Navigation (Manning and Accommodation) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 152.

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 twenty-seventh day of October, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Navigation (Manning and Accommodation) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Manning and Accommodation) Regulations.

Definitions.

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Collector” means the Collector of Customs for a State, and includes any principal officer of Customs doing duty at the time and place and any officer doing duty in the matter in relation to which the expression is used;

“Director of Navigation” means the Director of Navigation for the Commonwealth;

“Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director of Navigation for a State, and includes the Director;

“Minister” means the Minister of State for Trade and Customs;

“The Act” means the Navigation Act 1912-1926, and includes that Act as subsequently amended.

(2) A reference to a Form shall be read as a reference to a Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Manning scale— Officers.

Sec. 14 and Schedule I.

3. (1) Subject to these Regulations, every ship registered in Australia, and every other British ship engaged in the coasting trade, shall carry a duly certificated master and officers according to the scale set out in Schedule I. to the Act.

(2) In the case of a steam-ship to which sub-regulation (1) of this regulation applies and which is of 400 nominal horse-power or over,

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engine-room officers and greasers shall be carried in accordance with the following scale:—

Nominal Horse-power of Engines.	Minimum number of duly certificated Engineers holding Certificates not lower than—					Minimum number of Engineers (certificated and non-certificated), Single Screw.	Additional Engineers (not necessarily certificated) for Steam-ships having more than one Screw.	Greasers.
	First Class Engineer.	Second Class Engineer.	First Class Coast Engineer.	Second Class Coast Engineer.	Third Class Coast Engineer.
400 and over............................	2	2	..	..	..	6	2	3(a)

(a)Steam-ships with reciprocating engines, and having more than one screw, three greasers additional

(3) Where an application has been made in accordance with these Regulations for a variation, in respect of any ship, of the scale of deck or engine-room officers prescribed by Schedule I. to the Act, and where the Director of Navigation reports to the Minister that he is satisfied that, by reason of circumstances outside the control of the owner of the ship, the application has not been, or cannot be, considered and determined without delay, then, until such time as it has been considered and determined, the scale of deck or engine-room officers, as the case may be, to be carried by that ship shall be the number and description of officers actually carried by the ship at the time the application was made.

Engineers to be carried by certain ships.

4. (1) Until otherwise prescribed, the minimum number of engineers to be carried by the undermentioned ships shall, in lieu of the number prescribed by Schedule I. to the Act, or by sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 of these Regulations, as the case may be, be as follows:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Engineers.
(a) Aeon.......................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	4
(a) Baldina...................................................................	Sydney.......................................................................	4
(a) Barunga.................................................................	Sydney.......................................................................	4
Booral....................................................................	London.......................................................................	6
Boorara.................................................................	London.......................................................................	8
(a) Coolana..................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	3
Delungra...............................................................	Newcastle...................................................................	5
(a) Dilga......................................................................	Sydney.......................................................................	4
(a) Dimboola...............................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	4
Dinoga...................................................................	Newcastle...................................................................	5
Dromana...............................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	5
(a) Dumosa..................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	4
(a) Dundula.................................................................	Sydney.......................................................................	4
Emita.....................................................................	Hobart........................................................................	5
Kanna....................................................................	Sydney.......................................................................	4
Karoola.................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	7*
Katoomba..............................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	7*
(a) Koolonga................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	4
(b) Loongana...............................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	6
Maranoa (ex Eromanga).......................................	Brisbane.....................................................................	5
Mildura (ex Enoggera)..........................................	Brisbane.....................................................................	5
Mungana (ex Eurelia)...........................................	Port Adelaide.............................................................	5
(c) Musgrave................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	3

For reference see next page.

Engine-room Officers to be Carried—continued.

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Engineers.
(b) Nairana..................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	6*
(b) Oonah....................................................................	Hobart........................................................................	4
(a) Time.......................................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	4
Ulimaroa...............................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	7
(d) William McArthur..................................................	Melbourne..................................................................	3

(a) While trading within the Australian-trade limits.

(b) While trading in the Melbourne-Northern Tasmanian trade.

(c) While trading on the Australian coast, or between Australia and New Zealand.

(d) While trading on the Australian coast.

* Subject to the condition that one boilermaker is also carried as part of the engine-room staff.

(2) Where by this regulation any decrease is permitted in the minimum number of engineers to be carried by a steamship, as compared with the minimum number prescribed in Schedule I. to the Act, or in regulation 3 of these Regulations, as necessary to be carried by that steamship, the decrease shall be deemed to be, and shall be made only, in the lowest grade of the engineers prescribed in Schedule I. or regulation 3 as the case may be, as necessary for the ship.

Carriage of mates on certain vessels under 100 tons.

5. Until otherwise prescribed, sailing vessels under 100 tons net register, engaged wholly in trading between any two or more of the following ports, viz., Melbourne, Port Adelaide, and any port in the State of Tasmania, including any port lying between any two of those ports, may go to sea without a duly certificated mate, subject to the condition that in each case the Director or an officer appointed by him for the purpose is satisfied—

(a) that no duly certificated mate is available for engagement;

(b) that one member of the crew, other than the master, possesses the knowledge necessary to relieve the master while at sea;

and has issued to the master, owner, or agent a certificate that he is so satisfied.

Application for variation of scale of officers.

6. (1) Application for a variation of the scale of certificated officers to be carried by any ship, or any class of ships specified in Schedule I. to the Act, may be made—

(a) in the case of ships registered in Australia, or chartered by persons whose principal place of business is in Australia— by the owner or charterer, or two or more owners conjointly, or an association of owners, or an association of officers registered as an organization under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1926; and

(b) in the case of other British ships engaged in the coasting trade—by the master or agent.

(2) Such application shall be made in accordance with Form M &A—1, and shall be addressed to the Director of Navigation, Melbourne.

(3) The receipt of an application for a variation in the scale of officers for any class of ships shall be notified in the Gazette, and any person may within fourteen days after the date of the notification make, to the Director of Navigation, representations with respect to the application.

(4) After the expiration of that period the Director of Navigation shall refer the application, together with any representations made with respect thereto, to the Marine Council for consideration, and the Marine Council shall advise the Minister in regard thereto.

Fee for variation, scale of officers.

(5) Applications for variations of the scales of certificated officers shall be accompanied in each instance by a fee of One Pound.

Manning scale— Crews.

Sec. 43 and Schedule II.

7. (1) Subject to these Regulations, every ship registered in Australia, and every other British ship engaged in the coasting trade, shall carry as crew the number and description of persons (including greasers) specified in the Scale set out in Schedule II. to the Act, and in the column headed “Greasers” of Scale (2) of Schedule I. to the Act:

Provided that, for the purposes of this regulation, Schedule II. to the Act shall, until the commencement of section 121 of the Act, be read as if for the words “Notless than one certificated cook and one assistant cook for each galley in use” there were substituted the words, “Not less than one cook and one assistant cook for each galley in use”.

(2) For the purpose of determining, under the provisions of Schedule II. to the Act, the total number of firemen and trimmers to be carried by a steam-ship fired with coal, the amount of coal consumed per diem by the steam-ship shall be ascertained according to the following formula:—

A C H × 24 = coal consumption per diem; A C H being the average weight of coal consumed per hour, based upon the consumption (as recorded in the engineer’s log) taken over the last 720 hours’ steaming time (not necessarily continuous) at sea.

Provided that, in the case of a steam-ship which has not been in the aggregate 720 hours under steam at sea, the coal consumption per hour shall, until the steam-ship has been 720 hours at sea under steam, be deemed to be as follows:—

(a) For steam-ships having water-tube or other externally fired boilers—

Under natural draught.—For each square foot of grate area —15 lbs. of coal per hour;

Under forced draught.—For each square foot of grate area —22 lbs. of coal per hour; and

(b) For other steam-ships—

Under natural draught.—For each square foot of grate area —20 lbs. of coal per hour;

Under forced draught.—For each square foot of grate area —27 lbs. of coal per hour.

(3) The grate area of a furnace shall, for the purposes of this regulation, be arrived at by multiplying the total length of fire-bar surface by the mean diameter of the furnace.

(4) The Minister may, after advice from the Marine Council, specify the number and description of persons to be carried as crew by any ship subject to this regulation, and the number and description so specified shall thereupon for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations be deemed to be the scale of crew for that ship.

(5) Where an application has been made in accordance with these Regulations for a variation, in respect of any ship, of the scale of seamen prescribed by Schedule II. to the Act to be carried as crew, or for the specification by the Minister of the number and description of persons to be carried as crew, and where the Director of Navigation reports to the Minister that he is satisfied that, by reason of circumstances outside the control of the owner of the ship, the application has not been, or cannot be, considered and determined without delay,

then, until such time as it has been considered and determined, the scale of crew to be carried by that ship shall be the number and description of seamen actually carried as crew by the ship at the time the application was made.

Boys and apprentices.

(6) Every ship registered in Australia, and every British ship engaged in the coasting trade, of 3,000 tons gross registered tonnage and over (except such ships as are regularly employed in trading to places beyond Australia) shall, until otherwise prescribed, carry as part of her crew one boy or apprentice.

(7) The provision of the last preceding sub-regulation shall, as regards the class of ships to which that sub-regulation applies, be deemed to be in substitution for, and to supersede so much of the requirements of Schedule II. to the Act as relates to the carrying of boys and apprentices.

Equivalents of certain ratings.

8. (1) For the purposes of section 43 and of Schedule II. to the Act, the number of persons of the ratings specified in the first column hereunder shall be deemed to be the equivalent of the number of persons of the ratings specified in the second column hereunder, but not conversely—

First Column.	Second Column.
1 Boatswain.................................................................................	1 Able Seaman
1 Able Seaman.............................................................................	1 Ordinary Seaman
2 Ordinary Seamen......................................................................	1 Able Seaman
1 Ordinary Seaman......................................................................	1 Boy or Apprentice

Provided that in no case shall ordinary seamen be so accepted in substitution for more than two able seamen, or 25 per cent. of the number of able seamen prescribed by the Act or Regulations to be carried, whichever is the lesser number.

Rating of donkeyman-greaser.

(2) Where in compliance with the requirements of the Act or Regulations a steam-ship carries one or more greasers, one of these may be employed as donkeyman and greaser and rated in the agreement as donkeyman-greaser.

Deck hands to be carried by certain ships.

9. Until otherwise prescribed, the number of seamen to be carried by the undermentioned ships as deck hands shall, in lieu of the number prescribed by Schedule II. to the Act, be as follows:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Able Seamen.	Ordinary Seamen.	Boys.
Aeon.................................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	1	1
Arkaba (ex Arcoona).......................	Sydney.....................................................	10	..	1
Beulah..............................................	Sydney.....................................................	6	..	..
Bombala..........................................	Melbourne...............................................	13	..	1
Booral..............................................	London....................................................	11	1	2
Boorara...........................................	London....................................................	13	1	2
Bopple..............................................	Maryborough...........................................	3	1	..
Bulla................................................	London....................................................	12	1	2
Canberra.........................................	Melbourne...............................................	21	1	1
Carina.............................................	Sydney.....................................................	12	1	2
Casino.............................................	Port Fairy.................................................	4	1	..
Century............................................	Melbourne...............................................	11	1	1
Chronos...........................................	Melbourne...............................................	11	..	1
Coolana...........................................	Melbourne...............................................	8	1	..
Cooma.............................................	Melbourne...............................................	13	1	1
Corrimal..........................................	Sydney.....................................................	6	1	..
Cycle................................................	Melbourne...............................................	11	1	1
Delungra.........................................	Newcastle................................................	9	1	1
Dilga................................................	Sydney.....................................................	9	1	1
Dinoga.............................................	Newcastle................................................	9	1	1
Dromana.........................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	1	1

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Number of Seamen to be Carried—continued.

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Able Seamen.	Ordinary Seamen.	Boys.
(a) Dumosa...........................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	1	..
Dundula...........................................	Sydney....................................................	9	1	1
(b) Echunga...........................................	Sydney....................................................	9	1	..
Edris................................................	Sydney....................................................	1	..	..
Emita...............................................	Hobart.....................................................	9	1	1
Era...................................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	1	1
Fiona...............................................	Sydney....................................................	11	..	..
Gabriella.........................................	Sydney....................................................	7	..	..
Hall Caine.......................................	Melbourne...............................................	2	2	..
Hopewell..........................................

Maryborough..........................................	3	1	..
Ihumata...........................................	Sydney....................................................	6	..	..
Inga.................................................	Sydney....................................................	6	..	..
(b) Iron Baron.......................................	Newcastle................................................	9	..	..
Iron Chief (ex Maindy Lodge).........	Sydney....................................................	8	..	..
Iron Crown (ex Euroa)....................	Sydney....................................................	9	1	..
Iron Knob (ex Euwarra)..................	Newcastle................................................	9	1	..
Iron Master (ex Eurimbla)..............	Newcastle................................................	9	1	..
(b) Iron Monarch...................................	Sydney....................................................	10	..	..
Iron Prince (ex Elouera).................	Newcastle................................................	9	1	..
(b) Iron Warrior (ex Eugowra).............	Newcastle................................................	9	1	..
Kallatina..........................................	Brisbane..................................................	5	1	..
Kamo...............................................	Sydney....................................................	7	1	..
Kamona...........................................	Dunedin..................................................	7	1	..
Kangaroo........................................	Fremantle................................................	11	1	3
(e) Kanowna..........................................	Adelaide..................................................	16	1	5
Kowarra..........................................	Melbourne...............................................	8	1	..
Laranah...........................................	Melbourne...............................................	4	1	..
Lindstol............................................	Sydney....................................................	5	1	1
Lutana.............................................	Melbourne...............................................	6	..	..
Macedon..........................................	Melbourne...............................................	11	..	1
Makambo.........................................	Sydney....................................................	7	1	..
Maranoa (ex Eromanga).................	Brisbane..................................................	9	1	1
Marjorie..........................................	Sydney....................................................	6	..	..
Marrawah.......................................	Melbourne...............................................	6	..	..
Marsina...........................................	Sydney....................................................	8	..	1
Mataram..........................................	Sydney....................................................	10	1	2
Mawatta...........................................	Sydney....................................................	6	1	1
Melusia............................................ .........................................................	Sydney....................................................	8	..	1
Mildura (ex Enoggera)....................	Brisbane..................................................	9	1	1
Morinda...........................................	Sydney....................................................	8	..	1
Mungana (ex Eurelia).....................	Port Adelaide..........................................	9	1	1
(d) Nairana............................................	Melbourne...............................................	12	..	1
Nautilus...........................................	Brisbane..................................................	3	1	..
Omana.............................................	Sydney....................................................	9	..	..
Porpoise..........................................	Brisbane..................................................	2	l	..
Riverina...........................................	Melbourne...............................................	14	l	1
Rona................................................	Sydney....................................................	12	l	..
Saros...............................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	l	1
Timaru.............................................	Sydney....................................................	4	..	..
Time.................................................	Melbourne...............................................	9	1	1
(e) Ulimaroa..........................................	Melbourne...............................................	16	1	3
Wareatea.........................................	Melbourne...............................................	4	1	..
Wear................................................	Melbourne...............................................	8	1	..
Werribee..........................................	Melbourne...............................................	10	1	1
Westralia.........................................	Melbourne...............................................	11	1	..
(f) William McArthur.............................	Melbourne...............................................	8	..	..
Zealandia.........................................	Melbourne...............................................	18	1	1

(a) While trading in the Newcastle-Melbourne-Whyalla trade.

(b) While engaged in the iron ore trade on the Australian coast.

(c) Subject to the condition that a 4th Mate is also carried.

(d) While trading in Melbourne-Northern Tasmanian trade.

(e) While trading to places beyond Australia.

(f) While trading on the Australian coast.

Shipwrights or ship’s carpenters.

10. (1) Until otherwise prescribed, the undermentioned ship shall carry a shipwright or ship’s carpenter:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.
Kangaroo............................................................................	Fremantle

(2) Until otherwise prescribed, the undermentioned ships shall not be required to carry shipwrights or ship’s carpenters while trading within the limits and complying with the conditions specified hereunder, viz.:—

Name of Ship.		Port of Registry.	Limits of Trade and Conditions of Exemption.
Gabriella........................		Sydney....................	While trading between Sydney or Newcastle and New Zealand, and subject to the condition that at least twelve spare wooden hatches, all of a size equal to the largest hatch cover used on the ship, shall be carried on board whenever she leaves her home port. While trading between Melbourne and Newcastle, and subject to the condition that at least twelve spare wooden hatches, all of a size equal to the largest hatch cover used on the ship, shall be carried on board whenever the ship leaves her home port. ——
Hebburn..........................	Melbourne.............
Werribee........................
Omana.........................		Sydney

(3) Subject to sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation, steel and iron steam-ships not carrying more than ten passengers and not exceeding 2,000 tons net registered tonnage, shall not be required to carry shipwrights or ship’s carpenters while trading exclusively between any two or more of the following ports, viz., the ports on the Australian coast (including the coast of Tasmania) between Cairns, in the State of Queensland, as the most northerly port, and the most westerly port in Spencer’s Gulf, in the State of South Australia:

Provided that at least twelve spare wooden hatches, all of a size equal to the largest hatch cover used on the ship shall be carried on board each such ship whenever she leaves her home port.

Boiler attendants to be carried by certain ship.

11. Until otherwise prescribed, the number of boiler-attendants to be carried by the undermentioned oil burning ships, in lieu of firemen and trimmers rated as such, shall be as follows:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Boiler Attendants.
Cape Leeuwin........................................	Sydney..................................................	3
Esperance Bay.......................................	Fremantle...............................................	9
Hobson’s Bay.........................................	Melbourne.............................................	9
Jervis Bay..............................................	Sydney..................................................	9
Largs Bay..............................................	Port Adelaide.........................................	9
Moreton Bay..........................................	Brisbane................................................	9

Greasers and donkeyman-greasers to: be carried by certain ships.

12. Until otherwise prescribed, the number of greasers to be carried by the undermentioned ships shall, in lieu of the number prescribed by Schedule II. to the Act or by sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 of these Regulations, as the case may be, be as follows:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Greasers.	Donkeymen-Greasers.
(a) Aeon.......................................................	Melbourne..................................................	2	1
Bulla......................................................	London.......................................................	3	1
Carina ..................................................	Sydney........................................................	2	1
(a) Chronos.................................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	1
(a) Goulburn................................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	1
(a) Iron Chief (ex Maindy Lodge)...............	Sydney........................................................	.	1
Iron Crown (ex Euroa)..........................	Sydney........................................................	2	1
Iron Knob (ex Euwarra)........................	Newcastle...................................................	2	1
Iron Master (ex Eurimbla)....................	Newcastle...................................................	2	1
(a) Iron Monarch.........................................	Sydney........................................................	1	1
Kamona.................................................	Dunedin......................................................	1	.
Kanna....................................................	Sydney........................................................	1	.
Kittawa..................................................	Wellington..................................................	1	.
Lowana..................................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	1
(a)Macedon..................................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	1
(a)Time........................................................	Melbourne..................................................	2	1
War Spray.............................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	1
(b) William McArthur..................................	Melbourne..................................................	1	.

(a) While trading within Australian-trade limits.

(b) While trading on the Australian coast.

Firemen and trimmers to be carried by certain ships.

13. (1) Until otherwise prescribed, the number of firemen and trimmers to be carried by the undermentioned ships shall, in lieu of the number of those ratings prescribed by Schedule II. to the Act, be as follows:—

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Firemen.	Trimmers.
(a) Age.........................................................	Melbourne..................................................	9	3
Arkaba (ex Arcoona).............................	Sydney........................................................	9	3
Booral....................................................	London.......................................................	9	6
Boorara.................................................	London.......................................................	12	9
Bulla......................................................	London.......................................................	9	6
Canberra...............................................	Melbourne..................................................	21	12
Carina...................................................	Sydney........................................................	9	6
(a) Chillagoe................................................	Melbourne..................................................	6	..
Coolana.................................................	Melbourne..................................................	6	..
(a) Cycle.......................................................	Melbourne..................................................	9	3
(b) Delungra................................................	Newcastle...................................................	9	3
(b) Dilga......................................................	Sydney........................................................	9	3
(b) Dinoga...................................................	Newcastle...................................................	9	3
(b) Dromana................................................	Melbourne..................................................	9	3
(b) Dumosa..................................................	Melbourne..................................................	9	3
(b) Dundula.................................................	Sydney........................................................	9	3
(a) Ellaroo...................................................	Melbourne..................................................	9	3
(b) Emita......................................................	Hobart.........................................................	9	3
Iron Crown (ex Euroa)..........................	Sydney........................................................	9	3
(c) Iron Knob (ex Euwarra)........................	Newcastle...................................................	6	3
(c) Iron Master (ex Eurimbla).....................	Newcastle...................................................	6	3
(c) Iron Prince (ex Elouera)........................	Newcastle...................................................	6	3
(c) Iron Warrior (ex Eugowra)....................	Newcastle...................................................	6	3

For references see next page.

Number of Firemen and Trimmers to be Carried—continued.

Name of Ship.	Port of Registry.	Firemen.	Trimmers.
Kamo.......................................................	Sydney........................................................	6	..
Kamona...................................................	Dunedin......................................................	3	3
Karoola...................................................	Melbourne...................................................	18	9
Katoomba................................................	Melbourne...................................................	21	12
Kittawa....................................................	Wellington...................................................	3	3
Koolonga.................................................	Melbourne...................................................	9	6
Koonda....................................................	Melbourne...................................................	6	..
Kowhai....................................................	Sydney........................................................	4	..
(d) Loongana...............................................	Melbourne...................................................	15	9
(c) Maranoa (ex Eromanga).......................	Brisbane......................................................	6	3
(c) Mareeba (ex Echuca).............................	Melbourne...................................................	6	3
Mataram................................................	Sydney........................................................	12	..
Mawatta.................................................	Sydney........................................................	6	..
(c) Mildura (ex Enoggera)...........................	Brisbane......................................................	6	3
(c) Mungana (ex Eurelia)............................	Adelaide......................................................	6	3
Nairana.................................................	Melbourne...................................................	15	10
Oonah....................................................	Hobart.........................................................	12	..
Poolta....................................................	Wellington...................................................	3	3
Tambar..................................................	Sydney........................................................	3	..
Ulimaroa...............................................	Melbourne...................................................	21	12
(a) War Spray..............................................	Melbourne...................................................	9	3
Werribee................................................	Melbourne...................................................	12	..
Westralia...............................................	Melbourne...................................................	12	6
Woolgar.................................................	Melbourne...................................................	6	6
Zealandia...............................................	Melbourne...................................................	21	12

(a)While trading within the Australian-trade limits.

(b) To carry, while engaged in trading on oversea voyages, nine firemen and six trimmers, and while engaged in trading on the Australian coast, nine firemen and three trimmers.

(c) While two boilers are in use, and provided the coal consumption does not exceed 26 tons per day.

(d) While six boilers are in use, 18 firemen and 10 trimmers to be carried.

(2) For the purposes of footnote (b) to sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, an oversea voyage shall be deemed to commence—

(a) when a vessel first takes on board at a port in Australia cargo to be landed at a port outside Australia; or

(b) when a vessel in ballast clears from her final port in Australia for a port outside Australia,

and an oversea voyage shall be deemed to end—

(c) when a vessel completes the discharge in Australia of the whole of her cargo brought from any place or places outside Australia; or

(d) when a vessel in ballast first arrives at a port in Australia from any place outside Australia.

Application for variation or specification of scale of crew.

14. (1) Application for a variation of the scale of crew to be carried by any class of ships, as specified in Schedule II. to the Act and in the column headed “Greasers” of Scale (2) of Schedule I. to the Act, may be made—

(a) in the case of ships registered in Australia, or chartered by persons whose principal place of business is in Australia—by the owner or charterer, or two or more owners conjointly, or an association of owners, or an association of seamen registered as an organization under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1926; and

(b)in the case of any class of other British ships engaged in the coasting trade—by three or more masters or agents conjointly.

(2) Application for a specification by the Minister of the number and description of persons to be carried as the crew, or as a section of the crew, of a particular ship may be made—

(a) in the case of ships registered in Australia, or chartered by persons whose principal place of business is in Australia—by the owner or charterer, or by an association of seamen registered as an organization under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1926; and

(b) in the case of other British ships engaged in the coasting trade—by the master or agent.

(3) Any application made in pursuance of this regulation shall be in accordance with Form M & A—2 or Form M & A—3, as the case requires, and shall be addressed to the Director of Navigation, Melbourne.

(4) The receipt of an application for a variation in the scale of crew for any class of ships shall be notified in the Gazette, and any person may within fourteen days after the date of the notification make, to the Director of Navigation, representations with respect to the application.

(5) After the expiration of that period the Director of Navigation shall refer the application, together with any representations made with respect thereto, to the Marine Council for consideration, and the Marine Council shall advise the Minister in regard thereto.

Fee for variation, scale of crew.

(6) Each application under this regulation shall be accompanied by a fee of One Pound.

Shelter for helmsman.

135 (aa).

15. (1) The owner of every steam-ship registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade, on which it is not practicable, without detriment to the safe navigation of the ship, to erect a permanent wheelhouse, shall provide a temporary shelter, properly designed, to the satisfaction of the Nautical Surveyor, for the protection of the helmsman from the sun and weather.

(2) The shelter shall conform generally to the following requirements:—

(a) the overhead portion shall consist of a deck or awning of sufficient size to afford the helmsman reasonable shelter from the sun;

(b) the front, sides and back of the shelter shall consist of weather screens of canvas or other suitable material, capable of ready adjustment for use either separately or collectively; and

(c) the shelter shall not be, in any respect, of such a character as will, when in use, in any way—

(i) interfere with the safe navigation of the ship; or

(ii) prevent or interfere with the proper discharge of his duties by the officer on watch.

Accommodation for officers— river and bay steam-ships.

Sec. 135 (d).

16. The owner of every river and bay steam-ship, registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade, shall provide, for each two of

the officers (if any) who ordinarily sleep aboard, a separate cabin which shall—

(a) have a cubic content of not less than 350 cubic feet;

(b) have a separate entrance to the deck;

(c) have no direct opening into the engine-room; and

(d)be adequately lighted and ventilated, to the satisfaction of the Medical Inspector.

Accommodation for seamen and apprentices—bunks.

Sec. 136 (1) (g).

17. (1) The bunks provided for the use of seamen and apprentices on ships registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade shall be constructed and fitted as provided in this regulation.

(2) Bunks shall be constructed of metal throughout:

Provided that, in the case of bunks installed in officers’ cabins before 1st July, 1921, the use of wooden lee-boards shall not be regarded as a failure to comply with this requirement if—

(a) the lee-boards are constructed of polished hardwood; and

(b) the medical inspector is satisfied that the lee-boards are so fitted as to be vermin-proof, and that their use is, in the circumstances of the case, not insanitary.

(3) In cases where the bunks have been installed before 1st July, 1921, they shall be of a minimum length of 6 feet and of a minimum width of 2 feet, and, in cases where they have been installed on or after that date, of a minimum length of 6 feet 6 inches, and of a minimum width of 2 feet 3 inches.

(4) The bottoms of the bunks shall be of wire upon substantial metal frames. The attachment of the wire to the frame shall be around, and not through perforations in, the metal of the frame.

(5) The bottoms, sides and ends shall be capable of complete removal.

(6) Each bunk, with the exception of the wire bottom, shall be galvanized or painted a light colour.

(7) Bunks shall be so constructed as to be as far as possible vermin proof. If metal tubes are used in their construction, the ends of the tubes shall be completely sealed, and there shall be no holes in any part of the tubes capable of giving access of vermin to the interior.

(8) Each bunk shall have a separate approach from the side, and shall be not less than two and one-half inches from the side of the ship or any bulkhead.

(9) There shall be a clear space of not less than 1 foot 6 inches between the floor and the lower or any bunk. Bunks shall not be arranged in more than two tiers. Where bunks are arranged in tiers there shall be a clear space of not less than 2 feet between the lower and the upper bunks, and a clear space of not less than 2 feet 6 inches between the upper bunk and the deck overhead.

Hot fresh water for lavatory purposes.

Sec. 136 (3.).

18. (1) In the case of steam-ships registered in Australia (other than river and bay ships) and of other steam-ships engaged in the coasting trade, fresh water shall be made available to the crew for lavatory purposes (including the washing of clothes) on the basis of not less than two gallons per day for each seaman and apprentice carried.

(2) The water may be made available either hot or, preferably, in such a manner that the seaman may draw it hot or cold, as preferred. All fresh water so drawn, in exercise of the seaman’s preference, shall, however, be deemed to be hot fresh water within the meaning of subsection (3) of section 136 of the Act.

Lavatory accommodation—L.C.T. ships under 300 tons.

Sec 136 (4.).

19. (1) The owner of every limited coast-trade ship under 300 tons gross registered tonnage, registered in Australia: or engaged in the coasting trade, shall provide a bathroom for the use of the seamen and apprentices, conforming to the requirements of this regulation.

(2) The bathroom shall—

(a)be equipped with salt water showers in the proportion of one shower for every twenty men;

(b) be equipped with washbasins, of a type approved by the Medical Inspector, and, in the case of a steam-ship, with a supply of fresh water as prescribed in regulation 18 of these Regulations, in the proportion of one basin for every eight men;

(c)be floored with a solid impervious material, with a smooth surface, properly drained; and

(d)be adequately lighted and ventilated, to the satisfaction of the Medical Inspector.

Accommodation for taking of meals: L.C.T. ships under 300 tons and R. & B. ships.

Sec. 136 (4.).

20. (1) The owner of every limited coast-trade ship under 300 tons gross registered tonnage, or river and bay ship the voyages of which ordinarily exceed four hours, shall, where there are more than five men in any department of the crew, provide mess tables for the use of the seamen and apprentices, either in the forecastle or in a separate space set apart for use as a mess room.

(2) The tables may be either fixed or of the folding or sliding type, and shall be of such size as to provide a seating space, measured along the free edge, of eighteen inches to each person, and to accommodate the whole of the crew, with the exception of the cooks and stewards, at one sitting.

Sanitary accommodation L.C.T. ships under 300 tons and R. & B. ships.

Sec. 136 (4.).

21. (1) The owner of every limited coast-trade ship under 300 tons gross registered tonnage, or river and bay ship the voyages of which ordinarily exceed one hour, shall provide sanitary accommodation for the use of the seamen and apprentices, conforming to the requirements of this regulation.

(2) The sanitary accommodation provided shall—

(a) be equipped with pans, of a type approved by the Medical Inspector, in the proportion of one pan for every ten men;

(b)be floored with a solid impervious material, with a smooth surface, properly drained; and

(c) be adequately lighted and ventilated, to the satisfaction of the Medical Inspector.

Permits to unlicensed ships to engage in coasting trade.

Sec. 286.

22. (1) Application for a permit for an unlicensed British ship to engage in the coasting trade shall be made, in writing, by the owner, master or agent of the ship in respect of which the permit is desired, and shall be addressed, in the case of an application for a permit for a single voyage, to the Deputy Director for the State, and, in the case of an application for a continuing permit to the Director of Navigation, Melbourne.

(2) The application shall specify the name, port of registry, and official number of the ship, the names of her registered owner and master, and the ports between which it is desired to trade, and shall be supported by evidence, either that no licensed ship is available for the service to be undertaken by the ship for which the permit is desired, or that the service as carried out by a licensed ship or ships is inadequate to the needs of the port or ports named, and that it is desirable in the public interest that a permit be granted to an unlicensed ship to engage in the service.

(3) An application for a permit shall be accompanied in each instance by the following fee:—

(a) For a single voyage permit.........................................................	£1	0	0
(b)For a continuing permit.............................................................	10	0	0

Provided that the Minister may authorize the remission of the fee in cases where, in his opinion, any special circumstances warrant the remission.

(4) A permit for a single voyage shall be in Form M & A—4, and a continuing permit shall be in Form M & A—5.

(5) If an application for a permit is refused, or if from circumstances beyond the control of the master or owner of the vessel a permit which hasbeen issued cannot be availed of, a refund shall be made to the applicant of one-half of the amount of the fee paid. This sub-regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, 1926.

Applications for licences to engage in the coasting trade.

Sec. 288.

23. The master, owner, charterer or agent of a ship may make application in accordance with Form M & A—6 to a Deputy Director for a licence for that ship to engage in the coasting trade.

Applications for renewal of licences.

24. In the case of a ship in respect of which a licence to engage in the coasting trade has been issued, the master, owner, charterer or agent of that ship may make application in accordance with Form M & A—7 to the Deputy Director for a renewal of the licence upon the expiration of the period for which it was issued.

Applications and licence fees.

25. An application for a licence or the renewal of a licence in pursuance of the last two preceding regulations shall be accompanied by the following fee:—

£	s.	d.
(a) For a ship not exceeding 500 tons gross register	0	10	0
(b) For a ship exceeding 500 tons but not exceeding 2,000 tons gross register	1	0	0
(c) For a ship exceeding 2,000 tons gross register	2	10	0

Provided that in the case of a first application for a licence made after the first day of January in any year the fee shall be one-half of the amount specified in this regulation.

Licences and renewals.

26. (1) Upon receipt of an application in accordance with Form M & A—6 or Form M & A—7, accompanied by the prescribed fee, a Deputy Director may issue a licence or grant a renewal of a licence, as the case requires, permitting the ship in respect of which application is made to engage in the coasting trade.

(2) Licences shall be in accordance with Form M & A—8 and shall be issued in respect of the period ending on the 30th June nextfollowing the date of issue.

(3) Renewals of licences may be granted from time to time for a period of one year.

Licences, how dealt with.

27. (1) A licence to engage in the coasting trade shall be issued in duplicate. One copy, marked “Ship’s Copy”, shall be posted in some conspicuous place on the ship accessible to all persons on board, and the master shall use all reasonable precautions to keep it so posted during the time the ship is engaged in the coasting trade. The second copy, marked “Master’s Copy”, shall be kept in the custody of the master, and shall be produced by him to the Collector at each port in Australia where the ship is entered inwards at the Customs, and also, in the case of a ship clearing for a place beyond Australia, at the port where she is entered outwards.

(2) No person shall wilfully deface or destroy, during its currency, any “Ship’s Copy” of a licence.

Penalty for any offence against this regulation: Five pounds.

Refund of fees.

28. If an application for a licence or for the renewal of a licence is refused, a refund shall be made to the applicant of one-half of the amount of the fee paid.

Security—Form of, &c.

Sec. 288 (5.).

29. (1) Whenever a security in accordance with Schedule V. to the Act is put in suit by the Minister, the production thereof, without further proof, shall entitle the Minister to judgment against the persons appearing to have executed the same for their stated liability unless the defendants prove—

(a) compliance with the condition; or

(b) that the security was not executed by them; or

(c) release or satisfaction.

(2) If at any time the Minister is not satisfied with the sufficiency of any security, he may require a fresh security, and fresh security shall be given accordingly, either in accordance with Schedule V. to the Act or in such other form as the Minister requires.

Evidence of payment of Australian rate of wages.

Sec. 289.

30. Before a ship, licensed to engage in the coasting trade, is granted a clearance for any port beyond Australia, the master shall produce to the Deputy Director a statement in Form M & A—9, showing the period for which the ship has been engaged in the coasting trade, together with an acknowledgment, in accordance with Form M & A—10, by the officers and crew of the ship, that the wages at the current rates ruling in Australia, due to them for the period the ship has been so engaged, have been paid to them in full, as required by the Act:

Provided that this regulation shall not apply in the case of a ship registered in Australia whose crew is engaged on articles of agreement entered into in Australia, or of a British ship which is engaged on a voyage to terminate in some part of the British Dominions, and whose owner, master or agent has given satisfactory security, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 289 of the Act that the seamen employed on the ship during the period of her engagement in the coasting trade will be paid, on their discharge, the wages to which they are or may become entitled under Part VI. of the Act, and that there will be produced, within a specified time after the completion of the voyage, to the person or authority named in the security, satisfactory evidence that such payment has been made.

Forms.

31. (1) Where a prescribed form contains, by way of note or otherwise, a clear indication or direction of any requirement as to—

(a)the number of copies of the document to be tendered (the words “In duplicate”, for example, being a sufficient indication of the number required);

(b) the nature or form of the information to be furnished; or

(c) any action, either by way of signing a form of declaration or otherwise, to be taken by the person concerned in the transaction in which the document is used,

the requirement so indicated shall be deemed to be prescribed.

(2) The Deputy Director may accept, in lieu of any prescribed form, other than a prescribed form of security, a document which is substantially in accordance with the prescribed form.

Repeal.

32. The Navigation (Manning and Accommodation) Regulations being Statutory Rules 1923 No. 66, as amended by Statutory Rules 1923 No. 102, Statutory Rules 1924 Nos. 1 and 125, Statutory Rules 1925 Nos. 14, 169 and 207, and Statutory Rules 1926 No. 85, are hereby repealed.

 

SCHEDULE.

Commonwealth of Australia
Reg. 6.	Form M & A—1.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 14.	(In triplicate.)
MANNING SCALE—OFFICERS.

Application for a Variation of the Scale of Officers to be Carried by any Ship or by any Class of Ships Specified in Schedule I. to the Act.

I, (full name of applicant) of (address) the (registered owner or charterer, or managing director secretary or agent ofthe registered owner or charterer, or master of the vessel, or secretary of (an organization of officers, or as the case may be)

declare that I am authorized to make application, and I do hereby apply, that the scale of (deck or engine-room) officers prescribed by Schedule I. to the Navigation Act 1912-1926 be varied in respect of (the ship, or class of ships, as the case may be)and in the manner hereunder specified. The reasons in support of this application are fully set out in the attached memorandum:—

Name of Ship, or Class of Ships.—(Foreign-going, Australian-trade, or as the case may be, according to the enumeration of classes of ships in Schedule I.).

Variation desired.—

Dated at this day of 19

(Signature)

(Witness)

 

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 14.	Form M & A—2.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 43.	(In triplicate.)
MANNING SCALE—CREW.

Application for a Variation of the Scale of Crew to be Carried by any Class of Ships Specified in Schedule II. to the Act.

I, (full name of applicant) of (address)

the (registered owner or charterer, or managing director secretary or agent of

the registered owner or charterer, or master of the vessel, or secretary of (an organization of seamen), or as the case may be) declare that I am authorized to make application, and I do hereby apply, that the scale of crew prescribed by Schedule II. to the Navigation Act 1912-1926 be varied in respect of the class of ships and in the manner hereunder specified.

The reasons in support of this application are fully set out in the attached memorandum:—

Class of ships.— (Foreign-going, Australian-trade, or as the case may b e, acccording to the enumeration of classes of ships in Schedule II.).

Variation desired.—

Dated at this day of 19

(Signature)

(Witness)

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 14.	Form M & A—3
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec 43.	(In triplicate.*)
MANNING SCALE—CREW.

Application for a Specification by the Minister of the Number and Description of Persons to be Carried as Crew by a particular Ship.

Name of Ship.	Description.	Nationality.	Port of Registry and Official Number.	Name. of Master.	Tonnage.		N.h.p. of Engines (if any.)
					Gross.	Net.

I, (full name of applicant) of (address) the (registered owner or charterer, or managing director secretary or agent ofthe registered owner or charterer, or master of the vessel, or secretary of (an organization of seamen), or as the case may be) declare that I am authorized to make application, and I do hereby apply, that in lieu of the number of (seamen, greasers, firemen, trimmers, or as the case may be)prescribed by Schedule II. to the Navigation Act 1912-1926 to be carried by ships of the class to which the above-mentioned vessel belongs, the Minister be moved to specify for the ship an amended number as follows:—

Number prescribed by Schedule II.—

Number desired to be specified.—

The reasons in support of this application are fully set out in the attached memorandum.

Dated at this day of 19

(Signature)

(Witness)

*Note.—Separate application to be made, in triplicate, in respect of each ship, and as regards (a) deck hands, (b) shipwrights or carpenters, (c) stokehold hands, (d) cooks, and (e) other ratings.

 

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 22.	Form M & A—4.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 286.

PERMIT TO UNLICENSED BRITISH SHIP—SINGLE VOYAGE.

No.

Name of Ship. Port of Registry and Official Number. Registered Owner. Name of Master.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 286 of the Navigation Act 1912-1926, and in exercise of the power delegated to me by the Minister for Trade and Customs under Section 9 of that Act, I do hereby grant, subject to the conditions set out on the back hereof, permission for the above-named British ship to carry, on the voyage between

 and

commencing at on or about

passengers and cargo between the ports, or any of them, specified hereunder, at which the ship calls during that voyage.

Names of Ports for which Permit Issued.

Dated at this day of 192

Official Stamp.

as Delegate for the Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Note.—Section 286 of the Navigation Act, under which this Permit is issued, provides, inter alia:—

286. (1) Where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Minister, in regard to the coasting trade with any port or between any ports in the Commonwealth or in the Territories under the authority of the Commonwealth—

(a) that no licensed ship is available for the service; or

(b) that the service as carried out by a licensed ship or ships is inadequate to the needs of such port or ports,

and the Minister is satisfied that it is desirable in the public interest that unlicensed ships be allowed to engage in that trade, he may grant permits to unlicensed British ships to do so, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose.

(2) The carriage by the ship named in any such permit of passengers or cargo to or from any port or between any ports specified in the permit shall not be deemed engaging in the coasting trade.

(3) A permit issued under this section may be for a single voyage only, or may be a continuing permit.

(4) A continuing permit may be cancelled by the Minister upon not less than six months’ notice to the master, owner, or agent of the ship of his intention to cancel it.

(5) The Minister shall, within fourteen days of the granting of any permit under this section, or of the notice of intention to cancel any such permit, notify in the Gazette the issue of the permit or the giving of the notice, as the case may be, with particulars thereof.

 

Conditions, if any, under which this Permit is issued—

 

Commonwealth of Australia
Reg. 22.	Form M & A—5.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 286.

PERMIT TO UNLICENSED BRITISH SHIP—CONTINUING.

No.

Name of Ship. Port of Registry and Official Number. Registered Owner. Name of Master.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 286 of the Navigation Act 1912-1926, I do hereby grant, subject to the conditions set out on the back hereof, permission for the above named British ship to carry passengers and cargo between the ports, or any of them, specified hereunder.

This Permit remains in force until cancelled by me upon not less than six months notice to the master, owner, or agent of the ship of the intended cancellation.

Names of Ports for which Permit Issued

Dated at this day of 192

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Note.—Section 286 of the Navigation Act, under which this Permit is issued, provides, inter alia:—

286. (1) Where it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Minister, in regard to the coasting trade with any port or between any ports in the Commonwealth or in the Territories under the authority of the Commonwealth—

(a) that no licensed ship is available for the service, or

(b) that the service as carried out by a licensed ship or ships is inadequate to the needs of such port or ports,

and the Minister is satisfied that it is desirable in the public interest that unlicensed ships be allowed to engage in that trade, he may grant permits to unlicensed British ships to do so, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose.

(2) The carriage by the ship named in any such permit of passengers or cargo to or from any port or between any ports specified in the permit shall not be deemed engaging in the coasting trade.

(3) A permit issued under this section may be for a single voyage only, or may be a continuing permit.

(4) A continuing permit may be cancelled by the Minister upon not less than six months’ notice to the master, owner, or agent of the ship of his intention to cancel it.

(5) The Minister shall, within fourteen days of the granting of any permit under this section, or of the notice of intention to cancel any such permit, notify in the Gazette the issue of the permit or the giving of the notice, as the case may be, with particulars thereof.

Conditions, if any, under which this Permit is issued:—

 

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 23.	Form M & A—6.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 28.

APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE FOR A SHIP TO ENGAGE IN THE COASTING TRADE.

Name of Ship. Description. Nationality. Port of Registry and Official Number.

 

Name of Master.	Tonnage.		*N.H.P. of Engines (if any.)
	Gross.	Net.

Manning Scale.

Deck Officers (Including Master).	Engineers.	Other Ratings.	Total.
No.	No.	No.	No.

Trade or voyage in which engaged.—

I certify that the vessel named is not receiving, and is not under any arrangement to receive, nor during the past twelve months has she received, either directly or indirectly, any  subsidy or bonus from any Government other than that of a part of the British Dominions.

In consideration of a licence being granted I undertake, on my own behalf and on behalf of the master, owner, and agent (if any) of the vessel, that during such time as she is engaged in the coasting trade all requirements of the Navigation Act 1912-1926 and Regulations will be complied with, and that, in particular, the following conditions will be faithfully observed, namely:—

(a)That the officers and crew employed on the ship shall be paid wages in accordance with Part VI. of the Navigation Act 1912-1926;

(b) That the vessel shall be provided with officers and seamen, and with approved accommodation therefor, in accordance with the requirements of the Navigation Act 1912-1926; and

(c)That, if a library is provided on the vessel for the use of passengers, but none is provided for the special use of the officers and crew, the latter shall be entitled to obtain books from the ship’s library upon the same conditions as regulate the issue of such books to the passengers.

The prescribed application fee of £ has been duly paid. Copy of receipted entry form herewith.

I, (full name of applicant) of (address) the (registered owner or charterer, or managing director secretary or agent ofthe registered owner or charterer, or master)

of the (name of vessel) declare that I am authorized to apply and I do hereby make application as above. I further declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the particulars given herein are in every respect true and correct.

(Signature)

Signed and declared before me at this day

of 19 .

Deputy Director of Navigation.

 

* N.H.P. (nominal horse-power) to be calculated as follows:—

Reciprocating Engines.—The sum of the squares of the diameters in inches of all the engine-room steam

cylinders ÷ 30 = N.H.P.

Rotary Engines.—Grate areain square feet × 1¼ = N.H.P. (Grate area of a furnace to be ascertained by multiplying the total length of fire-bars by the mean diameter of the furnace.)

  Payment for services bonâ fide rendered in the carriage of mails, passengers or goods, at rates based solely on the actual commercial value of these services, is not regarded as a subsidy within the meaning of the Navigation Act.

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 24.	Form M & A—7.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 288.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A LICENCE TO ENGAGE IN COASTING TRADE.

Name of Ship. Description. Nationality. Port of Registry and Official Number.

 

Name of Master.	Tonnage.		*N.H.P. of Engines (if any).
	Gross.	Net.

Trade or voyage in which engaged.—

I, (full name of applicant)of (address) the (registered owner or charterer, or managing director secretary or agent ofthe registered owner or charterer, or master) of the (name of vessel) declare that I am authorized to apply and do hereby make application that the Licence to Engage in the Coasting Trade, No. , issued in respect of the above-named vessel at the port of

on 19 (the “Master’s Copy” of which is attached hereto), be renewed for a further period of twelve months.

I declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that during the currency of the present licence the requirements of the Navigation Act 1912-1926 and Regulations in respect of vessels engaging in the coasting trade have been complied with in regard to that vessel, and I undertake that, in consideration of a renewal of the licence being granted, all such requirements will, during the period covered by the licence as renewed, be faithfully observed by the master, owner and agents of the vessel.

The prescribed renewal application fee of £ has been duly paid. Copy of receipted entry form herewith.

(Signature)

Signed and declared before me at this day of 19 .

Deputy Director of Navigation.

 

* N.H.P. (nominal horse-power) to be calculated as follows:—

Reciprocating Engines.—The sum of the squares of the diameters in inches of all the engine-room steam

cylinders ÷ 30 = N.H.P.

Rotary Engines.—Grate area in square feet × 1¼= N.H.P. (Grate area of a furnace to be ascertained by multiplying the total length of fire-bars by the mean diameter of the furnace.)

   

Commonwealth of Australia
Reg. 26.	Form M & A—8
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 288.

LICENCE TO ENGAGE IN THE COASTING TRADE.

No.

Name of Vessel. Port of Registry and Official Number. Name of Master.

Pursuant to the provisions of Part VI. of the Navigation Act 1912-1926, the above-named vessel is hereby licensed, for the period ending on the 30th day of June, 19 , to engage in the coasting trade, subject to compliance by her master, owner and agent, in respect of the vessel, with the provisions of the said Act and of the Regulations thereunder, and in particular with the following conditions:—

(a)That the officers and crew employed on the vessel shall, for the period during which she is engaged in the coasting trade, be paid wages at the current rates ruling in Australia; and

(b) That the vessel shall be provided with officers and seamen, and with approved accommodation therefor, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act.

Dated at this day of 19

(Official stamp.)

Deputy Director of Navigation for the State of

   

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 30.	Form M & A—9
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 289.

STATEMENT OF PERIOD OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE COASTING TRADE

(For vessels clearing to places beyond Australia.)

Name of Ship. Port of Registry. Name of Master.

I, (full name)the Master of the above-mentioned vessel, in respect of which a licence, No. , to engage in the coasting trade was issued at the port of on , and which is now about to proceed to a port beyond Australia, do hereby declare that the period of engagement of the vessel in the coasting trade, during the present voyage, has been as follows:—

Date of Commencement.	Date of Termination.	Period.
		Months.	Days

I declare that for such period the officers and seamen employed on the vessel have been paid wages at the current rates ruling in Australia, and produce herewith an acknowledgment by the officers and seamen at present employed of the receipt in full of the amounts of such wages.

(Signature)

Signed and declared before me at this day of 19

Deputy Director of Navigation.

 

Commonwealth of Australia.
Reg. 30.	Form M & A—10.
Navigation Act 1912-1926.
Sec. 289.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF WAGES AT AUSTRALIAN RATES

(For vessels clearing to places beyond Australia.)

Name of Ship. Port of Registry. Name of Master.

 

Date of Commencement of Engagement in Coasting Trade.	Date of Termination of Engagement in Coasting Trade.	Period.
		Months.	Days.

We, the undersigned officers and crew of the above-named vessel, hereby acknowledge that we have received our wages in full, at the rates specified against our respective names (being the current rates of wages in Australia for our respective ratings) for the total period of the engagement of such vessel in the coasting trade, as set out above.

Signature.	Rating.	Wages per Month.			Signature.	Rating.	Wages per Month.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
.............................	.............	....................			.............................	.............	....................
.............................	.............	....................			.............................	.............	....................
.............................	.............	....................			.............................	.............	....................
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Countersigned

Master.

Date 19

 

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