11Quarantine signals

11 Quarantine signals

(1) For subsection 221(2) of the Act, this section prescribes: (a) the quarantine signals; and (b) the circumstances in which the quarantine signals must be displayed on a vessel within Australian territory; and (c) the manner in which the quarantine signals must be displayed. Quarantine signals during daylight (2) The quarantine signal during daylight for a vessel that is not in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is the flag signal for the letter Q in the International Code of Signals. (3) The quarantine signal during daylight for a vessel that is in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is the 2‑flag signal for the letters QQ in the International Code of Signals. (4) A quarantine signal referred to in subsection (2) or (3) must be displayed: (a) at the masthead of the vessel; or (b) at another position from which the signal can be seen from any point outside the vessel. Quarantine signals other than during daylight (5) The quarantine signal other than during daylight for a vessel that is in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is a red light displayed not more than 2 metres above a white light. (6) The lights referred to in subsection (5) must be: (a) displayed on the vessel in a position as nearly as practicable amidships; and (b) visible on a clear night for 2 nautical miles in every direction.

Note 1: Other than during daylight a quarantine signal is not required for a vessel that is not in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act.

Note 2: For classes of vessels specified for the purpose of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act, see the Biosecurity (Negative Pratique) Instrument 2016.