Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 108 made under the TransportOperations(MarineSafety)Act1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of pt 2, div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Division 2 EPIRB for particular ships 9 Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9A Ship to be equipped with EPIRB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9B EPIRB to be registered with AMSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9C Notice of change in particulars of registered EPIRB . 4 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Standards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of sch 15 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 November 2008. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2004. 4 Replacement of pt 2, div 2 Part 2, division 2— omit, insert— ‘Division 2 EPIRB for particular ships ‘9 Application of div 2 ‘This division applies to a ship in Queensland waters, other than a ship— (a) in smooth waters; or (b) in partially smooth waters; or (c) within 2n miles from land. Editor’s note — ‘n mile’ is the symbol for ‘international nautical mile’ ‘9A Ship to be equipped with EPIRB ‘(1) The ship must be equipped with an EPIRB that— (a) has an operational frequency of 406MHz; and (b) complies with AS/NZS 4280.1:2003; and Page 2 2008 SL No. 108

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 4] (c) has been registered under section 9B by the owner or master of the ship on which the EPIRB is to be operated; and (d) has up to date registration. ‘(2) For subsection (1)(d), an EPIRB has up to date registration if— (a) there has been no change in the particulars given by the owner or master of the ship to AMSA under section 9B for the registration of the EPIRB; or (b) notice of each change in the particulars has been given by the owner or master of the ship to AMSA under section 9C for the EPIRB. ‘(3) An EPIRB that complies with this section is safety equipment to which section 44 of the Act applies. ‘9B EPIRB to be registered with AMSA ‘For section 9A(1)(c), a person who is the owner or master of the ship must register the EPIRB with AMSA by giving notice of the following particulars to AMSA, in the way required by AMSA— (a) the owner or master’s name, address and phone number; (b) the name and phone number of a person nominated by the owner or master as the owner or master’s alternative contact; (c) the identifying code of the EPIRB; (d) details of the ship on which the EPIRB is to be operated that are reasonably required by AMSA; (e) any other details reasonably required by AMSA. Editor’s note — • AMSA’s Brisbane office is at level 10, 410 Ann Street Brisbane • AMSA has other offices in Queensland • AMSA’s internet address is < 2008 SL No. 108 Page 3

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 5] ‘9C Notice of change in particulars of registered EPIRB ‘(1) For section 9A(2)(b), a person who is the owner or master of the ship must give notice to AMSA, in the way required by AMSA, of any change in the particulars given to AMSA under section 9B for the registration of the EPIRB. ‘(2) The person must give AMSA notice of the change within 14 days after the change.’. 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Standards) Schedule 1, items 10 and 11— omit, insert— ‘10 AS/NZS 4280.1:2003 (406 MHz satellite distress beacons—Marine emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRB))’. 6 Amendment of sch 15 (Dictionary) Schedule 15— insert— ‘ AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 1 May 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 2 May 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 2008 Page 4 2008 SL No. 108