Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1982 No.71

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Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act \ 9 12.

Dated 22 January 1982.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for Transport

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Changes in crew

1. Regulation 8 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) "and sub-section 52 (1 )".

2. After regulation 8A of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Details of, and details of changes in, the crew of a ship

"8B. (1) For the purposes of sub-section 52 (1) of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 4.

"(2) For the purposes of sub-section 52 (1) of the Act, the prescribed times

are—

(a) in the case of the furnishing of details of the crew of a ship—at any time before the ship leaves port; and

(b) in the case of the furnishing of details of a change in the crew of a ship

(i) except where sub-paragraph (ii) or (iii) applies—at any time during the period that commences when the change occurs and ends 12 hours after the change or when the ship leaves port, whichever first occurs;

(ii) except where sub-paragraph (iii) applies, where the furnishing of details of a change in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) would cause the departure of the ship to be delayed at any time during the period that commences on the arrival of the ship at the next port and ends 12 hours after the arrival; or

(iii) where the ship is proceeding on an overseas voyage from an Australian port before the ship leaves port.".

Schedule

3. Schedule 2 to the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting Form 4 and substituting the following form:

FORM 4 Regulations 8 and 8B

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Navigation Act 1912

REPORT OF CHANGES IN CREW THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OTHER WISH THAN IN THE PRESENCE OF A PROPER AUTHORITY

Name of Ship			Home Port or Port of Registry			Description of voyages			Date and place of signing agreement
PART 1 SEAMEN WHO FAILED TO JOIN THE SHIP OR WHOSE SERVICES WERE LOST WITHIN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE SHIP PUT TO SEA
Reference No. in agreement	Proper return port	Name of seaman	Year of birth	Place of birth	Nationality	Home address	Date and place of signing agreement	Capacity in which engaged	Nos. of certificates (if any)	Date and place of failure to join or loss of services	Reason for loss of services

PART II SUBSTITUTES ENGAGED

Reference No. in agreement

Proper return port

Name of seaman

Year of birth

Place of birth

Nationality

Home address

Date and place of signing agreement

Capacity in which engaged

Nos. of certificates (if any)

Date and hour to be on board

PAR III SEAMEN WHO HAVE BECOME  MEMBERS OF THE CREW

PART IV SEAMEN WHO HAVE CEASED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE CREW

Reference No. in agreement

Name of seaman

Capacity

Date became member

Port

Reference No. in agreement

Name of seaman

Capacity

Date became member

Port

Reason for cessation

TOTAL COMPLEMENT OF SHIP

Dated this day of 19

(Signature of Master)

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 January 1982.

2.