2Interpretation

2 Interpretation (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: > address means: (a) in relation to a natural person — the place at which, for the time being, the person resides. (b) in relation to a company incorporated in Australia — the place that is, for the time being, the registered office of the company; and (c) in relation to a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) — the place that is, for the time being, the principal place of business of the person in Australia or, if that person has no place of business in Australia, the principal place of business of that person. > builder’s certificate means a certificate that complies with regulation 8. > call sign, in relation to a ship, means the call sign for the time being of the radio station (if any), or the principal radio station, of the ship. > certificate of competency means: (a) a certificate as master issued under orders made in pursuance of regulations made under the Navigation Act; or (b) a certificate recognized for the purposes of that Act as equivalent to a certificate of the kind referred to in paragraph (a). > corporation means a person other than a natural person. > declaration of ownership and nationality means a declaration that complies with regulation 9. > home port, in relation to a ship, means the port that is, for the time being, entered in the Register as the home port of the ship. > moulded depth of a part of a ship, means the vertical distance measured at that part of the ship from the top of the keel to the underside of the upper deck at side, except that: (a) if the ship is constructed of wood or composite material, the distance is measured from the lower edge of the keel rabbet; and (b) if the form of the lower part of the midship section of the ship is of a hollow character or if thick garboards are fitted, the distance is measured from the point at which the line of the flat of the bottom continued inwards intersects the side of the keel; and (c) if the ship has rounded gunwales, the distance is measured to the point of intersection of the moulded lines of the deck and side shell plating, the lines extending as though the gunwales were of angular design; and (d) if the upper deck of the ship is stepped and the raised part of the deck extends over the point at which the moulded depth is to be determined, the distance is measured to a line of reference extending from the lower part of the deck along a line parallel with the raised part. > moulded depth amidships, in relation to a ship, means the moulded depth of the ship: (a) in the case of a ship other than a ship referred to in paragraph (b) — in the vertical plane that intersects the centreline plane of the ship at right angles midway between the vertical lines referred to in paragraphs 10 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act; or (b) in the case of a ship in relation to which the Registrar has made a determination under subsection 10 (2) of the Act — in such vertical plane as the Registrar determines for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to that ship. > name means: (a) in relation to a natural person — the full given names and surname of the person; (b) in relation to a corporation — the full name of the corporation; (c) in relation to a registered ship — the name by which the ship is for the time being registered; or (d) in relation to an unregistered ship — the name (if any) by which the ship is for the time being known. > Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912. > official number, in relation to a registered ship, means the number by which the ship is identified in the Register. > overseas registration certificate means a document corresponding to a registration certificate that is issued under an overseas registration law. > overseas registration law means the provisions of the law of a foreign country relating to the registration of ships in that country. > place of construction, in relation to a ship, means the place at which construction of the hull commenced. > prescribed office means: (a) a Marine Survey Office maintained by the Authority at a port in Australia; or (b) the office of a proper officer. > prescribed characteristics, in relation to a ship, means the characteristics specified in Schedule 1. > the Act means the Shipping Registration Act 1981. > tonnage certificate, in relation to a ship, means a certificate relating to the tonnage measurement of the ship issued under, or otherwise having effect by virtue of, the Navigation Act. (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the construction of a ship is taken to have been completed when the ship becomes capable of navigating the high seas, whether under its own power or otherwise. (3) In this regulation: (a) a reference to a ship being registered in Australia is a reference to the ship being registered under the Act; and (b) a reference to a ship being registered overseas is a reference to the ship being registered under an overseas registration law. (4) A reference in these Regulations to a form by number is read as a reference to the form so numbered in Schedule 2.