Navigation (Miscellaneous Equipment) Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES

1968 No. 36

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1967.*

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 1912-1967.

Dated this twentieth day of March, 1968.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) Ian Sinclair

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

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Amendments of the Navigation (Miscellaneous Equipment) Regulations†

1. Regulations 14 and 15 of the Navigation (Miscellaneous Equipment) Regulations are repealed and the following Regulations inserted in their stead:—

Signalling lamp.

 “14.—(1.) A ship (other than a ship referred to in the next succeeding sub-regulation) shall be provided with—

(a) a morse-signalling lamp; or

(b) a daylight-signalling lamp of a type approved by the Minister.

“(2.) A ship registered in Australia, being a ship of over 150 tons, that is engaged on an international voyage shall be provided with a daylight-signalling lamp of a type approved by the Minister.

Pilot ladders.

“15.—(1.) A ship shall be provided with a pilot ladder that complies with the following sub-regulations of this regulation.

“(2.) The ladder shall be of a length that is not less than the distance between the place where access to the ship is provided for the pilot and the waterline at the lightest possible draught of the ship immediately below that place.

“(3.) Where the distance referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation is more than thirty feet, an accommodation ladder shall be provided of such a length that the distance between the foot of the accommodation ladder and the waterline at the lightest possible draught of the ship immediately below the foot of the accommodation ladder is not more than thirty feet.

“(4.) The treads of the ladder shall be not less than nineteen inches long, four and one-half inches wide and one inch deep and shall be spaced not less than twelve inches or more than fifteen inches apart.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on                                        1968.

† Statutory Rules 1959, No. 54, as amended by Statutory Rules 1963, No. 97.

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“(5.) The side ropes of the ladder shall consist of two manila ropes, each of which shall be not less than two and a quarter inches in circumference.

“(6.) The ladder shall be secured so that each tread is horizontal and rests firmly against the ship’s side and, if necessary, spreaders shall be provided to prevent twisting.

“(7.) Where the construction of a ship makes it impossible to secure the ladder so that each tread rests firmly against the ship’s side, the ladder shall be so secured that as many steps of the ladder as possible rest firmly against the ship’s side.

“(8.) Handholds shall be provided at the head of the pilot ladder or, where an accommodation ladder is provided in accordance with sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation, at the foot of the accommodation ladder.

“(9.) A ship shall be provided, for use in connexion with a pilot ladder, with—

(a) two man-ropes, of the same length as the ladder and not less than two and one-half inches in circumference; and

(b) a safety line.

“(10.) The man-ropes shall be secured, one on each side of the ladder, when it is rigged.

“(11.) The Minister may, if he considers that a ship has such a freeboard that the provision of a pilot ladder is unnecessary, by writing under his hand, exempt the ship from the requirements of this regulation.

Use of pilot ladders.

“15a.—(1.) The master of a ship shall ensure that the pilot ladder is rigged, and its use is, under the supervision of a deck officer.

“(2.) The master of a ship shall ensure that the pilot ladder is not used, except in an emergency, by persons other than pilots and officials.

“(3.) The master of a ship shall ensure that the pilot ladder is rigged clear of any possible discharges from the ship.

“(4.) The master of a ship shall ensure that a light capable of shining over the side is available at the position at which the pilot ladder is rigged and that the light is illuminated if the pilot ladder is rigged at night.

Penalty: Two hundred dollars.

Application.

“15b. A reference in the last three preceding regulations to a ship is a reference to a Class I. ship, a Class II. ship or a Class III. ship.”.

2. After regulation 17 of the Navigation (Miscellaneous Equipment) Regulations, the following regulations are added:—

Exemption of certain ships.

“18. Where—

(a) a ship, other than a nuclear ship, is engaged on voyages other than international voyages; or

(b) the keel of the ship was laid before the date of commencement of these Regulations,

the Minister may, if he is satisfied that the requirements of these Regulations are unreasonable having regard to the ship and its equipment, exempt the ship from complying with the provisions of these Regulations to the extent specified by him.

Equivalents.

“19.—(1.) Where a provision of these Regulations requires a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried in a ship or a particular provision to be made in a ship, the Minister may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made, if he is satisfied that the other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by that provision of these Regulations.

“(2.) The reference in the last preceding sub-regulation to a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision to be made in a ship shall not be read as including a reference to a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision to be made in a ship in respect of which the Minister may exercise the powers conferred by sub-section (2.) of section 191a of the Act.”.

Amendments in relation to decimal currency.

3. The Navigation (Miscellaneous Equipment) Regulations are amended as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

THE SCHEDULE

Regulation 3.

AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO DECIMAL CURRENCY

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