Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 348 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 15 (Safety equipment for recreational ship operating in smooth waters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 16 (Safety equipment for recreational ship operating in partially smooth waters and beyond) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 18 (Exceptions for personal watercraft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of s 49 (Registration number to be displayed on registered commercial or recreational ships) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Insertion of new s 51A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 51A Ride smart sticker to be displayed on personal watercraft . . . . . . . . 3 8 Amendment of s 58 (Licence required to operate etc. commercial ship) . . 3 9 Replacement of s 95 (Speed limit for ship operating near person in water etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 95 Speed limit for ship operating near person in water etc. . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Replacement of s 181 (Water skiing etc. prohibited in certain waters) . . . 4 181 Ships and activities prohibited in certain waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 11 Amendment of sch 11 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

s1 2 s5 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment (No. 2) No. 348, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the TransportOperations(MarineSafety)Regulation 1995 . ˙ Amendment of s 15 (Safety equipment for recreational ship operating in smooth waters) 3. Section 15(1), after ‘recreational ship’— insert— ‘, other than a personal watercraft,’. ˙ Amendment of s 16 (Safety equipment for recreational ship operating in partially smooth waters and beyond) 4. Section 16(1), after ‘recreational ship’— insert— ‘, other than a personal watercraft,’. ˙ Amendment of s 18 (Exceptions for personal watercraft) 5.(1) Section 18, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Safety equipment for personal watercraft ’. (2) Section 18, from ‘A’ to ‘on the craft’— omit, insert— ‘The operator of, and any passenger on, a personal watercraft must’.

s6 3 s9 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment (No. 2) No. 348, 1997 ˙ Amendment of s 49 (Registration number to be displayed on registered commercial or recreational ships) 6. Section 49(3)— insert— ‘(aa) for a personal watercraft—displayed on both sides of the watercraft in characters not less than 75 mm high; or’. ˙ Insertion of new s 51A 7. Part 3, division 5, subdivision 1, after section 51— insert— ˙ ‘ Ride smart sticker to be displayed on personal watercraft ‘ 51A.(1) The owner and master of a personal watercraft must ensure a ride smart sticker is displayed on the personal watercraft so that it can be seen clearly from the operator’s position. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. ‘ (2) In this section— “ride smart sticker” means a ride smart sticker issued by the chief executive.’. ˙ Amendment of s 58 (Licence required to operate etc. commercial ship) 8. Section 58(5)(c), ‘(ii)’, first mention— omit, insert— ‘(i)’. ˙ Replacement of s 95 (Speed limit for ship operating near person in water etc.) 9. Section 95— omit, insert—

s 10 4 s 10 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment (No. 2) No. 348, 1997 ˙ ‘ Speed limit for ship operating near person in water etc. ‘ 95.(1) A person must not operate a ship (including a personal watercraft) at a speed of more than 6 knots in waters— (a) within 30 m of any of the following— (i) a person in the waters; (ii) a ship at anchor, moored or made fast to the shore or aground; (iii) a jetty, wharf, boat ramp or pontoon in or on the waters; (iv) a float or structure exhibiting a code A flag or other commonly accepted signal indicating the presence of a diver in the waters; and (b) for which a speed limit of 6 knots or lower has not been stated under a gazette notice. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. ‘ (2) Also, a person must not operate a personal watercraft at a speed of more than 6 knots in waters within 60 m of a person in the waters. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.’. ˙ Replacement of s 181 (Water skiing etc. prohibited in certain waters) 10. Section 181— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Ships and activities prohibited in certain waters ‘ 181.(1) The owner and master of a ship, or type of ship, must not anchor, berth, moor or operate the ship in waters if doing so endangers marine safety. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. ‘ (2) A person must not conduct an activity in waters if doing so in the waters endangers marine safety. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

s 11 5 s 11 Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Amendment (No. 2) No. 348, 1997 Examples of an activity— Water skiing or tobogganing. ‘ (3) For subsection (1) and (2), the chief executive, by gazette notice, may state the waters where the anchoring, berthing, mooring or operating of a ship, or type of ship, or the conducting of a stated activity endangers marine safety. Example of subsection (3)— 1. The chief executive may publish a gazette notice prohibiting a person operating a ship within 60 m either side of the boundaries of a flagged swimming area. 2. The chief executive may publish a gazette notice prohibiting a person operating a personal watercraft on Tallebudgera Creek, except at a speed of 6 knots and only to enable the person to transverse the creek to reach the ocean. ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 11 (Dictionary) 11. Schedule 11, definition “personal watercraft” , paragraph (a)— omit. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 16 October 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 17 October 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 1997