Marine Safety Regulation 2016
55ERestrictions on securing vessels near submarine cables
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55E Restrictions on securing vessels near submarine cables
55E Restrictions on securing vessels near submarine cables
(1) A person must not cause a vessel to be anchored within 200 metres of a line indicated on a submarine cables line warning sign.
(2) A person must not cause a vessel to be anchored within 200 metres of a submarine cable marked on—
(a) an appropriate chart that meets the minimum standards specified in Schedule 7, or
(b) an appropriate map that meets the minimum standards specified in Schedule 7.
(3) For the purposes of this clause, a submarine cables line warning sign means any sign in or adjacent to any navigable waters which states in a legible manner that submarine cables are laid in or under those waters on a line indicated.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
cl 55E: Ins 2016 (613), Sch 1 [13].