Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations 1935 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 32.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1935.*

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 1912-1935.

Dated this sixth day of April, 1938.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for Minister of State for Commerce.

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Amendments of the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of September, 1938.

2.Regulation 32 of the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Sounding equipment.

“32.—(1.) 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 a Certificate of Equipment under these Regulations has been granted and is in force shall be provided with sounding equipment in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of this regulation and the table set out in Schedule III. to these Regulations.

(2.) The echo deep-sea sounding machine or the mechanical deep-sea sounding machine referred to in the table set out in Schedule III to these Regulations shall be of a type approved by the Director.

(3.) Where a mechanical deep-sea sounding machine is provided, it shall be complete with necessary attachments, including at least 300 fathoms of wire, two leads of at least 28 pounds weight, and either an automatic spring depth recording device or a sufficient supply of glass depth recording tubes with scale.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 107.

1176.—8/7.3.1938—Price 3d.

3.After Schedule II. to the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations the following Schedule is added:—

Reg. 32.

“SCHEDULE III.

Table of Sounding Equipment to be Provided on Ships in Pursuance of Regulation 32 of These Regulations.

Gross Tonnage of ship.	Echo or Mechanical deep-sea sounding machine.	Deep-Sea Lead-Line.			Hand Lead-Line.
		Lead-Line at least 120 fathoms in length.	Lead at least 28 lb. weight.	Reel.	Lead-Line at least 25 fathoms in length.	Lead at least 7 lb weight.
Over 1,000 tons..............	1	1*	1*	1*	2	2
Over 500 tons but not exceeding 1,000 tons	..	2	2	2	2	2
Over 100 tons but not exceeding 500 tons	..	1	1	1	2	2
Over 50 tons but not exceeding 100 tons....................	..	..	..	..	2	2
50 tons and under...........	..	..	..	..	1	1

* If the ship is provided with a mechanical deep-sea sounding machine which is provided with a second, or spare, drum carrying not less than 300 fathoms of wire, it shall not be necessary to provide the ship with a deep-sea lead-line and its attachments.

  If the ship is provided with an efficient sounding machine, it shall not be necessary to provide more than one deep-sea lead-line, with its attachments. If a second, or spare, drum for the sounding machine, with an extra 300 fathoms of wire, is provided, it shall not be necessary to provide the ship with a deep-sea lead-line and its attachments.”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.