Northern Territory Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

MARINE (SAFETY MANNING) REGULATIONS

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MARINE (SAFETY MANNING) REGULATIONS

As in force at 2 April 2001

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 2 April 2001. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

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MARINE (SAFETY MANNING) REGULATIONS

Regulations under the Marine Act

Part I Introductory

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations.

1. Commencement

These Regulations shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

1. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Code means the Uniform Code and includes appendices thereto.

section, clause and subclause mean a section, clause and subclause of the Code.

vessel means a vessel other than a vessel that is:

(a) a hire and drive vessel;

(b) a pleasure craft;

(c) a commercial vessel that is proceeding on an interstate or overseas voyage;

(d) a fishing vessel that is proceeding on an overseas voyage;

(da) a fishing vessel that is less than 6.2 metres in length that is operating in conjunction with a mother vessel and is within 5 nautical miles of the mother vessel;

(db) a fishing vessel that is less than 6.2 metres in length that is operating within 5 nautical miles of the coast;

(e) an off-shore industry mobile unit; or

(f) an off-shore industry vessel in respect of which a declaration under section 8A(5) of the Navigation Act is in force.

Part II Manning requirements

1. Application of Code

Subject to these Regulation, part 4 of section 2 and part 4 of section 3 extends and applies to all vessels.

1. Construction of Code

In construing part 4 of section 2 and part 4 of section 3:

(a) the definitions contained in sections 1, 2 and 3 shall be read subject to the Act and these Regulations;

(b) references to Authority shall, in relation to the Territory, be read as referring to the Department primarily responsible to the Minister for the administration of the Act;

(c) references to a Manning Committee or the Committee shall be read as references to the appropriate advisory committee; and

(d) references to vessel shall be read as references to a vessel to which these Regulations apply.

1. Safety manning requirements

The number of certificated and uncertificated persons required to be on board a vessel for the purposes of section 25 of the Act shall be determined by the Authority in accordance with the Code.

1. Review

Where the owner of a vessel is dissatisfied with the determination of the Authority of the number of certificated and uncertificated persons required to be on board in relation to the vessel, he or she may, not later than 28 days after the date of the determination, request the Director to review the determination.

Part III Watchkeeping qualifications

1. Watchkeeping qualifications

The prescribed qualifications for watchkeeping officers are:

(a) in respect of a navigation watch or the operation of the main propulsion machinery of a vessel – the qualifications set out in subclause 2.2 of section 2;

(b) in respect of a radiotelegraph installation on a vessel – the qualifications required by the applicable provisions of the Commonwealth Navigation (Radio) Regulations, as amended from time to time; and

(c) in respect of a radiotelephone installation on a vessel – the qualifications set out in clause 21 of section 12.

ENDNOTES

1 KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

2 LIST OF LEGISLATION

3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS

r 3 amd No. 35, 1991, r 3; No. 9, 2001

r 4 amd No. 35, 1991, r 4

r 5 amd No. 35, 1991, r 5

rr 6 – 7 sub No. 35, 1991, r 6

sch rep No. 35, 1991, r 7