signals and Danger Calls) Regulations 1924 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 53.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912–1926.

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 Navigation Act 1912–1926 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of June, 1928.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Navigation (Distress Signals and Danger Calls)

Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 148.)

1. Regulation 2 of the Navigation (Distress Signals and Danger Calls) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following:—

“(a) if the vessel is provided with a wireless telegraph installation, the Distress Call and Distress Message, as follows:—

Firstly, the Distress Call, consisting of—

(i) The Alarm Signal, namely a series of twelve dashes sent in one minute, the duration of each dash being four seconds and the duration of the space separating each dash from the following dash being one second, followed by—

(ii) The Distress Signal, namely the letters SOS (… — — — …) made as one sign and repeated for half a minute; and

(iii) The word de and the call signal of the ship in distress, sent twice; and

Secondly, the Distress Message, consisting of—

(i) The Distress Signal, namely the letters SOS (… — — — …) made as one sign, sent twice;

(ii) The word de;

(iii) The call signal of the ship in distress, sent twice;

(iv) The name of the ship, its position, the nature of its distress, and the kind of assistance required.”

2.Regulation 6 of the Navigation (Distress Signals and Danger Calls) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a) All bearings and directions of wind or current shall be given as True unless stated to be Magnetic. On no account are uncorrected compass bearings or directions to be used.”

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.

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