{"id":"C1924L00198","name":"Navigation (Load-lines) Regulations","slug":"c1924l00198","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"198 of 1924","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380135,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1924L00198-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Load-lines) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1924\\. No. 198.\n\n————\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1920.\n\nI, 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 1912-1920, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this seventeenth day of December, 1924.\n\nForster,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nH. E. PRATTEN,\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\n———\n\nNAVIGATION (LOAD-LINES) REGULATIONS.\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Load-lines) Regulations.\n\nDefinitions.\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n“Amidships” means the middle of the length of the load water line as measured from the fore side of the stem to the aft side of the stern post:\n\n“The Merchant Shipping Act” means the Imperial Act known as the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, and includes any Imperial Act amending it or substituted for it.\n\n“Classed”, in relation to a ship, means classed in a corporation or association for the survey and registry of ships, approved by the Governor-General under section 204 of the Navigation Act, and holding a valid certificate, as prescribed, issued by such corporation or association:\n\n“Unclassed”, in relation to a ship, indicates a ship other than a classed ship.\n\nApplication.\n\n3.—(1) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3) of this regulation, these Regulations shall apply to—\n\n(a) all ships registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade; and\n\n(b) all other merchant ships (British and foreign) while within any port in the Commonwealth.\n\nExemptions.\n\n(2) These Regulations shall not apply to—\n\n(a) limited coast-trade ships under 50 tons gross registered tonnage;\n\n(b) ships employed solely in fishing;\n\n(c) pleasure yachts;\n\n(d) river and bay ships;\n\n(e) ships trading exclusively within the limits of a single State; or\n\n \n\n(f) ships which, not being registered in Australia or engaged in the coasting trade, come into a port in the Commonwealth for any purpose other than the purpose of embarking or landing passengers, or taking in or discharging cargo, or taking in bunker coal.\n\n(3) These Regulations (with the exception of sub-regulations (5) and (6) of regulation 6, and regulations 7 and 8) shall not apply to—\n\n(a) any ship in respect of which a load-line certificate has been issued in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Act by, or under the authority of, the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom and is in force; or\n\n(b) any ship belonging to any British Dominion, British Possession, or foreign country, whose ships have been exempted by the Governor-General under section 188 of the Navigation Act from compliance with the provisions of that Act (except the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 220) relating to deck and load-lines, and in respect of which ship a load-line certificate has been issued in the country to which she belongs and is in force.\n\nColour and width of lines.\n\n4. All deck and load-lines required by the Act or these Regulations to be applied to ships shall be painted, in white or yellow on a dark ground, or in black on a light ground, in lines one inch in breadth.\n\nMarking of Disc.\n\n5\\. (1) The circular disc prescribed by section 220 of the Navigation Act shall be marked on each side of the ship, amidships or as near thereto as is practicable, with the position of its centre placed at such level as is specified in the certificate of approval.\n\n(2) The disc shall be 12 inches in diameter, and shall have a horizontal line 18 inches in length drawn through it in such position that its upper edge shall pass through the centre of the disc.\n\n(3) The position of the disc shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act.\n\nMaximum load-lines.\n\n6\\. (1) The lines to be used in connexion with the disc in order to indicate the maximum load-lines under different circumstances and at different seasons shall be horizontal lines, 9 inches in length, extending from and at right angles to a vertical line marked 21 inches forward of the centre of the disc.\n\n(2) The maximum load-line in fresh water shall be marked abaft such vertical line, and the maximum load-lines in salt water shall be marked forward of such vertical line, as shown in the diagrams hereinafter mentioned.\n\n(3) Such maximum load-lines shall be as follows, and the upper edges of the lines shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Regulation, respectively indicate:—\n\nFresh Water.—The maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded in fresh water.\n\n \n\nIndian Summer.—The maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded in salt water for voyages during the fine season in the Indian seas, between the limits of Suez and Singapore.\n\nSummer.—The maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded in salt water for voyages (other than Indian summer voyages) from European and Mediterranean ports between the months of April and September, both inclusive, or for voyages from or between Australian ports in any season of the year, and as to voyages in other parts of the world (other than Indian summer voyages) the maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded during the corresponding or recognized summer months.\n\nWinter.—The maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded in salt water for voyages (other than Indian summer voyages and summer voyages) from European and Mediterranean ports between the months of October and March, both inclusive, and as to voyages in other parts of the world (excepting from or between Australian ports) the maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded during the corresponding or recognised winter months.\n\nWinter, North Atlantic.—The maximum depth to which the vessel may be loaded in salt water for voyages to or from the Mediterranean or any European port, from or to ports in British North America, or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, between the months of October and March, both inclusive.\n\n(4) Such maximum load-lines shall be distinguished by initial letters, conspicuously marked opposite the horizontal lines above-mentioned, as follows:—\n\nFW—Fresh water.\n\nIS—Indian summer.\n\nS—Summer.\n\nW—Winter.\n\nWNA—Winter, North Atlantic.\n\nDead-weight Cargo.\n\n(5) In the case of vessels laden with dead-weight cargo (other than coal), and being in or coming into any port in Australia, the maximum load-line to which the vessel may be submerged, in salt water, shall be, for a steam-ship the Winter load-line, and for a sailing ship the Winter North Atlantic load-line, as described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Regulation.\n\n(6) For the purposes of these Regulations a cargo shall be deemed to be a dead-weight cargo if it consists, to the extent of 85 per cent., of any one or more of the following goods, viz.:—metalliferous ores, (whether bagged or in bulk), iron or steel rails or girders, pig iron, or other homogeneous cargo with a specific gravity of 4 or over.\n\nMaximum Summer Load-line.\n\n7\\. The upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc shall indicate the maximum summer load-line in salt water. The position of the upper edge of the other lines to be used in connexion with the disc, relative to the upper edge of the line passing through the centre of the disc (the maximum summer load-line), shall be as indicated in the certificate of approval.\n\n \nMaximum Load-line for Voyage.\n\n8. The provisions of the Navigation Act 1912-1920 as to load-lines shall have effect as if the maximum load-line applicable to a particular voyage or cargo were drawn through the centre of the disc.\n\nMarking of Steam-ships and Sailing Ships.\n\n9. (1) Steam-ships shall be marked on both sides with such of the horizontal lines as aforesaid as are applicable to the nature of their employment.\n\n(2) Sailing ships shall be marked on both sides with such of the lines (in addition to the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc) as indicate the maximum load-line for fresh water and for North Atlantic winter.\n\nPermanent Marking of Disc and Lines.\n\n10. The position of the disc and of each of the lines shall, in the case of iron and steel vessels, be permanently marked by centre-punch marks. In the case of wooden vessels the disc and lines shall be sunk, for their full breadths, a depth of not less than one quarter of an inch into the planking.\n\nDiagrams.\n\n11. The positions of the disc and of the horizontal line passing through its centre, as also of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc, are shown in the diagrams opposite hereto.\n\nApplication for Certificate.\n\n12. Application for a certificate of approval of the position of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith, or of any alteration thereof, shall be made by one of the registered owners or the builder of the ship. Every application shall be made to the Deputy-Director of Navigation for the State in accordance with Form LL.—1.\n\nDuration of certificates.\n\n13. With respect to certificates of approval and their duration, the following rules shall apply:—\n\n(a) As regards all ships classed in any corporation or association for the survey or registry of ships approved by the Governor-General under section 204 of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, the certificate of approval shall be for a period (not exceeding four years) mentioned therein, but shall cease to have effect if at any time during that period the class of the ship is changed or withdrawn. Such certificate shall be in Form LL.—2 or LL.—3, according as the ship is a steam-ship or sailing ship.\n\n(b) As regards unclassed iron and steel steam-ships, the certificate of approval will be granted for a period (not exceeding four years) mentioned therein, and upon the expiration of such period the certificate shall cease to have effect:\n\nProvided that where the condition of the vessel does not, in the opinion of the surveyor, warrant the issue of a certificate for a period of more than twelve months without further survey at the end of that time, the certificate will be granted for twelve months, but may be extended from time to time, for a period of twelve months, by endorsement by a Deputy-Director, after,\n\n \n\non each occasion, a survey of the vessel, but so as not to exceed, in any case, a total period of four years from the date of the first granting of the certificate. The certificate shall be in Form LL.—2b or Form LL.—2c, as the case may require.\n\n(c) As regards unclassed wooden ships and unclassed iron and steel sailing ships, the certificate will be granted for a period (not exceeding four years) mentioned therein, and at the expiration of such period it shall cease to have effect. Such certificate shall be in Form LL.—3a.\n\n(d) As regards all vessels having deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, if any change tending to invalidate the right to such deductions is made in the structural condition of the deck erections, the certificate of approval shall thereupon cease to have effect.\n\n![C1924L00198.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nDiagrams illustrating the Marking of Steam-ships and Sailing Ships respectively.\n\n \nCertificates to be duplicate.\n\n14\\. A certificate of approval shall be issued in duplicate. One copy, marked “Ship’s Copy,” shall be posted in some conspicuous place on board the ship, in accordance with the requirements of regulation 18 of these Regulations. The second, marked “Master’s Copy,” shall be kept in the custody of the master, and shall be produced by him to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, on each occasion before a new agreement is entered into with the crew.\n\nExpiration of Certificates.\n\n15\\. (1) On a certificate of approval ceasing to have effect, it shall at once be delivered up to the Deputy-Director of Navigation for the State, who shall cancel the same.\n\n(2) If a certificate which has ceased to have effect is not handed in for cancellation, it shall be competent for the Deputy-Director to notify any Collector of Customs that such certificate is no longer valid, and for any Collector on receiving such notice to refuse clearance to the vessel in question.\n\nEntries in Official Log.\n\n16\\. The master of every British ship shall, before she leaves any dock, wharf, port, or harbor in Australia, for the purpose of proceeding to sea, enter in the official log, if not so previously entered, all the particulars stated in the certificate issued as aforesaid.\n\nState-trade Ships.\n\n17. In the case of a ship of which the master or owner is not required to enter outwards at the Customs, and which is required to be marked with the disc indicating the load-line, the statement of the position of the disc required by section 223 (1) (b) of the Navigation Act 1912-1920 shall be furnished by the owner, or, in the case of a ship not owned in Australia, by the charterer or agent of the ship, before the ship’s first departure from a port subsequent to the first day of January in each year.\n\nCertificate to be exhibited.\n\n18. The managing owner or master shall, on the delivery to him or his agent of any such certificate as aforesaid, forthwith cause the “Ship’s Copy” of the same to be framed and put up in some conspicuous part of the ship so as to be visible to all persons on board, and shall cause it to be continued to be so exhibited so long as the certificate remains in force and the ship is in use.\n\nFees.\n\n19\\. (1) The fee for the survey of a vessel for a Certificate of Approval under these Regulations shall be according to the following scale, viz.:—\n\n```html\n

Gross Tonnage of Vessel.

Classed Vessels.

Unclassed Vessels.

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£

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Under 100 tons.............................

2

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0

4

0

0

100 tons and under 300 tons ................

2

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6

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300 „ „ „ 500 „ ................

3

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0

8

0

0

500 „ „ „ 1,000 „ ................

4

0

0

11

0

0

1,000 „ „ „ 1,500 „ ................

5

0

0

14

0

0

1,500 „ „ „ 2,000 „ ................

6

0

0

17

0

0

2,000 „ „ „ 2,500 „ ................

7

0

0

20

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2,500 „ „ „ 3,000 „ ................

8

0

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23

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3

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\n```\n\n \n\n(2) A special fee of £5 is also payable for the load-line survey of an unclassed ferro-concrete vessel in addition to the fee prescribed in the third column of the above table.\n\n(3) The fee for an unclassed vessel shall be charged for an unclassed wooden sailing or motor vessel whether opened out for survey or not.\n\n(4) When owners or builders submit designs of a new vessel and require a provisional assignment of freeboard, the fee prescribed above shall be paid accordingly as the vessel is classed or unclassed. This will cover the final assignment of freeboard and issue of a Certificate of Approval.\n\n(5) The fee for the inspection of minor alterations involving an alteration of freeboard in a vessel having a valid Certificate of Approval is two-fifths the full fee chargeable.\n\n(6) The fee for a copy of a Certificate of Approval of load-line is 10s.\n\n(7) When a survey of a vessel for a Certificate of Approval of load-line is made at the same time as a survey for a Certificate of Survey, a reduced fee for the combined survey shall be charged in accordance with the provisions of Schedule II. to the Navigation (Survey and Equipment) Regulations in that regard.\n\n(8) The fee for any service in connexion with the determining, marking, or certifying of the load-lines of a vessel, not enumerated in this regulation, shall be the same as that charged by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom for a similar service.\n\n(9) The amount of the fee shall be paid, at the principal port in a State, to the Deputy Director of Navigation or the Collector of Customs, and at an outport to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, at the time of making application for the service required.\n\nRepeal.\n\n20. The Navigation (Load-lines) Regulations, being Statutory Rules 1923, No. 103, as amended by Statutory Rule 1924, No. 56, are hereby repealed.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n—— Form LL.—1.\n\nCommonwealth of Australia.\n\nNavigation Act 1912-1920.\n\nAPPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.\n\nI, (a)\n\nhereby make application for a Certificate of Approval of the position (b)/alteration of the position of the centre of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith of the steam-ship/sailing ship Official No. The vessel is classed./is not classed. The vessel is/is not intended to be employed in the Indian Ocean.\n\nThe vessel is/is not intended to be employed in the North Atlantic trade. No previous application has been made by the builder or the owner for a certificate of approval of the position/of alteration the position of the centre of the disc of this vessel either under the Navigation Act 1912-1920 or to any authority appointed in accordance with section 443 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (except in respect of a previous certificate dated which has expired or ceased to have effect).\n\nDated this day of 19\n\nRegistered Owner.\n\nBuilder.\n\n(a) Here insert full name and address.\n\n(b) Strike out the words which do not apply.\n\n \nForm LL.—2.\n\n```html\n

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Navigation Act 1912-1920. No.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.

Issued under the Nav. (Load-Lines) Regs.

\n```\n\nCertificate of Approval of the Position (Alteration of the Position) of the Centre of the Disc and of the Lines to be used in connexion therewith, on the Steam-ship “ ,” Port of Registry , Official No ,\n\nThe Minister has, in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, approved of the position/an alteration of the position of the centre of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith on the above-named Steam-ship, and it is hereby certified that—\n\n(a) the Centre of the Disc is placed at feet inches below the deck-line marked under the provisions of the Navigation Act 1912-1920;\n\n(b) the position of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc shall be as follows:—\n\nMaximum load-line in Fresh Water.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Indian Summer.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Summer.—-The upper edge of this line is on the same level as the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter.—-The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nThis certificate is to remain in force only so long as the vessel remains in her present class, and no change takes place in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, and not in any case beyond , 19 .\n\nDated at this day of , 19 .\n\n(official stamp.)\n\nDeputy Director of Navigation for the State of\n\nNote.—In accordance with the Regulations made under the Navigation Act 1912-1920, the disc and lines must be permanently marked by centre-punch marks or cutting, and the particulars given above are required to be entered in the official log.\n\nThe “Ship’s Copy” of this certificate should be framed and glazed, and is required to be posted in some conspicuous place on board the ship so as to be easily visible to all persons on board. Penalty: £10.\n\nIf and so soon as the class of the ship is either changed or withdrawn, or if and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of the deck erections above-mentioned, this certificate will cease to have effect, and must be delivered to the Deputy-Director to be cancelled.\n\nThe Summer freeboard applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports, from April to September inclusive, and to voyages from or between Australian ports in any season of the year. In other parts of the world this freeboard should be used during the corresponding or recognised summer months.\n\nThe freeboard for Indian Summer applies to voyages in the fine season in the Indian seas between the limits of Suez and Singapore.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports between the months of October and March, both inclusive, and to voyages in other parts of the world (excepting from or between Australian ports) during the corresponding or recognised winter months; also to voyages to or from Australia of steam-ships laden with dead weight cargo other than coal.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter, North Atlantic, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean or any United Kingdom or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at, ports in British North America, or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive.\n\n \n\nForm. LL.—2b.\n\n```html\n

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Navigation Act 1912-1920. No.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.

Issued under the Nav. (Load-Lines) Regs.

\n```\n\nCertificate of Approval of the Position (Alteration of the Position) of the Centre of the Disc and of the Lines to be used in connexion therewith, on the Steam-ship “ ,” Port of Registry , Official No.\n\nThe Minister has, in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, approved of the position/an alteration of the position of the centre of the disc, and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith on the above-named Steam-ship, and it is hereby certified that—\n\n(a) the Centre of the Disc is placed at feet inches below the deck-line marked under the provisions of the Navigation Act 1912-1920;\n\n(b) the position of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc shall be as follows:—\n\nMaximum load-line in Fresh Water.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Indian Summer.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Summer.—The upper edge of this line is on the same level as the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nThis certificate is to remain in force only so long as the vessel remains in her present class, and no change takes place in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, and not in any case beyond , 19 .\n\nDated at this day of , 19 .\n\n(official stamp.)\n\nDeputy-Director of Navigation for the State of\n\nNote.—In accordance with the regulations made under the Navigation Act 1912-1920, the disc and lines must he permanently marked by centre-punch marks or cutting, and the particulars given above are required to be entered in the official log.\n\nThe “Ship’s Copy” of this certificate should he framed and glazed, and is required to be posted in some conspicuous place on board the ship so as to be easily visible to all persons on board. Penalty: £10.\n\nOn the day of 19 , or if and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, this certificate will cease to have effect, and it must be delivered to the Deputy-Director to be cancelled.\n\nThe Summer freeboard applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports from April to September inclusive, and to voyages from or between Australian ports in any season of the year. In other parts of the world this freeboard should be used during the corresponding or recognised summer months.\n\nThe freeboard for Indian Summer applies to voyages in the fine season in the Indian seas between the limits of Suez and Singapore.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports between the months of October and March, both inclusive, and to voyages in other parts of the world (excepting from or between Australian ports) during the corresponding or recognised winter months; also to voyages to or from Australia of steamships laden with dead weight cargo other than coal.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter, North Atlantic, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean or any United Kingdom or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at, ports in British North America, or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive.\n\n \nForm LL.—2c.\n\n```html\n

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Navigation Act 1912-1920. No.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.

Issued under the Nav. (Load-Lines) Regs.

\n```\n\nCertificate of Approval of the Position (Alteration of the Position) of the Centre of the Disc, and of the Lines to be used in connexion therewith, on the Steam-ship “ ,” Port of Registry , Official No.\n\nThe Minister has, in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, approved of the position/an alteration of the position of the centre of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith on the above-named Steam-ship, and it is hereby certified that—\n\n(a) the Centre of the Disc is placed at feet inches below the deck-line marked under the provisions of the Navigation Act 1912-1920;\n\n(b) the position of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc shall be as follows:—\n\nMaximum load-line in Fresh Water.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Indian Summer.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Summer.—The upper edge of this line is on the same level as the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nSubject to the Navigation Act and Regulations, this Certificate is to remain in force for a period of 12 months from the date of issue, and thereafter, subject to survey, for a further period of 12 months from the date of the last endorsement (if any) hereunder, but not in any case beyond the day of 19 .\n\nDated at this day of , 19 .\n\n(official stamp.)\n\nDeputy Director of Navigation for the State of\n\n| | Endorsements. | |\n| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |\n| 1st Endorsement. | 2nd Endorsement. | 3rd Endorsement. |\n| Extended for Further 12 Months. | Extended for Further 12 Months. | Extended for Further 12 Months. |\n| Port | Port | Port |\n| Date | Date | Date |\n| Signature | Signature | Signature |\n| Deputy Director of Navigation. | Deputy Director of Navigation. | Deputy Director of Navigation. |\n| | [U.S.S.] | |\n| | | |\n\nNotes.—In accordance with the regulations made under the Navigation Act 1912-1920, the disc and lines must be permanently marked by centre-punch marks or cutting, and the particulars given above are required to be entered in the official log. The “Ship’s Copy” of this certificate must also be framed and put up in some conspicuous part of the ship.\n\nIf and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, this certificate will cease to have effect, and it must be delivered to the Deputy-Director to be cancelled.\n\nThe Summer freeboard applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports from April to September inclusive, and to voyages from or between Australian ports in any season of the year. In other parts of the world this freeboard should be used during the corresponding or recognised summer months.\n\nThe freeboard for Indian Summer applies to voyages in the fine season in the Indian seas between the limits of Suez and Singapore.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter applies to voyages from European and Mediterranean ports between the months of October and March, both inclusive, and to voyages in other parts of the world (excepting from or between Australian ports) during the corresponding or recognised winter months; also to voyages to or from Australia of steam-ships laden with dead weight cargo other than coal.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter, North Atlantic, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean or any British or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at, ports in British North America, or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive.\n\n \n\nForm LL.—3.\n\n```html\n

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Navigation Act 1912-1920. No.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.

Issued under the Nav. (Load-Lines) Regs.

\n```\n\nCertificate of Approval of the Position (Alteration of the Position) of the Centre of the Disc and of the Lines to be used in connexion therewith, on the Sailing ship “ ,” Port of Registry , Official No .\n\nThe Minister has, in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, approved of the position/an alteration of the position of the centre of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith on the above-named Sailing-Ship, and it is hereby certified that—\n\n(a) the Centre of the Disc is placed at feet inches below the deck-line marked under the provisions of the Navigation Act 1912-1920;\n\n(b) the position of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc shall be as follows:—\n\nMaximum load-line in Fresh Water.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nThis certificate is to remain in force only so long as the vessel remains in her present class, and no change takes place in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, and not in any case beyond , 19 .\n\nDated at this day of 19 .\n\n(official stamp.)\n\nDeputy-Director of Navigation for the State of\n\nNote.—In accordance with the regulations made under the Navigation Act 1912-1920 the disc and lines must be permanently marked by centre-punch marks or cutting, and the particulars given above are required to be entered in the official log.\n\nThe “Ship’s Copy” of this certificate should be framed and glazed, and is required to be posted in some conspicuous place on board the ship so as to be easily visible to all persons on board. Penalty: £10.\n\nIf and so soon as the class of the ship is either changed or withdrawn, or if and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of the deck erections above-mentioned, this certificate will cease to have effect, and it must be delivered to the Deputy Director to be cancelled.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter, North Atlantic, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean or any United Kingdom or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at ports in British North America or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive; also to voyages to or from Australia of sailing ships laden with dead-weight cargo other than coal.\n\n \n\nForm LL.—3a.\n\n```html\n

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Navigation Act 1912-1920. No.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL—LOAD-LINES.

Issued under the Nav. (Load-Lines) Regs.

\n```\n\nCertificate of Approval of the Position (Alteration of the Position) of the Centre of the Disc and of the Lines to be used in connexion therewith, on the Steam-ship “ ,” Port of Registry , Official No. .\n\nThe Minister has, in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1912-1920, approved of the position/an alteration of the position of the centre of the disc and of the lines to be used in connexion therewith on the above-named Sailing Ship, and it is hereby certified that—\n\n(a) the Centre of the Disc is placed at feet inches below the deck-line marked under the provisions of the Navigation Act 19 ;\n\n(b) the position of the lines to be used in connexion with the disc shall be as follows:—\n\nMaximum load-line in Fresh Water.—The upper edge of this line is inches above the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nMaximum load-line in Winter, North Atlantic.—The upper edge of this line is inches below the upper edge of the horizontal line passing through the centre of the disc.\n\nThis certificate is to remain in force until the day of 19 .\n\nDated at this day of 19 .\n\n(official stamp.)\n\nDeputy-Director of Navigation for the State of\n\nNote.—In accordance with the regulations made under the Navigation Act 1912-1920, the disc and lines must he permanently marked by centre-punch marks or cutting, and the particulars given above are required to be entered in the official log.\n\nThe “Ship’s Copy” of this certificate should be framed and glazed, and is required to be posted in some conspicuous place on board the ship so as to be easily visible to all persons on board. Penalty: £10.\n\nOn the day of 19 , or if and so soon as any change is made in the structural condition of those deck erections in respect of which deductions have been made for freeboard, this certificate will cease to have effect, and it must be delivered to the Deputy-Director to be cancelled.\n\nThe freeboard for Winter, North Atlantic, applies to vessels sailing to, or from, the Mediterranean or any United Kingdom or European port, and which may sail to, or from, or call at, ports in British North America, or eastern ports in the United States, north of Cape Hatteras, from October to March inclusive; also to any voyages to or from Australia of sailing ships laden with dead-weight cargo other than coal.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original scope of establishing load-line safety standards for maritime vessels. They implement the intended purpose of preventing overloading through physical hull markings and certification requirements without significant expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["5 defined terms in the interpretation section including technical maritime concepts like 'amidships' and 'classed'","Nested exemption clauses in regulation 3 with two sub-regulations containing multiple sub-paragraphs","Cross-references to both the UK Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and Australian Navigation Act 1912-1920","Four distinct certification regimes based on vessel construction (classed, unclassed iron/steel steam, unclassed sailing/wooden, ferro-concrete) with different validity periods and renewal rules","Seasonal and geographic conditional logic requiring masters to calculate different safety limits based on voyage timing and destination","Technical specifications for physical markings including precise measurements (12-inch disc, 18-inch line, 21-inch offset, 1-inch breadth)","Special dead-weight cargo provisions with an 85% composition threshold and specific gravity requirement of 4 or over"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations require ships in Australian waters — Australian-registered vessels, coastal traders, and foreign merchant ships in port — to carry permanent load-line markings and follow maximum safe loading limits to prevent overloading and sinking. \n\nThey set five seasonal/geographic load limits, stricter rules for dense cargoes, mandatory certification and surveys, and include targeted exemptions and survey fees based on vessel size and classification."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Regulation 20 expressly repeals the 1923 Navigation (Load‑lines) Regulations and replaces them with this instrument. The new Regulations continue to govern load‑line marking, survey, certification, exemptions and fees, but do so under the revised forms, certificate durations and procedural detail set out here (see reg 20; regs 12–19)."},"complexity_factors":["Technical nautical specifications and measurements for marking the disc and multiple seasonal load‑lines (regs 2, 5–9; diagrams in reg 11).","Multiple classes of vessels and layered exemptions (reg 3(2)–(3)), including interplay with foreign/Imperial certificates (reg 3(3)).","Administrative procedures and different certificate types/durations with conditional lapsing (reg 12, reg 13, Forms LL‑2/2b/2c/3/3a).","Detailed fee schedule and special charges, cross‑referencing other regulations and Board of Trade rates (reg 19).","Compliance obligations: permanent marking, log entries and onboard exhibition of the Ship’s Copy; penalties and refusal of clearance for breaches (regs 10, 14, 16, 18, 15).","Cross‑references to the Navigation Act and the Merchant Shipping Act, creating dependency on external statutory standards (reg 2 definitions and multiple notes).","Administrative discretion concentrated in the Deputy‑Director, Governor‑General approvals and Collectors (regs 12, 13, 15; definitions)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set out how load‑lines (the disc and seasonal/hydrographic marks that show safe loading limits) must be marked, surveyed and certified on Australian and visiting merchant ships, and which vessels are exempt. Owners or builders must apply for and pay for Certificates of Approval, permanently mark the disc and lines, keep the certificate aboard and enter particulars in the log. The Deputy‑Director of Navigation issues or cancels certificates and Collectors may refuse clearance for non‑compliance (regs 4, 12–19)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1924l00198","history":"/api/acts/c1924l00198/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1924l00198/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1924l00198/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1924l00198/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1924l00198/documents"}}