1977No. 115

1977 No. 115

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of June, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PETER NIXON

Minister of State for Transport.

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NAVIGATION (COLLISION) REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Collision) Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 15 July 1977.

Repeal of former Navigation (Collision) Regulations.

3. Statutory Rules 1965, No. 120, are repealed.

Definitions.

4. (1) In these Regulations, “ International Regulations ” means the Rules; and. Annexes constituting the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, being the Rules and Annexes—

(a) attached, to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 as in force on 15 July 1977; and

(b) copies of the English text of which are set out in Schedule 1.

(2) In these Regulations and in the International Regulations, “ Organization ” means the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.

Traffic separation schemes.

5. (.1) The traffic separation schemes set out in Schedule 2 shall be taken to be the traffic separation schemes adopted by the Organization for the purposes of the International Regulations.

(2) The areas designated in Schedule 2 as inshore traffic zones shall be taken to be the inshore traffic zones for the purposes of the International Regulations.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 July 1977.

Collision, lights and signals.

6. (1) The measures to be observed in the navigation, management and working of a ship for the prevention of collisions are the measures required by the International Regulations.

(2) The lights and signals to be provided and used on a ship are the lights and signals required by the International Regulations.

Duty of master, &c. to comply with Regulations.

7. It is the duty of every master, mate or other person concerned with the navigation, management or working of a ship to comply with the provisions of the International Regulations in and in relation to the navigation, management and working of the ship.