Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1975 No. 110

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1973.

Dated this fifth day of June, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C K. JONES

Minister of State for Transport.

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Amendments of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 5 of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “ prescribed authority ” the words “ Western Australia ” and substituting the word “ Queensland ”; and

(b) by omitting from the definition of “ Regional Controller ” the words “ Shipping and ”.

Discharges and scuppers.

2. Regulation 35 of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “ Each discharge and scupper ” and substituting the words “ Subject to sub-regulation (4), each discharge ”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) all the words after the word “ inboard ”;

(c) by inserting after sub-regulation (1) the following sub-regulations:—

“ (1a) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), the means for preventing water from passing inboard referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall consist of one automatic non-return valve with a positive means of closing it from a position above the freeboard deck in respect of each separate discharge.

“ (1b) The means for closing the valve referred to in sub-regulation (1a) shall be readily accessible at all times under service conditions and shall be provided with an indicator showing whether the valve is open or closed.”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “ the last preceding sub-regulation ” and substituting the words “ sub-regulation (1) ”;

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 17 June 1975.

  Statutory Rules 1968, No. 126, as amended by Statutory Rules 1970, No. 187.

 

(e) by omitting sub-regulation (4) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (4) Where a discharge associated with the operation of machinery is connected to a ship side discharge valve that is located within the machinery space and is readily accessible at all times, the provisions of sub-regulations (1) to (3) (inclusive) do not apply to the discharge.”;

(f) by inserting after sub-regulation (5) the following sub-regulation:—

“ (5a) In a machinery space which may be unmanned for any period during the normal operation of the ship at sea—

(a) the main and auxiliary sea inlets and discharges in connexion with the operation of machinery in the space may be controlled locally and, if they are controlled locally, the controls shall be readily accessible and provided with indicators showing whether the valves are open or closed; and

(b) the machinery space shall be fitted with an efficient warning device to give warning, at the position where the machinery is being monitored or controlled, of an entry of water into the machinery space other than water resulting from the normal operation of the machinery.”; and

(g) by omitting sub-regulation (7) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (7) The provisions of sub-regulation (6) do not apply to a scupper or discharge pipe—

(a) where the discharge pipe is associated with the operation of machinery and is connected to a ship side discharge valve that is located within the machinery space and that valve is readily accessible at all times; or

(b) except in the case of a discharge referred to in sub-regulations (1) to (4) (inclusive), where the piping is of substantial thickness.”.

Fees.

3. Regulation 98 of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (9) the words “ Shipping and ”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (13), after the word “ payable, ”, the words “ in respect of each surveyor who so commences or so completes the inspection or survey,”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (14) the words “, or surveyors are,”;

(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (14), before the word “ but ”, the words “ and sets out to commence the inspection or survey ”;

(e) by omitting sub-regulation (15) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (15) A fee payable under sub-regulation (14) is payable in respect of each surveyor who sets out to commence an inspection or survey.”;

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (17) the words “ necessarily incurred by the surveyor ” and substituting the words “ that would have been necessarily incurred by the surveyor if he had travelled to the ship from the nearest port or outport at which a surveyor is stationed and returned to that port or outport ”;

(g) by omitting from sub-regulation (21) the words “ the Commonwealth ” and substituting the word “ Australia ”; and

(h) by omitting from sub-regulation (22) the words “ Shipping and ”.