Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations 1927 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 83.

 

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, as regards regulation 1 forthwith, and as regards regulation 2 on the first day of March, 1931.

Dated this twenty-first day of July, 1930.

SOMERS

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. E. FENTON

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations.

(Statutory, Rules 1927, No, 93, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 27 of the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) a portable gangway approved by the surveyor as suitable for use in emergency from some convenient part of the vessel.”.

2. Regulation 29of the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Sounding equipment.

“29. Every British ship (except river and bay ships and limited coast trade ships not exceeding 15 tons gross register), in respect of which a Certificate of Survey or of Equipment under these Regulations has been granted and is in force, shall be provided with equipment for taking soundings as follows:—

(a). In the case of a passenger ship of over 1,000 tons gross register or a foreign-going or Australian-trade cargo ship of over 2,000 tons gross register, with:—

(i) an efficient mechanical deep-sea sounding machine of a type approved by the Director, complete with necessary attachments including at least 300 fathoms of wire, two leads each of at least 28 lb. weight and either an automatic spring depth recording device or a sufficient supply of glass depth recording tubes with scale; or

(ii) an echo sounding apparatns of an approved type; and, in either case,

(iii) at least one deep-sea hemp lead-line of a length of at least 120 fathomswith two leads each of at least 28 lb. weight and a suitable reel; and

(iv) at least two hand lead-lines each of a length of at least 25 fathoms with two leads, each of at least 7 lb. weight:

Provided that if the mechanical sounding machine is provided with asecond, or spare, drum carrying not less than 300 fathoms of wire, the hemp deep-sea lead-line and its attachments may be dispensed with;

 

(b) In the case of a foreign-going or Australian-trade passenger ship not exceeding 1,000 tons gross register or a foreign-going or Australian-trade cargo ship over 100 tons gross register but not exceeding 2,000 tons gross register, with:—

(i) at least two deep-sea hemp lead-lines each of a length of at least 120 fathoms with two leads each of at least 28 lb. weight and a suitable reel; and

(ii) at least two hand lead-lines each of a length of at least 25 fathoms with two leads, each of at least 7 lb. weight:

Provided that where a ship is equipped with an efficient sounding machine, one of the deep-sea lead-lines and leads may be dispensed with; and if a second, or spare, drum for the sounding machine, with an extra 300fathoms of wire, is provided, both deep-sea lead lines and leads may be dispensed with;

(c) In the case of a foreign-going or Australian-trade cargo ship not exceeding 100 tons gross register, or a limited coast-trade passenger ship over 100 tons gross register but not exceeding 1,000 tons gross register, or a limited coast-trade cargo ship over 100 tons gross register, with:—

(i) at least one deep-sea hemp lead-line of a length of at least 120 fathoms with one lead of at least 28 lb. weight and a suitable reel; and

(ii) at least two hand lead-lines each of a length of at least 25 fathoms with two leads each of at least 7 lb. weight; and

(d)In the case of a limited coast-trade ship of over 15 tons gross register but not exceeding 100 tons gross register, with at least one hand lead-line of a length of at least 25 fathoms with one lead of at least 7 lb. weight.

  

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