Sch 5Pilot transfer requirements

Schedule 5 Pilot transfer requirements

(subsection 43(2) and clause 8 of Schedule 1)

1 Pilot launch requirements

(1) The pilot launch must comply with the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.

Note 1 This requirement applies if the pilot launch is a domestic commercial vessel or a regulated Australian vessel (eg if there is an opt-in declaration for the vessel under section 25 of the Navigation Act 2012).

Note 2 For design and construction, fitting and equipment requirements for pilot launches — see Part C1 of the NSCV. For other vessel construction requirements — see Part C3 of the NSCV. For engineering requirements — see Part C5 of the NSCV. For operation requirements including crewing requirements — see Part E of the NSCV.

(2) Until 31 December 2014, if the pilot launch complied with Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2011 on 30 June 2014 other than paragraph 1.4(b) of Schedule 1, the deck that is used for access to the pilot transfer position is taken to comply with the National Standard for Commercial Vessels if it:

(i) is clear and free of obstructions; and

(ii) has a width of at least 600 mm between the gunwale and the deckhouse or superstructure.

(3) After 31 December 2014, the deck that is used for access to the pilot transfer position must be clear and free of obstructions with a width of at least 750mm between the gunwale and the deckhouse or superstructure.

2 Additional equipment requirement — maritime survivor locating system

The pilot launch must be fitted with the following equipment:

(a) an MSLS operating on 121.5 MHz (that complies with AS/NZS 4869.1:2006 Maritime Survivor Locating Systems (MSLS) – Operating on 121.5 MHz) or operating on frequencies other than 121.5 MHz (that complies with AS/NZS 4869.2:2010 Stand alone maritime survivor locating systems (MSLS) – Operating on frequencies other than 121.5 MHz);

(b) a registered 406 MHz EPIRB.

3 Personal protective equipment requirements

Each pilot and crew member working on the deck of the pilot launch must be provided with:

1. a personal floatation device (a PFD) that is equipped with:

(i) a self-activating light, whistle and strobe light; and

(ii) an MSLS transmitter operating on 121.5 MHz (that complies with AS/NZS 4869.1:2006 Maritime Survivor Locating Systems (MSLS – Operating on 121.5 MHz) or operating on frequencies other than 121.5 MHz (that complies with AS/NZS 4869.2:2010 Stand alone maritime survivor locating systems (MSLS) – Operating on frequencies other than 121.5 MHz); and