Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 1995
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 1995
QueenslandTransport
Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994TRANSPORTOPERATIONS(MARINESAFETY)REGULATION1995Reprinted as in force on 1 July
2004(includes commenced amendments up to 2004 SL
No. 61)Reprint No. 3MThis reprint is
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QueenslandTRANSPORT
OPERATIONS (MARINESAFETY) REGULATION 1995TABLE OF
PROVISIONSSectionPagePART
1—PRELIMINARY1Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .152Commencement. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .153Role of this
regulation compared to the standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .154Definitions—the
dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .174AReferences to
latitude or longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17PART
2—SAFETY EQUIPMENTDivision
1—Introduction5Purpose of part etc. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Division 2—EPIRB is safety equipment
for all
ships in
Queenslandwaters6All ships in Queensland waters to be
equipped with
an EPIRB
. . . . . . . . . .18Division 3—Other safety equipment for commercial
ships7Commercial ships to comply with Code
with changes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Safety equipment to comply with other
parts of
Code and
be current
. . . . .229Declaration applying Act, s 44 to
certain equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Division 4—Other safety equipment for
fishing ships10Fishing ships to
comply with Code with changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2311Safety equipment to comply with other
provisions of
Code .
. . . . . . . . . . . .2512Declaration applying Act, s 44 to
certain equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Division 5—Other safety equipment for recreational
ships13Application of division . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2614Signalling devices for recreational
ships on
the water
at night
. . . . . . . . . . .2615Safety equipment for recreational ship
operating in
smooth waters
. . . . . . .27
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995TRANSPORT
OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY)REGULATION 1995[as amended by
all amendments that commenced on or before 1 July 2004]PART
1—PRELIMINARY1Short titleThisregulationmaybecitedastheTransportOperations(MarineSafety) Regulation 1995.2CommencementThis regulation
commences on 1 January 1996.3Role
of this regulation compared to the standards(1)Theroleofthisregulationistoprescribevariousmattersforthepurposes of the Act.(2)Some of the sections of this
regulation specify various matters withwhich certain
people must comply.(3)Compliance with the sections is in
addition to any requirement underthe Act to comply
with a section of the Act, including, for example, thesections about the general safety
obligations.1(4)The role of the
standards is to help people understand the generalsafety
obligations.21See sections 40
(General safety obligation of ship designers and builders and
marinesurveyors about condition of ships) and 41
(General safety obligation of ship ownersand masters about
condition of ships) of the Act.2See
section 31 (What is a standard) of the Act.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(5)Section 423of
the Act states the relationship between provisions inthe
regulation and standards and the general safety obligations about
thecondition of ships by providing as
follows—‘42.(1)In this
section—“certificate of compliance”includes an equivalent certificate issued
undera law of the Commonwealth or another
State.“general safety provision”means either of the following
sections—•section40(Generalsafetyobligationofshipdesignersandbuilders and marine surveyors about
condition of ships)•section 41 (General safety obligation
of ship owners and mastersabout condition of ships).“regulatoryprovision”meansaprovisionofaregulationorstandardabout the
condition, equipping or crewing of ships.‘(2)This section applies if—(a)it is claimed in a proceeding that a
person contravened a safetyprovision
because of the condition of a ship or its equipping orcrewing (the“safety
issue”); and(b)a
regulatory provision provided a way of dealing with the
safetyissue to achieve safety.‘(3)Ifitisprovedthatthesafetyissuewasnotdealtwithinthewayprovided by the
regulatory provision, the general safety provision is takento
have been contravened unless—(a)the
court is satisfied that—(i)a certificate of
survey or a certificate of compliance issuedbysomeoneotherthanthedefendantwasinforcefortheship and the certificate covered the
safety issue (in whole orin part); and(ii)it
was reasonable for the defendant to rely on the certificateto
satisfy compliance with the general safety provision; or3Section42(Relationshipbetweenregulatoryprovisionsandgeneralsafetyobligations about the condition of ships) of
the Act. See also current reprint ofTransport
Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994for section 42 as
currently in force.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(b)thecourtissatisfiedthatthegeneralsafetyprovisionwascompliedwith,despitenoncompliancewiththeregulatoryprovision.‘(4)In deciding whether the general safety
provision had been compliedwith despite
noncompliance with the regulatory provision, the court musthave
regard to the objectives of this Act.’.44Definitions—the dictionary(1)The dictionary in schedule 11, defines
particular words used in thisregulation.(2)Definitions found elsewhere in the
regulation are signposted in thedictionary.4AReferences to latitude or
longitudeA reference in this regulation to latitude
or longitude is a reference tolatitude or
longitude using the coordinate framework known as GeocentricDatum
of Australia (GDA94).PART 2—SAFETY EQUIPMENTDivision 1—Introduction5Purpose of part etc.(1)The
purpose of this part is to—(a)require certain
ships to be equipped with safety equipment; and(b)declare the equipment that is safety
equipment for certain shipsand to which section 445of the Act applies.4Italic text indicates that the text is
section 42(1) to (4) of the Act.5Section 44 (Safety equipment obligation) of
the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)Subsection (1)(a) is achieved in part, by
giving effect to sections 10and 116of the Code, with changes.(3)Standards specify equipment, other
than safety equipment mentionedin this part, with
which a ship may be equipped.Examples of
standards—Transport Operations (Marine
Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships MiscellaneousEquipment) Interim Standard 1996Transport Operations (Marine
Safety—Recreational Ships Miscellaneous Equipment)Interim Standard 1996.Division 2—EPIRB
is safety equipment for all ships in Queenslandwaters6All ships in Queensland waters to be
equipped with an EPIRB(1)AshipinQueenslandwatersmustbeequippedwithanEPIRBcomplying with MS
241 or MS 309.(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a
ship within—(a)smooth waters; or(b)partially smooth waters; or(c)2 n miles of land.7(3)An EPIRB complying with MS 241 or MS
309 is safety equipment towhich section 448of
the Act applies.(4) If the EPIRB has an expiry date by
which it should be serviced orreplaced, it must
be serviced or replaced before the expiry date.(5)IftheEPIRBisnotservicedorreplacedasrequiredbysubsection (4), the ship is taken not to be
equipped with an EPIRB.6Sections 10
(Lifesaving appliances) and 11 (Fire appliances) of the Code7‘n mile’ is the symbol for
‘international nautical mile’.8Section 44 (Safety equipment obligation) of
the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Division 3—Other
safety equipment for commercial ships7Commercial ships to comply with Code with
changes(1)This section applies to—(a)a ship registered under this
regulation as—(i)acommercialship,class1passengervessel—class1Bto
1F;9or(ii)a
commercial ship, class 2 non-passenger vessel—class 2Bto
2E; and(b)a ship that is registrable under this
regulation as a commercialship in a class mentioned in paragraph
(a), but is not registered;and(c)acommercialshipmentionedinsection37(2),otherthaninparagraph (aa).(2)If
the ship is a ship mentioned in section 1110of
the Code, it must beequippedwiththefireappliancesrequiredfortheclassofshipundersection 11 of the
Code.(2A)Forsubsection(2),areferenceinsection11oftheCodetoaportable fire
extinguisher is taken to be a reference to a fire
extinguisherthat—(a)complies with
AS/NZS 1850—1997; and(b)hasbeenservicedannuallyandotherwisemaintainedinaccordance with AS 1851.1—1995;
and(c)if the fire extinguisher is a dry
powder fire extinguisher—(i)isfittedwithadischargehoseinaccordancewithAS
2444—1995; and(ii)hasaratingunderAS/NZS1850—1997ofatleast2A30B(E); and9Section 1, part 3, clause 6 of the Code
describes the classifications of commercialand fishing ships
for this regulation.10Section 11 (Fire appliances) of the
Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(d)if
the fire extinguisher is a foam fire extinguisher, has a
ratingunder AS/NZS 1850—1997 of at least 3A20B;
and(e)ifthefireextinguisherisaCO2fireextinguisher,hasaratingunder AS/NZS
1850—1997 of at least 5B(E).(3)If
the ship is a ship mentioned in section 10, part 311of the Code, itmust be equipped
with the lifesaving appliances required for the class ofship
under section 10, part 3 of the Code.(4)Subsection (3) has effect with the following
changes—(a)for a class 1D or 2D ship operating
only in daylight hours—if theshipisnotequippedwith3distressrocketsasrequiredbysection 10, part 3 of the Code, the ship is
required to be equippedwith 3 orange smoke signals;(b)for a class 1E, 1F or 2E ship—if the
ship is not equipped with thedistress signals
required by section 10, part 3 of the Code, theship is required
to be equipped with a V sheet, 2 hand held redflares and 2
orange smoke flares;(c)forashiplessthan7
m—theshipmaybeoperatedwithoutlifebuoys;(e)for a
ship that is involved in diving operations—the ship may beoperated without the lifejackets stated in
section 10, part 3 of theCode for anyone wearing an inflatable
divers jacket with a wetsuit;(f)forashipthatismorethan1class—theshipneedonlybeequipped with the lifesaving equipment
required for the class inwhich it is then operating.Example for paragraph (f)—A ship is a class 1C, 1D and 1E ship.
When it is operating as a class 1Dship, it is only
necessary for the ship to be equipped with the lifesavingequipment for a class 1D ship.(4A)Subject to section 4(b) and (c), if
the ship is a class 1F ship—(a)when
operating within partially smooth waters—the ship must beequipped as if it were a class 2D ship;
or11Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
part 3 (Scales of lifesaving appliances) of theCode
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(b)whenoperatingwithinsmoothwaters—theshipmustbeequipped as if it were a class 2E ship;
or(c)when operating beyond partially smooth
waters, the ship must beequippedasifitwereaclass2Cshipwiththefollowingexceptions—(i)the
ship need not be fitted with the life rafts required for aclass
2C ship if it has a tender, liferaft or lifeboat able tocarry
everyone on board the ship and the tender, liferaft orlifeboat has positive flotation and is marked
or coloured in away that helps to make it visible in the
water; and(ii)iftheshipoperatesonlyduringdaylighthours,acoastallifejacket
required under section 10 of the Code need not befitted
with a light; or(d)iftheshipislessthan6m—theshipmustbeequippedasrequired for a recreational ship under
section 15, 16 or 18.(5)If the ship is a
class 1D, 1E, 1F, 2D or 2E ship, it must be equippedwith
emergency portable lighting devices, capable of giving off
reasonablelight in an emergency, for every crew member
of the ship.(6)If the ship is other than a class 1F
ship, it must be equipped with thedaylight
signalling lamp or signalling light stated for the class of ship
insection 13, part 312of
the Code.(7)If the ship is a class 1F ship, it
must be equipped with the signallingdevice stated in
section 14(1)13for a recreational ship.(7A)If the ship is a personal watercraft,
it must be equipped with—(a)a PFD type 2 or 3
for the operator of, and each passenger on, thewatercraft;
and(b)when operating in partially smooth
waters or beyond—(i)2 hand held red flares; and(ii)2 hand held orange smoke
signals.12Section 13 (Miscellaneous equipment),
part 3 (Scales of miscellaneous equipment)of the
Code13Section 14 (Signalling devices for
recreational ships on the water at night)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(7B)Forsubsection7A(a),apersonalwatercraftistakennottobeequipped with the
PFD if the PFD is not being worn by the operator of, andeach
passenger on, the watercraft.(8)If a
provision of section 10, part 314of
the Code requires the ship tobeequippedwithlifejackets,lifeboatsorliferafts,byreferencetothenumber of persons the ship is certified
to carry (however expressed), thereference is taken
to be the number of persons on board the ship.(9)However, if the ship is required under
subsection (3) to be equippedwith lifeboats,
life rafts or buoyant appliances, the requirement does notapply
if the ship—(a)may, under section 10, part 3 of the
Code, have, and does have,internalbuoyancyasstatedinsection10,appendixNoftheCode;15or(b)is
under 6 m and has positive flotation; or(c)is an
inflatable ship that has positive flotation when its largest
airchamber is deflated; or(d)is a
class 1E ship and carries the buoyant appliances or the lifejackets stated in section 10, part 3 of the
Code.(10)If this section does not otherwise
state the safety equipment the shipmust be equipped
with, it must be equipped with the safety equipment for arecreational ship required under division
5.8Safety equipment to comply with other
parts of Code and becurrent(1)Thesafetyequipmentwithwhichacommercialshipmustbeequipped under
section 7 must be stowed, marked and of a type set out insection 10, parts 1, 2 and 416of the Code.(2)Ifthesafetyequipmentwithwhichacommercialshipmustbeequipped under
section 7 has an expiry date by which it should be serviced14Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
part 3 (Scales of lifesaving appliances) of theCode15Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
appendix N (Internal buoyancy in small vessels)of the
Code16Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
parts 1 (Preliminary), 2 (General provisions)and 4 (Types of
lifesaving appliances) of the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995or replaced, the
equipment must be serviced or replaced before the expirydate
for the equipment.(3)If a ship’s safety equipment must
comply with subsection (1) or (2)and the equipment
does not comply with the relevant subsection, the ship istaken
not to be equipped with the safety equipment.9Declaration applying Act, s 44 to certain
equipmentThe equipment required under section 7 for a
ship is safety equipmentfor the ship to which section 4417of the Act applies.Division 4—Other safety equipment for fishing
ships10Fishing ships to comply with Code with
changes(1)This section applies to—(a)a ship registered under this
regulation as a fishing ship—class 3Bto 3E; or(b)a ship that is registrable under this
regulation as a fishing ship ina class mentioned
in paragraph (a), but is not registered; or(c)a
fishing ship mentioned in section 37(2), other than—(i)afishingshipusedforfishinginthenetfishery(oceanbeach)describedintheFisheriesRegulation1995,schedule 13, part 7, section 5;
or(ii)a tender mentioned in section 37(2)(f)
that is not powered,or if powered, is powered by an engine of
less than 3 kW.(2)If the ship is a ship mentioned in
section 1118of the Code, it must beequippedwiththefireappliancesrequiredfortheclassofshipundersection 11 of the
Code.(2A)Forsubsection(2),areferenceinsection11oftheCodetoaportable fire
extinguisher is taken to be a reference to a fire
extinguisherthat—17Section 44
(Safety equipment obligation) of the Act18Section 11 (Fire appliances) of the
Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(a)complies with AS/NZS 1850—1997; and(b)hasbeenservicedannuallyandotherwisemaintainedinaccordance with AS 1851.1—1995;
and(c)if the fire extinguisher is a dry
powder fire extinguisher—(i)isfittedwithadischargehoseinaccordancewithAS
2444—1995; and(ii)hasaratingunderAS/NZS1850—1997ofatleast2A30B(E); and(d)if
the fire extinguisher is a foam fire extinguisher, has a
ratingunder AS/NZS 1850—1997 of at least 3A20B;
and(e)ifthefireextinguisherisaCO2fireextinguisher,hasaratingunder AS/NZS
1850—1997 of at least 5B(E).(3)If
the ship is a ship mentioned in section 10, part 319of the Code, itmust be equipped
with the lifesaving appliances required for the class ofship
under section 10, part 3 of the Code.(4)Subsection (3) has effect with the following
changes—(a)for a class 3D ship operating only in
daylight hours—if the shipis not equipped with 3 distress
rockets as required by section 10,part3oftheCode,theshipisrequiredtobeequippedwith3 orange smoke signals;(b)for a class 3E fishing ship—if the ship
is not equipped with thedistress signals required by section
10, part 3 of the Code, theshipisequippedwithaVsheet,2handheldredflaresand2
orange smoke flares;(c)forashiplessthan7
m—theshipmaybeoperatedwithoutlifebuoys.(5)Theshipmustbeequippedwiththedaylightsignallinglamporsignallinglightstatedfortheclassofshipinsection13,part320oftheCode.19Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
part 3 (Scales of lifesaving appliances) of theCode20Section 13 (Miscellaneous equipment),
part 3 (Scales of miscellaneous equipment)of the
Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(6)Iftheshipisaclass3Dor3Eship,itmustbeequippedwithemergency portable lighting devices,
capable of giving off reasonable lightin an emergency,
for every crew member of the ship.(7)If a
provision of section 10, part 3 of the Code requires the ship to
beequipped with life jackets, lifeboats or life
rafts, by reference to the numberof persons the
ship is certified to carry (however expressed), the
referenceis taken to be to the number of persons on
board the ship.(8)However, if the ship is required under
subsection (1) to be equippedwith lifeboats,
life rafts or buoyant appliances, the requirement does notapply
if the ship may have, under section 10, part 3 of the Code, and it
doeshave, internal buoyancy as stated in section
10, appendix N21of the Code.(9)The
provisions of the Code about distress signals, life jackets
andlifeboats or life rafts do not apply to a
fishing ship licensed as a tendercommercial fishing
boat under theFisheries Regulation 1995or a
fishingship under 10 m if they are equipped with the
safety equipment required bysection 1622for a recreational ship operating
beyond smooth waters.(10)If this section
does not otherwise state the safety equipment the shipmust
be equipped with, it must be equipped with the safety equipment for
arecreational ship required under division
5.11Safety equipment to comply with other
provisions of Code(1)The safety equipment with which a
fishing ship must be equippedundersection10mustbestowed,markedandofatypeasstatedinsection 10, parts 1, 2 and 423of the Code.(2)If
the safety equipment with which a fishing ship must be
equippedundersection10hasanexpirydatebywhichitshouldbeservicedorreplaced, the equipment must be serviced or
replaced before the expiry datefor the
equipment.21Section 10 (Lifesaving appliances),
appendix N (Internal buoyancy in small vessels)of the
Code22Section 16 (Safety equipment for
recreational ship operating in partially smoothwaters and
beyond)23Section 10 (Life-saving appliances),
part 1 (Preliminary), section 10 (Life-savingappliances), part
2 (General provisions) and section 10 (Life-saving
appliances),part 4 (Types of life-saving appliances) of
the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(3)If a
ship’s safety equipment must comply with subsection (1) or
(2)and the equipment does not comply with the
relevant subsection, the ship istaken not to be
equipped with the safety equipment.12Declaration applying Act, s 44 to certain
equipmentThe equipment required under section 10 for
a ship is safety equipmentfor the ship to which section 4424of the Act applies.Division 5—Other safety equipment for
recreational ships13Application of divisionThis
division applies to—(a)a ship registered under this
regulation as a recreational ship; and(b)a
ship that is registrable under this regulation as a
recreationalship but is not registered; and(c)a recreational ship mentioned in
section 37(2), other than—(i)a ship mentioned
in section 37(2)(d); and(ii)a tender
mentioned in section 37(2)(g) that is not powered,or if
powered, is powered by an engine of less than 3 kW.14Signalling devices for recreational
ships on the water at night(1)Arecreationalshipincluding,despitesection13(c),arecreationalshipmentionedinsection 37(2)(d)and(g)onthewateratanytimebetween sunset and
sunrise must be equipped with a lighting device forsignalling to attract attention.Examples of lighting devices—Torches, lanterns fluorescent lights
and cyalume sticks.(2)Subsection (1) does not limit the
obligation of the person operatingthe ship to equip
the ship with navigation lights required under section 94.2524Section 44
(Safety equipment obligation) of the Act25Section 94 (Person operating ship to comply
with Collision Regulations)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199515Safety equipment for recreational ship
operating in smoothwaters(1)Arecreationalship,otherthanapersonalwatercraft,operatinginsmooth waters must be equipped
with—(a)a PFD type 1, 2 or 3 for each person
on board the ship; and(b)if the ship is
more than 5 m—fire fighting equipment capable ofextinguishing fire
on the ship quickly and effectively.(2)However, subsection (1)(a) does not apply if
the ship—(a)operates in a river, creek, stream or
the waters contained withinbreakwaters or revetments; and(b)has positive flotation and is equipped
with grab lines, grab railsor something else that gives a person
in the ship a way of keepinga secure hold to
the ship.16Safety equipment for recreational ship
operating in partiallysmooth waters and beyond(1)Arecreationalship,otherthanapersonalwatercraft,operatinginpartially smooth waters and beyond must
be equipped with—(a)for each person on board the ship—if
the ship is operating—(i)in partially
smooth waters—a PFD type 1 or 2; or(ii)beyond partially smooth waters—a PFD type 1;
and(b)a V sheet; and(c)2
hand held red flares; and(d)2 orange smoke
flares; and(e)if the ship is more than 5 m—fire
fighting equipment capable ofextinguishing fire
on the ship quickly and effectively.(2)The
flares mentioned in subsection (1)(c) and (d) must conform
toAustralian Standard 2092.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199517Exceptions for anyone on recreational ship
wearing a diversjacket(1)This
section applies if a person on a recreational ship is wearing
aninflatable divers jacket and wet suit.(2)Despite sections 15 and 16, the ship
need not be equipped with apersonal flotation device for the
person.18Safety equipment for recreational ship
that is a personalwatercraft(1)A
recreational ship that is a personal watercraft must be
equippedwith a PFD for the operator of, and each
passenger on, the watercraft.(2)The
watercraft is taken not to be equipped with the PFD if the PFD
isnot being worn by the operator of, and each
passenger on, the watercraft.(3)In
this section—“PFD”means—(a)if
the watercraft is operating in smooth waters—a PFD type 2or 3;
or(b)ifthewatercraftisoperatinginpartiallysmoothwatersorbeyond—a PFD type 2.19Safety equipment to be serviced etc.(1)Ifthesafetyequipmentwithwhicharecreationalshipmustbeequipped under
sections 15 and 16 has an expiry date by which it should beserviced or replaced, the equipment must be
serviced or replaced before theexpiry date for
the equipment.(2)Ifarecreationalship’ssafetyequipmentmustcomplywithsubsection(1)butdoesnotcomplywithit,theshipistakennottobeequipped with the
safety equipment.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199520Declaration applying Act, s 44 to certain
equipmentThe equipment required under sections 14,
15, 16 and 18 for a ship issafety equipment for the ship to which
section 4426of the Act applies.Division 6—Life jacket and PFD sizes21Life jacket and PFD sizes(1)This section applies if the
requirements under this regulation for aship’s safety
equipment includes life jackets and personal flotation
devicesfor each person on board the ship.(2)Theshipistakennottobeequippedwithsafetyequipmentcomprisinglifejacketsandpersonalflotationdevicesunlessthereisanappropriate size life jacket or
personal flotation device for each person onthe ship.(3)In this section—“person”means
a person 12 months and over.Division
7—Producing safety equipment for inspection21A Producing
safety equipment for inspection(1)A
shipping inspector may require the master of a ship to produce
tothe inspector each item of safety equipment
that the ship is required to beequipped
with.(2)A failure by the master to produce an
item of the safety equipment isevidence that the
ship is not equipped with the item of safety equipment.26Section 44 (Safety equipment
obligation) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995PART
3—ACCREDITATION, SHIP BUILDING ANDREGISTRATION OF
SHIPSDivision 1—Accreditation of ship designers,
ship builders and marinesurveyors22Application of Act, pt 5, div 4(1)Part 5, division 427of
the Act applies to commercial and fishing shipsthat—(a)thegeneralmanagerwouldnotbeabletoregisterunderdivision 328unlessanapplicationtoregistertheshipwereaccompanied by a
certificate of compliance for the ship; or(b)are
built in Queensland but are to be operated in another State,
ora foreign country and for which—(i)an accredited ship designer, builder
or marine surveyor hasbeen requested to issue a certificate
of compliance; or(ii)the general manager has been requested
to issue a certificateof survey under division 7.29(2)Forthisdivisionandsection5630only,ashipmentionedinsubsection (1)(b) is a ship connected with
Queensland.(3)However, section 6731of the Act does not apply to a
commercial shipunder 6 m that operates only within 15 n
miles of land, or in smooth orpartially smooth
waters.27Part 5 (Registration, licensing,
permits and accreditation), division 4 (Accreditationof
ship designers, ship builders and marine surveyors) of the
Act28Division 3 (Registration of
ships)29Division 7 (Certificates of
survey)30Section 56 (General manager may issue
certificate of survey for ship)31Section 67 (Restriction on building of
ships) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199523Declaration of alterations or replacements
that may affect marinesafety—Act, s 4, definition
“building”(1)This section is about the definition
“building” in section 432of theAct
that provides as follows—‘“building”of a
ship includes altering the ship, or replacing a part of theship, if the alteration or replacement is
declared, under a regulation,to be an
alteration or replacement that may affect marine safety.’.33(2)This
section declares the alterations or replacements that may
affectmarine safety.(3)Analterationorreplacementaffectinganyofthefollowing,inasubstantial way (“further
building”), is an alteration or replacement
thatmay affect marine safety—(a)electrical systems;Example—Ifanelectricalcontractor’sinstallationstatementhasnotbeenobtained—an alteration or replacement of
components or wiring in systems32 volts and
above.(b)machinery and associated
systems;Example—Alteration or replacement of engines,
winches, pumping systems, sterngear.(c)stability;Examples—Alteration in position or amount of
permanent ballast.Alterations to scuppers and freeing ports
impairing drainage.Alteration or replacement of any part of a
ship (including machinery), that,because of its
weight or location, alters the stability of the ship.(d)structural sufficiency;Example—Alterations or replacements to the hull,
bulkheads, deck and superstructure.(e)watertight integrity and subdivision.32Section 4 (Definitions) of the
Act33Italic text indicates that the text is
section 4, definition “building” of the Act.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Example—Alterationsorreplacementstothehullwatertightbulkheads,decks,enclosed superstructures and weathertight
watertight closing devices.24Accreditation as
a ship designer, builder or marine surveyor(1)Thegeneralmanagermayaccreditapersonasashipdesignerorbuilder or marine surveyor.(2)The general manager may accredit a
person as a ship designer, shipbuilder or marine
surveyor only if the person satisfies the general managerthepersonqualifiesforaccreditationundertheTransportOperations(Marine
Safety—Qualifications for Accreditation for Ship Designers,
ShipBuilders and Marine Surveyors) Standard
1998.(3)The procedure for
accreditation is in part 6.3425Categories of accreditation (ship
designer)The categories of accreditation for a ship
designer are as follows—(a)for hulls—•aluminium hull•ferro-cement hull•fibre
reinforced plastic hull•steel hull•timber hull;(b)for
superstructures—for any of the hull materials mentioned inparagraph (a);(c)machinery—includingpropulsion,associatedsystemsandelectrical;(d)load
line;(e)safety equipment;(f)stability—including subdivision.34Part 6 (Authorities)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199526Categories of accreditation (ship
builder)The categories of accreditation as a ship
builder are as follows—(a)for hulls—•aluminium hull•ferro-cement hull•fibre
reinforced plastic hull•steel hull•timber hull;(b)for
superstructures—for any of the hull materials mentioned inparagraph (a);(c)machinery—includingpropulsion,associatedsystemsandelectrical;(d)safety equipment.27Categories of accreditation (marine
surveyor)The categories of accreditation as a marine
surveyor are as follows—(a)for hulls—•aluminium hull•ferro-cement hull•fibre
reinforced plastic hull•steel hull•timber hull;(b)for
superstructures—for any of the hull materials mentioned inparagraph (a);(c)machinery—includingpropulsion,associatedsystemsandelectrical);(d)load
line;(e)MARPOL requirements;(f)safety equipment;(g)stability—including
subdivision.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199528Hulls
and superstructures taken to be of a certain materialIn
sections 25, 26 and 27(a) or (b), a hull or superstructure is to be
takento be built of a material mentioned in each
subsection if it is primarily builtof the
material.29Authority given by
accreditation(1)An accredited ship designer, ship
builder or marine surveyor mayissueacertificateofcomplianceintheapprovedformforashipinthecategory for which
the person is accredited.(2)Subsection(1)issubjecttotheconditionsstatedintheAct,thisregulation and the relevant
accreditation.(3)However,anaccreditedshipdesigner,shipbuilderormarinesurveyor that is a
corporation must not issue a certificate of compliance fora ship
unless the individual having the supervision and management of
thedesigning, building or surveying of the ship
has the same accreditation asthe
corporation.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.30Accredited persons to keep
documents(1)Thissectionappliestoanaccreditedshipdesigner,builderandmarinesurveyor(an“accreditedperson”)whocarriesonabusiness(“business”) of ship
designing, ship building or marine surveying.(2)Anaccreditedpersonmustmakethefollowingdocuments(“documents”) for the
business within the time stated in subsection (3)—(a)an operational plan (the“operational plan”) showing—(i)the management structure; and(ii)individualresponsibilitiesandprofessionalortradequalifications of
employees of the business; and(iii)a
system for monitoring, at each critical stage, the qualityand
integrity of the process of—(A)for a
ship designer—designing a ship or part of a ship;or(B)for a ship
builder—building a ship or part of a ship; or
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(C)for a
marine surveyor—surveying a ship or part of aship;(b)arecord(the“productionrecord”)showingdetailsofthefollowing—(i)ships, or parts of ships, designed,
built or surveyed by theaccredited person;(ii)thecarryingoutofthemonitoringstatedinparagraph (a)(iii);(iii)anysignificantrectificationoralterationfoundnecessaryduring the
designing, building or surveying process.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(3)The documents
must be made—(a)ifthedocumentistheoperationalplan—within28daysofstarting the
business; or(b)ifthedocumentistheproductionrecord—everyweekafterstarting the
business.(4)An accredited person is taken to
comply with subsection (2)(a) if thepersonhasanoperationalplanthatisacurrentoperationalqualitymanagement and assurance system certified by
a certification entity.(5)The accredited
person must ensure that—(a)entries in the
documents are complete and accurate; and(b)ifthereisachangetoanyofthethingsmentionedinsubsection (2)(a)—thedocumentsareamendedtoshowthechange within 14
days of the change; and(c)the documents are
kept—(i)at the accredited person’s place of
business; and(ii)for at least 5 years from the date
they were made.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(6)In this section—“accredited”includes being
temporarily accredited under section 128.3535Section 128 (Temporary
accreditation)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995“certification
entity”means an entity that—(a)isaccreditedbytheCouncilofJoint
AccreditationSystemsofAustralia and New Zealand; and(b)the council maintains on its register
of certification entities.31Accredited person
to take out product liability insurance(1)It is
a condition of accreditation that an accredited ship designer,
shipbuilderormarinesurveyor(an“accreditedperson”)must,within30
days—(a)ofbecomingaccredited,takeout,andkeepinforcewhilethepersoncontinuestobeaccredited,aproductliabilitypolicy(a“policy”) for not less
than $2 000 000 to cover the person’s legalliability arising
out of or in respect of a ship, or part of a ship,designed, built or surveyed by the person
while the person wasaccredited; and(b)of
taking out or renewing a policy, give the general manager acopy
of the certificate of insurance or renewal of the policy.(2)Despite subsection (1), a condition
under section 13036may requireanaccreditedpersontotakeoutapolicyforanamountmorethan
$2 000 000.Division 1A—Other provisions about ship
design and survey31A Application of Act, pt 5, div 5Part5,division537oftheActappliestotheshipsmentionedinsection 22(1).36Section 130 (Grant of authority on
conditions)37Part5(Registration,licensing,permitsandaccreditation),division5(Otherprovisions about
ship design and survey) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Division
2—Building of ships32ApplicationThis division
applies to a ship—(a)mentioned in section 22(1); or(b)registered under this regulation
if—(i)thedocumentsproducedtothegeneralmanagerwiththeregistrationapplicationarethedocumentsmentionedinsection 43(2)(c) or section 46(3)(c);
and(ii)theshipisthesubjectoffurtherbuildingmentionedinsection 23.33Certificate for design and other documents to
general managerbefore building commencesA
person (including an accredited ship builder) must not start
building aship, or part of a ship, unless the person
has given the general managerwritten notice of
the person’s intention to build the ship together with—(a)a copy of the certificate of compliance
for the design of the shiporpartandtheplansandotherdocumentsmentionedinthecertificate; or(b)particulars of the design approval
certificate for the ship, or part.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.34Builder usually
responsible for ensuring certificate of compliancefor
survey issued(1)This section applies if—(a)a person (a“builder”) is
building a ship or part of a ship; and(b)the
builder is not an appropriately accredited ship builder to
buildthe ship or part; and(c)ifthebuilderisbuildingtheshiporpartforanotherperson—before the
building starts, the person has not given thebuilderasignednoticestatingthepersondoesnotrequirethebuilder to comply with subsections (2) and
(3).
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)The
builder must, at the appropriate stages during the building of
theship or part—(a)ensure the ship or part is surveyed by a
marine surveyor who isaccredited to survey the ship or part;
and(b)obtain a certificate of compliance for
survey for the ship or partfrom the surveyor.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(3)If the ship, or
part, is being built for a person other than the builder,the
builder must give the certificate to the person when delivering the
ship,or part.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.35Certificate cease
to have effect if further building, or need forfurther
building(1)A certificate of compliance or design
approval certificate for a ship,or part of a ship,
ceases to have effect to the extent stated in subsection (2)if—(a)further building
of the ship takes place; or(b)something happens
to the ship that requires further building ofthe ship before
it may be operated safely.Example of paragraph (b)—The ship strikes a reef and suffers
major damage to its hull.(2)The certificate
of compliance or design approval certificate ceases tohave
effect so far as it relates to the section of the ship, or part,
that is thesubject of the further building.36Copy of certificate to general
manager(1)This section applies if—(a)further building of a registered ship,
or part of a ship, has beencompleted; and(b)an
accredited ship designer, builder or marine surveyor issues
acertificate of compliance for the ship or
part.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)Theaccreditedshipdesigner,builderormarinesurveyormust,within 28 days of
issuing the certificate, give the general manager a copy ofit.Maximum penalty—100 penalty
units.Division 3—Registration of shipsSubdivision 1—Application of Act, pt 5, div
2 to certain ships andrequirement to register the
ships37Application of Act, pt 5, div 2(1)Thefollowingareshipstowhichpart5,division238oftheActapplies—(a)allshipsoperatinginQueenslandwatersownedorcharteredby—(i)an individual whose place of
residence, or principal place ofresidence, is in
Queensland; or(ii)apersonwhoseplaceofbusiness,orprincipalplaceofbusiness, is in Queensland; or(iii)a person whose
principal place of business for managing theship’s operations
is in Queensland;(b)all ships not mentioned in paragraph
(a)—(i)on Queensland intrastate voyages;
or(ii)on interstate voyages while they are
in Queensland waters.(2)However part 5,
division 2 of the Act does not apply to the followingships—(a)ashipthatmustbe,andis,registeredundertheShippingRegistration Act
1981(Cwlth);(aa)a
commercial ship (other than a barge) that is unpowered, or
ifpowered is powered by an engine of less than
3 kW;38Part 5 (Registration, licensing,
permits and accreditation), division 2 (Registrationof
ships) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(b)a
commercial ship that is a barge and—(i)is
less than 15 m; and(ii)is not powered, or if powered, is
powered by an engine ofless than 3 kW; and(iii)is used for a
purpose other than—(A)carrying persons, other than employees
of the personoperating the ship; or(B)carrying bulk petroleum or gas products;
or(C)living aboard or entertainment;
or(D)operating a pile frame; and(iv)is not equipped with—(A)a crane with a safe working load of
more than 3 t; or(B)dredgingmachineryhavingatotalbrakepowerof500
kW or more;(c)a fishing ship less than 10 m;(d)a recreational ship that is not
powered or if powered, is poweredby an engine of
less than 3 kW;(e)arecreationalshiponaQueenslandintrastatevoyageiftheship—(i)isregisteredunderalawofanotherStateabouttheregistration of ships; and(ii)theowneroftheshipisnotanindividualorpersonmentioned in
subsection (1)(a);(f)a tender (other than a tender
commercial fishing boat within themeaning of
theFisheries Regulation 1995) to
a fishing ship if thetender is operated only within the same
distance from the ship itattends, as a tender commercial fishing
boat may operate from itsprimarycommercialfishingboatundertheFisheriesRegulation
1995;(g)a tender to a
registered recreational ship if the tender is operatedonly
within 2 n miles from the ship;(h)a
tender to a registered commercial ship if the tender
is—
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(i)less
than 6 m; and(ii)operated only within 5 n miles of the
ship;(i)a ship displaying a restricted use flag
under part 3, division 6;39(j)a
recreational ship from a foreign country, if—(i)the
ship is in Queensland waters for less than 1 year; and(ii)the ship’s owner is not an individual
or person mentioned insubsection (1)(a).(3)Also
part 5, division 240of the Act does not apply to a ship
that is noton or in water.Example of
subsection (3)—If the registration of a ship expires
while the owner has the ship out of water, the ownerneed
only register the ship when the owner intends to put the ship back
in the water.38Ships that must be registered(1)The owner of a ship to which part 5,
division 2 of the Act appliesmust register the
ship unless the owner has a reasonable excuse.Maximum
penalty—200 penalty units.(2)The procedure for
registration is in part 6.4139Commercial or fishing ship used for owner’s
recreational useIfaregisteredcommercialorfishingshipisbeingusedforgenuineprivate
recreational use by its owner, while the ship is being so
used—(a)it is taken to be registered as a
recreational ship; and(b)the provisions of
this regulation for, or a condition of registrationapplying to the ship or its operation as, a
commercial or fishingship, do not apply to the ship; and39Part 3 (Accreditation, ship building
and registration of ships), division 6 (Restricteduse
flag)40Part 5 (Registration, licensing,
permits and accreditation), division 2 (Registrationof
ships) of the Act41Part 6 (Authorities)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(c)the
provisions of this regulation about recreational ships and
theiroperation apply to the ship with all
necessary changes.Subdivision 2—Type and class of
registration40Chief executive and general manager to
register ships(1)The chief executive may register a
registrable recreational ship.(2)The
general manager may register a registrable commercial or
fishingship according to its class under the
Code.Examples of registration—•commercial ship—class 1 passenger vessel,
class 1B•fishing ship—class 3 fishing ship, class
3B.41Class of registration (commercial
ships)The registration classes under the Code for
a commercial ship are—(a)class1passengervesselsasstatedinsection1,part3,clause 6.142of the Code—class 1A to 1F; and(b)class2non-passengervesselsasstatedinsection1,part3,clause 6.243of the Code—class 2A to 2E.42Class of registration (fishing
ships)TheregistrationclassesundertheCodeforafishingshipareclass 3fishingshiporshipsasstatedinsection1,part3,clause 6.344oftheCode—class 3A to 3E.42Section 1 (Introduction, definitions and
general requirements), part 3 (Operationalareas and
classification of vessels), clause 6.1 (class 1 passenger vessels)
of theCode43Section 1
(Introduction, definitions and general requirements), part 3
(Operationalareas and classification of vessels), clause
6.2 (class 2 non–passenger vessels) of theCode44Section 1 (Introduction, definitions
and general requirements), part 3 (Operationalareas and
classification of vessels), clause 6.3 (class 3 fishing vessels) of
the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Subdivision
3—First registration of commercial ship43Requirements for first registration of
commercial ship(1)This section applies if—(a)an application is made to the general
manager to register a shipas a commercial ship; and(b)the ship—(i)hasnotpreviouslybeenregisteredasacommercialshipunder
this regulation; or(ii)ifithasbeenpreviouslyregisteredasacommercialshipunder
this regulation—(A)the registration was cancelled by the
general managerunder part 6; or(B)theregistrationexpiredandmorethan6monthshaselapsed since the expiry.(2)If the ship is a ship mentioned in
subsection (1)(b)(i), the generalmanagermayregisteritasacommercialshiponlyifitsregistrationapplication is
accompanied by—(a)certificates of compliance for the
whole ship from—(i)an accredited ship designer;
and(ii)an accredited ship builder or an
accredited marine surveyor;or(b)the
following documents for the whole ship—(i)for
the ship design—(A)a design approval certificate for the
ship; and(B)any other certificates of compliance
for the design ofthe ship not covered by the design approval
certificate;(ii)otherthanfortheshipdesign,certificatesofcompliancefromanaccreditedshipbuilderoranaccreditedmarinesurveyor; or(c)acurrentcertificateofsurveyfortheshipissuedundersection 56, or an
equivalent certificate issued under a law of theCommonwealth or
another State or by a classification society.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(3)A
person is taken to have given the general manager certificates
ofcompliance necessary for subsection (2)(a)
if—(a)the person gives the general manager a
certificate of complianceforthesurveyofthewholeshipfromanaccreditedmarinesurveyor issued
not more than 1 month before the application forthe
registration of the ship is made; and(b)the
ship is a ship for which—(i)areplacementcertificatewasissued,orcouldhavebeenissued,undersection191(3)45asinforceimmediatelybefore the expiry
of the section; or(ii)designplans,subdivisionandstabilitydocumentswereapprovedaspartofanapplicationforthesurveyandregistration of the ship under the 1987
regulation; or(iii)acertificateequivalenttoacertificateofsurveyhasbeenissued under a law of the Commonwealth
or another State.(4)For subsection (3)(b)(iii), the
general manager may also require theperson to give the
general manager—(a)details of the issue of the certificate
for the ship under the law ofthe Commonwealth
or the other State; and(b)copies of the
design plans and any other documents approved forthe
ship under the law of the Commonwealth or the other State.(5)If the ship is a commercial ship
mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii),the general
manager may register it as a commercial ship if the
applicationfor registration of the ship is accompanied
by a certificate of compliancefor the survey of
the whole ship from an accredited marine surveyor issuednot
more than 1 month before the application for registration of the
ship ismade.(6)If, under this
section, a person seeks to use a certificate equivalent toa
certificate of survey issued for a ship under a law of the
CommonwealthoranotherState,thegeneralmanagermayalsorequireacertificateofcompliance for the survey of the whole ship
or part of the ship from anaccreditedmarinesurveyorissuednotmorethan1monthbeforetheapplication for registration of the
ship is made.45Section 191 (Existing certificates of
survey) expired 1 January 1997.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(7)If,
under this section, a person seeks to use a certificate equivalent
toa certificate of survey issued for a ship by
a classification society and thecertificatedoesnotrelatetothewholeship,thegeneralmanagermayregistertheshiponlyiftheapplicationforregistrationoftheshipisaccompaniedbythecertificatesofcompliancementionedinsubsection (2)(a) for those parts of
the ship not covered by the certificate ofsurvey.44Exception for certain shipsDespite section 43, the general manager may
register a commercial shiplessthan6
mthatoperateswithin15
nmilesofland,orinsmoothorpartiallysmoothwaters,iftheapplicationforregistrationoftheshipisaccompanied by—(a)documentary evidence that satisfies the
general manager the shiphas positive flotation; or(b)a certificate of compliance for the
building or surveying of thewhole ship from
an accredited ship builder or marine surveyor.45Exception for sailing school training
ships(1)Despite section 43, the general
manager may register a commercialship used as a
training ship by a sailing school for teaching sailing if
theapplicationforregistrationoftheshipisaccompaniedbyacompletedsafetycomplianceformfortheshipissuedbytheAustralianYachtingFederation.(2)In
this section—“sailing school”means an entity
that—(a)gives training in sailing; and(b)is approved by the Australian Yachting
Federation as a trainingcentre under its national training
scheme.“training ship”means a ship
that—(a)is 6 m or more but less than 16 m;
and(b)doesnotcarryanybodyotherthanitscrew(includingtraineecrew).
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Subdivision
4—First registration of fishing ship46Requirements for first registration etc. of
fishing ship(1)This section applies if—(a)an application is made to the general
manager to register a shipover 10 m as a fishing ship; and(b)the ship—(i)has
not previously been registered as a fishing ship underthis
regulation; or(ii)if it has been previously registered
as a fishing ship underthis regulation—(A)the
registration was cancelled by the general managerunder
part 6; or(B)theregistrationexpiredandmorethan6monthshaselapsed since the expiry.(2)However, this section does not apply
if the ship—(a)is less than 14 m; and(b)operates only in a pilotage area;
and(c)was built and operated as a fishing
ship in the intended area ofoperation before
1 January 1988.(3)Thegeneralmanagermayregisterashipmentionedinsubsection (1)(b)(i) as a fishing ship only
if the application for registrationof the ship is
accompanied by—(a)certificates of compliance for the
whole ship from—(i)an accredited ship designer;
and(ii)an accredited ship builder or an
accredited marine surveyor;or(b)the
following documents for the whole ship—(i)for
the ship design—(A)a design approval certificate for the
ship; and(B)any other certificates of compliance
for the design ofthe ship not covered by the design approval
certificate;
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(ii)otherthanfortheshipdesign,certificatesofcompliancefromanaccreditedshipbuilderoranaccreditedmarinesurveyor; or(c)acurrentcertificateofsurveyfortheshipissuedundersection 56, or an
equivalent certificate issued under a law of theCommonwealth or
another State or by a classification society.(4)A
person is taken to have given the general manager certificates
ofcompliance necessary for subsection (3)(a)
if—(a)the person gives the general manager a
certificate of complianceforthesurveyofthewholeshipfromanaccreditedmarinesurveyor issued
not more than 1 month before the application forthe
registration of the ship is made; and(b)the
ship is a ship for which—(i)areplacementcertificatewasissued,orcouldhavebeenissued,undersection191(3),46asinforceimmediatelybefore the expiry
of the section; or(ii)designplans,subdivisionandstabilitydocumentswereapprovedaspartofanapplicationforthesurveyandregistration of the ship under the 1987
regulation; or(iii)acertificateequivalenttoacertificateofsurveyhasbeenissued under a law of the Commonwealth
or another State.(5)For subsection (4)(b)(iii), the
general manager may also require theperson to give the
general manager—(a)details of the issue of the certificate
for the ship under the law ofthe Commonwealth
or the other State; and(b)copies of the
design plans and any other documents approved forthe
ship under the law of the Commonwealth or the other State.(6)If the ship is a fishing ship
mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii), thegeneralmanagermayregisteritasafishingshipiftheapplicationforregistration of the ship is accompanied by a
certificate of compliance forthe survey of the
whole ship from an accredited marine surveyor issued notmore
than 1 month before the application for the registration of the
ship ismade.46Section 191
(Existing certificates of survey) expired 1 January
1997.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(7)If,
under this section, a person seeks to use a certificate equivalent
toa certificate of survey issued for a ship
under a law of the CommonwealthoranotherState,thegeneralmanagermayalsorequireacertificateofcompliance for the survey of the whole ship
or part of the ship from anaccreditedmarinesurveyorissuednotmorethan1monthbeforetheapplication for the registration of the
ship is made.(8)If, under this section, a person seeks
to use a certificate equivalent toa certificate of
survey issued for a ship by a classification society and thecertificatedoesnotrelatetothewholeship,thegeneralmanagermayregistertheshiponlyiftheapplicationforregistrationoftheshipisaccompaniedbythecertificatesofcompliancementionedinsubsection (3)(a) for those parts of
the ship not covered by the certificate ofsurvey.Subdivision 5—Declarations by accredited
persons47Declaration about ship’s seaworthiness
etc. in certificate ofcompliance(1)A
certificate of compliance for a ship, or part of a ship, must
includethe appropriate declaration stated in
schedule 147about the seaworthinessof the
ship or part.(2)The certificate may also include other
issues about the ship or part’scondition
affecting marine safety.Division 4—Ship register48Register of registered recreational
ships(1)The chief executive must keep a
register of registered recreationalships.(2)Thechiefexecutivemustrecordintheregisterthefollowingparticulars for a
recreational ship—(a)the owner’s name and address;47Schedule 1 (Declaration about ship’s
seaworthiness)
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Safety)Regulation 1995s 48A(b)the registration number;(c)the type of registration;(d)adescriptionoftheshipincludinglengthandbeam,enginedetails and construction materials.(3)The register may also include other
particulars for a recreational shipdecided by the
chief executive.(4)Within21daysafterchangestoaparticularrecreationalship’sregistration other than a change in the
ship’s ownership, the holder of theship’s
registration certificate must give the chief executive written
notice ofthe change in the approved form.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(5)A person may, on payment of the
appropriate fee for the inspectionand on reasonable
conditions imposed by the chief executive—(a)inspect the register at the chief
executive’s office when the officeis open to the
public; and(b)take extracts from, or obtain a copy
of particulars in, the register.48A Register of
registered commercial and fishing ships(1)The
general manger must keep a register of registered commercialand
fishing ships.(2)Thegeneralmanagermustrecordintheregisterthefollowingparticulars for a
commercial or fishing ship—(a)the owner’s name
and address;(b)the registration number;(c)the type of registration and
class;(d)adescriptionoftheshipincludinglengthandbeam,enginedetails and construction materials.(3)The register may also include other
particulars for a commercial orfishing ship
decided by the general manager.(4)Within 21 days after changes to a particular
commercial or fishingship’s registration other than a change in
the ship’s ownership, the holder oftheship’sregistrationcertificatemustgivethegeneralmanagerwrittennotice of the
change in the approved form.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(5)A person may, on payment of the
appropriate fee for the inspectionand on reasonable
conditions imposed by the general manager—(a)inspecttheregisteratthegeneralmanager’sofficewhentheoffice is open to the public;
and(b)take extracts from, or obtain a copy
of particulars in, the register.Division 5—Display
of registration documents and markings on shipsSubdivision
1—Registered ships49Registration number to be displayed on
registered commercial orrecreational ships(1)The
owner and master of a registered commercial or recreational
shipmustensuretheship’sregistrationnumberisdisplayedontheshipasrequired by this section.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(2)The registration number must
be—(a)above the water line when the ship is
afloat; and(b)permanently and legibly
displayed—(i)in dark colours on a light background;
or(ii)in light colours on dark
background.(3)Also, the registration number must
be—(a)for a ship capable of achieving a
planing attitude (other than apersonalwatercraft)—displayedonbothsidesoftheshipincharacters not less than 200 mm high;
or(aa)forapersonalwatercraft—displayedonbothsidesofthewatercraft in characters not less than
75 mm high; or(b)forallotherships—displayedonbothsidesoftheshiporitsstern in characters not less than 75
mm high.
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ship’s registrationcertificate(1)Theownerandmasterofaregisteredcommercialorfishingshipmust
ensure the ship’s registration certificate is displayed in a
conspicuousplace, and in a way that it can be read by
anyone, on the ship.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(2)However,ifitisnotreasonablypracticabletocomplywithsubsection (1),theship’sownerandmastermustensurethattheship’sregistration
certificate is kept aboard the ship.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.51Registration
label for registered recreational ship(1)The
owner and master of a registered recreational ship must
ensurethat the ship’s current registration label is
attached to the ship as requiredby this
section.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(2)The label must be—(a)attached to the exterior of the ship in a
conspicuous place, nearthe registration number, on its port
side, or stern; and(b)above the waterline when the ship is
afloat.51A Ride smart sticker to be displayed on
personal watercraft(1)The owner and master of a personal
watercraft must ensure a ridesmart sticker is
displayed on the personal watercraft so that it can be seenclearly from the operator’s position.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(2)In this section—“ridesmartsticker”meansaridesmartstickerissuedbythechiefexecutive.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Subdivision
2—Tenders52Markings for tender to commercial,
fishing or recreational ship iftender not
required to be registered(1)This section
applies to—(a)a tender (other than a tender
commercial fishing boat within themeaning of
theFisheries Regulation 1995) to
a fishing ship if thetenderisnotrequiredtoberegisteredbecauseofsection 37(2)(f);48and(b)atendertoaregisteredcommercialorrecreationalshipifthetender is not
required to be registered because of section 37(2)(g)or
(h).(2)The owner and master of the tender
must ensure the tender is markedas required by
subsections (3) to (6).Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.(3)The tender must be clearly, legibly
and permanently marked on itsexterior,abovethewaterlinewhentheshipisafloat,withtheword‘TENDER’
and—(a)for a tender mentioned in subsection
(1)(a)—the same markingsrequired by theFisheriesRegulation1995,
section 6149for theship to which it
is a tender; and(b)foratendermentionedinsubsection(1)(b)—theregistrationnumber of the
ship to which it is a tender.(4)The
markings required under subsection (3) must be in characters
notsmaller than 75 mm.(5)However, if a tender cannot be practicably
marked on its exterior asrequiredbysubsection(3)orinthesizeofcharactersrequiredbysubsection (4), it must be marked on its
interior in the largest characterspracticable.(6)If a
tender does not permanently attend the same ship but is used
byits owner to attend a number of ships owned
by the owner, the tender may48Section 37 (Application of Act, pt 5, div
2)49Fisheries Regulation 1995,
section 61 (Authority holder only needs 1 authority foran
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995bemarkedwiththeowner’snameinsteadofthemarkingornumberrequired under
subsection (3)(a) or (b).Division 6—Restricted use flag53Authority to use restricted use
flag(1)The general manager may issue an
authority to use a restricted useflag for a
ship.(2)The general manager may only issue an
authority for a ship if thegeneral manager is satisfied the ship
is safe to operate for its intended usein its intended
area of operation.(3)The procedure for obtaining an
authority is in part 6.5054Operation of ship under authority(1)The holder of an authority must not
operate, or allow someone else tooperate, a ship
for which a restricted use flag has been issued under theauthority unless—(a)the
authority or a copy—(i)is carried on the ship while it is
operating; and(ii)ifitreasonablypracticaltodoso—isdisplayedinaconspicuous place on the ship and in a
way that it can beread by anyone on the ship; and(b)the holder tells a person who is to
operate the ship as its master,ortoactascrewmemberoftheship,howtheshipmaybeoperatedundertheauthorityandtheconditionstowhichitissubject; and(c)the
ship prominently displays the flag.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(2)An authority’s conditions may require
a person operating the ship asits master, or
acting as a crew member to hold an appropriate licence
statedin the conditions.50Part
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(3)The
holder of an authority must not operate, or allow someone else
tooperate, a ship displaying a restricted use
flag unless the ship is a ship thatmay display the
flag.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(4)A person must not operate a ship
displaying a restricted use flag ifthe person knows
the authority to use the flag does not apply to the ship.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(5)A person operating a ship displaying a
restricted use flag must notoperate the ship
for a purpose other than the purpose stated in the
authority.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(6)Each of the following must comply with
an authority’s conditions—(a)the holder of the
authority;(b)a person operating the ship as its
master;(c)a person acting as crew member of the
ship.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.55Flag to be returnedA
person to whom a restricted use flag was issued under an
authoritymust return the flag to the general manager
within 14 days of any of thefollowing unless
the person has a reasonable excuse—(a)the
expiration or cancellation of the authority;(b)the
suspension of the authority and the general manager’s
requestfor the return of the flag.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.Division 7—Certificates of survey56General manager may issue certificate
of survey for ship(1)Apersonmayapplytothegeneralmanagerfortheissueofacertificate of
survey for a ship.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)Beforethegeneralmanagermayissuethecertificate,thepersonasking for it must
give the general manager—(a)certificates of
compliance for the whole ship from—(i)an
accredited ship designer; and(ii)an
accredited marine surveyor; or(b)the
following documents for the whole ship—(i)for
the ship design—(A)a design approval certificate for the
ship; and(B)any other certificates of compliance
for the design ofthe ship not covered by the design approval
certificate;(ii)other than for the ship design, a
certificate of compliance forsurveyforthewholeshipissuedbyanaccreditedmarinesurveyor.(3)The
general manager may issue the certificate only if—(a)the general manager has been given the
certificates or documentsrequired under subsection (2);
and(b)thegeneralmanagerhasinspectedtheshipifthegeneralmanager considers
an inspection is necessary; and(c)the
general manager is satisfied the design or survey conformswiththerequirementsofanystandardaboutshipdesignorsurvey made under part 4, division 251of the Act and applying tothe
ship.(4)A person is taken to have given the
general manager the certificatesof compliance
necessary for subsection (2)(a)(i) if—(a)a
replacement certificate for the ship was issued, or could
havebeenissued,undersection191(3),52asinforceimmediatelybefore the expiry
of the section; or(b)designplans,subdivisionandstabilitydocumentsfortheshipwereapprovedaspartofanapplicationforthesurveyandregistration of the ship under the 1987
regulation; or51Part 4 (General safety obligations and
standards), division 2 (Standards) of the Act52Section 191 (Existing certificates of survey)
expired 1 January 1997.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(c)a
certificate equivalent to a certificate of survey for the ship
hasbeen issued under a law of the Commonwealth
or another State,or by a classification society.(5)Ifthecertificatementionedinsubsection(4)(c)isissuedbyaclassificationsocietyanddoesnotrelatetothewholeship,thegeneralmanagermayissuethecertificateofsurveyonlyiftheapplicationisaccompaniedbythecertificatesofcompliancementionedinsubsection (2)(a) for those parts of
the ship not covered by the certificate ofsurvey.(6)Forsubsection(4)(c),thegeneralmanagermayalsorequiretheperson to give the general
manager—(a)details of the issue of the certificate
for the ship under the law ofthe Commonwealth
or the other State; and(b)copies of the
design plans and any other documents approved forthe
ship under the law of the Commonwealth or the other State.(7)Acertificateofcomplianceforsurveymentionedinsubsection (2)(a)(ii)or(2)(b)(ii)musthavebeenissuednotmorethan1
month before the application for the certificate of survey is
made.(8)The procedure for obtaining a
certificate of survey for a ship is inpart 6.53PART 4—LICENCES FOR OPERATING
SHIPSDivision 1—Application of Act for licensing
of masters, crew membersand pilots57Application of Act, pt 5, div 3(1)Thefollowingareshipstowhichpart5,division354oftheActapplies—53Part
6 (Authorities)54Part 5 (Registration, licensing,
permits and accreditation), division 3 (Licensing ofmasters, crew members and pilots) of the
Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(a)for
the licensing of a person to operate a ship as its master or
toactasacrewmemberofaship—theshipsmentionedinsection 11(1)55of
the Act;(b)for the licensing of a person to have
the conduct of a ship as itspilot—the ships
to which part 856of the Act applies.(2)However part 5, division 3 of the Act
does not apply to the followingships—(a)a ship connected with Queensland under
section 6(c)57of the Actwhile the ship is
not operating in Queensland waters;(b)anunpoweredcommercialorfishingshiporapoweredcommercial or fishing ship that is powered by
an engine of lessthan 3 kW power;(c)acommercialshiplessthan6musedasatrainingship(a“training ship”)—(i)provided by a training provider for a
person participating ina training program, conducted by the
provider, in operatingof ships; and(ii)operatedbythepersonunderthedirectandimmediatesupervision of
the provider who—(A)accompanies the training ship in
another ship; and(B)ifalicenceisrequiredtooperatetheaccompanyingship—holdstheappropriatelicencetooperateitnotless than a coxswain’s licence;(d)a commercial hire ship that—(i)is incapable of achieving a planing
attitude; or(ii)if the ship’s provider holds a licence
to operate a ship issuedunder this regulation or the law of
another State—(A)is operated by a person under the
direct supervision ofthe ship’s provider; and55Section 11 (General application of Act
to ships) of the Act56Part 8 (Pilots) of the Act57Section 6 (Meaning of ship “connected
with Queensland”) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(B)theproviderhasawayofimmediatelyhelpingtheperson should the need arise;(e)anunpoweredrecreationalshiporapoweredrecreationalshipthat
is any of the following—(i)is powered by an
engine of 4.5 kW power or less;(ii)is
not capable of a speed greater than 10 knots;(iii)does
not have a planing or non-displacement hull;(f)a
commercial ship owned and operated by any of the followingentities if the ship is being operated in
the course of the entities’activities (other than a training
course or program about ships’operations open
to the public) by a person who holds a currentcertificate issued
by the relevant entity authorising the person tooperate the ship—(i)avolunteermarinerescueassociationorasurflifesavingassociationaccreditedbytheemergencyservicesdepartment;(ii)the
emergency services department;(g)a
fishing ship less than 10 m or a recreational ship operated by
aperson holding a current certificate to
operate a fishing ship lessthan 10 m issued by the Queensland
Fishing Industry TrainingCouncil.(h)a
tender to a commercial ship, if the tender—(i)is
less than 6 m; and(ii)isoperatedbytheholderofarecreationalshipmaster’slicence;(i)ashipoperatedinawaythatcomplieswiththeTransportOperations(MarineSafety—BareboatShips)Standard2000ortheTransport
Operations (Marine Safety—Hire and Drive Ships)Standard
2000.(3)In subsection
(2)(c) and (d)—“provider”includes an
employee of the provider.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Division
2—Masters, crew members and pilots to be licensedSubdivision 1—Commercial ships58Licence required to operate etc.
commercial ship(1)In this section—“commercial
ship”means a commercial ship to which part 5,
division 358of the Act applies, other than a
commercial ship that—(a)is less than 6 m;
and(b)does not carry persons other than the
ship owner’s employees,unless the ship is operated by—(i)the Queensland Police Service on an
official purpose; or(ii)theemergencyservicesdepartmentonanofficialpurposebut only in an
emergency; or(iii)a department or
instrumentality of the State, another State,the Commonwealth
or a university for a genuine research orscientific
purpose; and(c)is operated by the holder of a
recreational ship master’s licenceor a current
licence to operate a recreational ship issued under thelaw
of another State.“crew member”means a person
who is a chief mate, deck watch keeper,chief engineer,
second engineer or engineer watch keeper, within themeaning of section 2, part 4, clause
3459of the Code.(2)A
person must hold the appropriate licence—(a)to
operate a commercial ship as its master; or(b)to
act as a crew member of a commercial ship.58Part
5 (Registration, licensing, permits and accreditation), division 3
(Licensing ofmasters, crew members and pilots) of the
Act59Section 2 (Qualifications and manning,
trading vessels), part 4 (Minimum safetymanning of
trading vessels), clause 34 (Interpretation) of the
Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(3)The
appropriate licence for a person to hold for a commercial
shipoperating in an area is, at least, the class
of certificate stated in section 2,part 4, clause
3760of the Code for the area.(4)For subsection (3)—(a)a reference in section 2, part 4,
clause 37 of the Code to—(i)a trading vessel
is taken to be a reference to a commercialship; and(ii)a certificate or a certification
requirement is taken to be areference to a
licence or a licensing requirement; and(iii)a
class of certificate ‘master class 5 endorsed’ is a referenceto
‘master class 5’; and(b)therelativitybetweentheclassesofcertificatesisstatedinsection 2, part 2, clause 961of the Code.(5)Subsection (6) applies if—(a)acommercialshipisdesignedtooperatewithanunattendedmachinery space;
and(b)the ship’s propulsion machinery may be
operated from the bridgeor wheelhouse; and(c)the
ship is on a voyage that—(i)is to be less
than 12 hours; and(ii)starts and ends at the same
place.(6)For subsection (3), in working out the
ship's propulsion power forsection 2, part 4, clause 37 of the
Code a reference in section 2, part 4,clause 34(h)(i) of
the Code to “35 metres” is taken to be a reference to“50
metres”.59Licensing exceptions for commercial
ships in certain placesDespite section 58(3), the appropriate
licence is, for a person who—60Section 2 (Qualifications and manning,
trading vessels), part 4 (Minimum safetymanning of
trading vessels), clause 37 (Particular provisions) of the
Code61Section 2 (Qualifications and manning,
trading vessels), part 2 (General provisions),clause 9
(Relative value of certificates) of the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(a)operates as its master, or acts as a chief
mate of, a commercialship 35 m or over but less than 80 m
within 50 n miles of thecoastorintheGreatBarrierReefRegionortheTorresStraitZone—(i)for
the master—at least a master class 4 licence; or(ii)for the chief mate—at least a master
class 5 licence; or(b)operatesasitsmasterashipmentionedinsection79(6)62—atleast a coxswains
licence; or(c)acts as chief engineer of a commercial
ship in the Great BarrierReef Region or the Torres Strait
Zone—(i)if the propulsion power of the ship is
1 500 kW or more butless than 3 000 kW—at least an engineer
class 3 licence; or(ii)if the propulsion power of the ship is
750 kW or more butlessthan1 500kW—atleastamarineenginedrivergrade 1
licence.Subdivision 2—Fishing ships60Licence required to operate etc.
fishing ship(1)In this section—“crew
member”of a fishing ship, means a person who is the
chief mate orchief engineer, within the meaning of
section 3, part 4, clause 2163ofthe Code.“fishing
ship”means a fishing ship to which part 5,
division 364of the Actapplies, other
than a fishing ship that—(a)is a tender to
another fishing ship; and(b)does not carry
persons other than employees of the ship’s owner;and62Section 79
(Operational area of commercial or fishing ships)63Section 3 (Qualifications and manning,
fishing vessels), part 4 (Minimum safetymanning of fishing
vessels), clause 21 (Interpretation) of the Code64Part 5 (Registration, licensing,
permits and accreditation), division 3 (Licensing ofmasters, crew members and pilots) of the
Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(c)is
operated by the holder of a recreational ship master’s
licence.(2)A person must hold the appropriate
licence to operate a fishing shipas its master or
act as a crew member of a fishing ship.(3)The
appropriate licence for a person to hold for a ship operating in
anarea is at least the class of certificate
stated in section 3, part 4, clause 2465of the
Code for the area.(4)In subsection (3)—(a)areferenceinsection3,part4,clause24oftheCodetoacertificate or a certification requirement is
taken to be a referenceto a licence or a licensing
requirement; and(b)therelativitybetweentheclassesofcertificatesisasstatedinsection 3, part 2, clause 666of the Code.61Licensing exceptions (fishing ship’s
master)(1)The appropriate licence is, at least,
a coxswain’s licence for a personoperating a
fishing ship as its master if the ship is—(a)less
than 15 m; and(b)operating within the fishing ship
operating area.(2)The appropriate licence is, at least,
a skipper grade 3 licence for aperson operating a
fishing ship as its master if the ship is—(a)less
than 24 m; and(b)operating—(i)not
more than 200 n miles from the coast; or(ii)iftheshipisoperatingwithinthefishingshipoperatingarea—any distance
from the coast more than 200 n mileswithin the
area.(3)The appropriate licence is a licence
to operate a recreational ship asits master for a
person operating a fishing ship as its master if the ship
is—65Section 3 (Qualifications and manning,
fishing vessels), part 4 (Minimum safetymanningoffishingvessels),clause24(Particularprovisions.Fishingvessels—Minimum safety manning) of the
Code66Section 3 (Qualifications and manning,
fishing vessels), part 2 (General provisions),clause 6
(Relative value of certificates) of the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(a)atendercommercialfishingboatlicensedundertheFisheriesAct 1994;
and(b)operatingonlyinitslicensedareaofoperationundertheFisheries Act 1994.(4)Subsections (1) to (3) apply despite
section 60(3).62Licensing exceptions (fishing ship’s
chief engineer)(1)The appropriate licence is, at least a
marine engine driver grade 3licence for a
person acting as the chief engineer of a fishing ship if—(a)the propulsion power of the ship is
less than 300 kW; and(b)the ship is
operated—(i)not more than 200 n miles from the
coast; or(ii)iftheshipisoperatingwithinthefishingshipoperatingarea—any distance
from the coast more than 200 n mileswithin the
area.(2)The appropriate licence is, at least,
a marine engine driver grade 1licence for a
person acting as the chief engineer of a fishing ship if—(a)the propulsion power of the ship is
more than 750 kW but less1 500 kW; and(b)the
ship is operated—(i)not more than 50 n miles from the
coast; or(ii)iftheshipisoperatingwithinthefishingshipoperatingarea—anydistancefromthecoastmorethan50nmileswithin the
area.(3)The appropriate licence is, at least,
an engineer, class 3 for a personacting as the
chief engineer of a fishing ship if—(a)the
propulsion power of the ship is 1500 kW or greater; and(b)the ship is operated within 600 n
miles from the coast.(4)Subsections (1)
to (3) apply despite section 60(3).
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Subdivision
3—Recreational ships63Licence required to operate
recreational ship as its master(1)A
person must hold an appropriate licence to operate a
recreationalship as its master.(2)In
this section—“appropriate licence”means any of the
following—(a)a recreational ship master’s
licence;(b)a current licence to operate a
recreational ship issued under thelaw of another
State;(c)a licence to operate a commercial or
fishing ship as its master.Subdivision 4—Pilot’s licence64Licence required to have the conduct
of a ship as its pilotA person must hold a pilot’s licence
to have the conduct of a ship as itspilot.Division 3—Issue of and qualifications for
licences65Chief executive and general manager
may issue licences(1)Thechiefexecutivemayissuetheclassoflicencementionedinschedule 2, column 1, item 3.(2)Thegeneralmanagermayissueallotherclassesoflicencesmentioned in
schedule 2—(a)to operate a ship as its master;
or(b)to act as a crew member of a ship;
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have the conduct of the ship as its pilot.(3)The
procedure for obtaining a licence is in part 6.6766Qualifications for licences for
commercial and fishing shipsThe general manager may grant an
application for a licence of the typespecifiedinschedule2,column168onlyiftheapplicanthasthequalificationsundersection2or369oftheCodeforthecertificateappearing opposite in schedule 2, column
2.7067Qualifications for
recreational ship master’s licence(1)The
chief executive may grant an application for a licence to
operatea recreational ship as its master only if the
applicant—(a)is 16 years or more; and(b)has a reasonable knowledge of—(i)the Act and this regulation as they
effect recreational ships;and(ii)the
Collision Regulations; and(c)isreasonablycompetentinseafaringskillsandsafeoperatingpractices for recreational ships; and(d)passes an eyesight test conducted by
the chief executive.(2)Apersonistakentohavethecompetencyrequiredundersubsection (1)(c)ifthepersonhassatisfactorilycompletedacourseinseafaring skills and safe operating practices
for recreational ships providedby a training
provider approved by the chief executive under section 73.67Part 6 (Authorities)68Schedule 2 (Classes of licences),
column 1 (Licences)69Section 2 (Qualifications and manning,
trading vessels) or 3 (Qualifications andmanning, fishing
vessels) of the Code70Schedule 2 (Classes of licences),
column 2 (Certificates under Code)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199568Chief
executive or general manager may recognise otherqualifications(1)This
section applies despite sections 66 and 67 if——(a)an
applicant for a licence under section 66 or 67 does not havethe
qualifications required for the licence under the section;
and(b)the chief executive or general manager
is satisfied the applicanthasotherqualifications,experienceortrainingthechiefexecutiveorgeneralmanagerissatisfiedisequivalentto,orbetter than, the qualifications
required under the section.(2)Despitethesections,thechiefexecutiveorgeneralmanagermayissue the licence to the
applicant.69Qualifications for licence as ship’s
pilot(1)The general manager may grant an
application for a licence to havethe conduct of a
ship as its pilot in a pilotage area, or part of a pilotage
area,only if the applicant satisfies the general
manager the applicant has—(a)either—(i)alicencetooperateashipasitsmasterofaclassappropriate for
the ships (“ships”) the person
would havethe conduct of as pilot in the pilotage
area; or(ii)skillsandexperiencethatintheopinionofthegeneralmanagerareequivalenttotheskillsandexperienceofaperson holding a licence mentioned in
subparagraph (i); and(b)appropriate ship
handling ability to have the conduct of the shipsas
its pilot; and(c)a detailed knowledge of the pilotage
area, or part of the pilotagearea, for which
the licence is sought.(2)However,iftheclassoflicenceappliedforbyanapplicantisprobationary pilot, the general manager may
grant the application for thelicencedespitetheapplicantnotsatisfyingthegeneralmanagerundersubsection
(1)(b).
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199571Examinations of applicants for
licences(1)The chief executive may conduct
examinations, in a way the chiefexecutiveconsidersnecessary,totestwhetheranapplicantforarecreationalshiplicencehasthequalificationsforthelicenceunderthisregulation.(2)Thegeneralmanagermayconductexaminations,inawaythegeneralmanagerconsidersnecessary,totestwhetheranapplicantforacommercialorfishingshiplicencehasthequalificationsforthelicenceunder this
regulation.72Approval of entity to conduct
examinations(1)The general manager may, on any
conditions the general managerconsidersreasonable,approveanentitytoconductexaminationsforlicences only if the entity qualifies as an
entity to conduct the examinationsunder a standard
made for this section.(2)An entity
approved under subsection (1) may conduct examinationsas if
it were the general manager.(3)Inexercisingapowerundersubsection(2),anapprovedentityissubjecttoanyconditionsoftheapprovalanddirectionsofthegeneralmanager about the
conduct of examinations.(4)The procedure for
obtaining the approval is in part 6.7173Approval of entity to provide
training(1)The general manager may, on any
conditions the general managerconsiders
reasonable, approve an entity to conduct training programs in
theoperationofshipsonlyiftheentityqualifiesasanentitytoconducttraining programs
under a standard made for this section.(2)The
procedure for obtaining the approval is in part 6.71Part 6 (Authorities)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Division
4—Hovercraft74Hovercraft(1)A
person who holds a licence to operate a commercial ship as
itsmaster is not appropriately licensed to
operate a commercial ship that is ahovercraft
unless—(a)the person satisfies the general
manager the person is competentto operate a
hovercraft of the intended size in the intended area ofoperation; and(b)the
general manager amends the person’s licence to permit theoperation of the hovercraft in the intended
area of operation.(2)Thegeneralmanagermayrequirethepersontogivethegeneralmanagerapracticaldemonstrationoftheperson’sskillsinoperatingahovercraft.(3)If
the general manager is satisfied a person is competent to operate
ahovercraftthegeneralmanagermustamendtheperson’slicenceaccordingly.(4)The
procedure for amending the licence is in part 6, division 4.72(5)This section
applies despite sections 58 and 66.Division 4A—Wing
in ground effect craft74A Wing in ground effect craft(1)A person is not appropriately licensed
to operate a commercial shipthat is a wing in
ground effect craft unless—(a)the person
satisfies the general manager the person is competentto
operate a wing in ground effect craft of the intended size in
theintended area of operation; and(b)the general manager issues a licence
to the person to operate thewing in ground
effect craft in the intended area of operation.72Part
6 (Authorities), division 4 (Amendment of authority)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)Thegeneralmanagermayrequirethepersontogivethegeneralmanagerapracticaldemonstrationoftheperson’sskillsinoperatingawing
in ground effect craft.(3)If the general
manager is satisfied a person is competent to operate awing
in ground effect craft, the general manager must issue a licence to
theperson to operate the wing in ground effect
craft.(4)The procedure for obtaining a licence
is in part 6, division 2.73(5)This
section applies despite sections 58 and 66.74Division 5—Temporary permits75ApplicationThis division
applies to the following ships—(a)a
commercial ship within the meaning of section 58(1);75(b)a fishing ship
within the meaning of section 60(1).7676General manager may issue temporary
permit for master or crewmember(1)The
general manager may issue a permit to a person to operate a
shipas its master, or to act as crew member of a
ship, on a particular voyage.(2)The
general manager may only issue a permit if the general
manageris satisfied—(a)the
person is, for the voyage, competent to—(i)operate the ship as its master; or(ii)act as crew member of the ship;
and(b)maritime safety will not be endangered
on the voyage; and73Part 6 (Authorities), division 2 (How
authority is obtained)74Sections
58(Licencerequiredtooperateetc.commercialship)and66(Qualifications
for licences for commercial and fishing ships)75Section 58 (Licence required to operate etc.
commercial ship)76Section 60 (Licence required to
operate etc. fishing ship)
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(c)thevoyageisnecessarytomaintaintheeffectivenessandefficiency of the Queensland maritime
industry.(3)The term of the permit must not be
longer than 28 days.(4)The procedure for obtaining the permit
is in part 6.77(5)Subsection (1)
applies despite another provision of this part.77Permit holder taken to be appropriately
licensed if complyingwith conditions(1)A
person to whom a permit under section 76(1) is issued is taken
tobe appropriately licensed to operate the
relevant ship as its master, or act ascrew member of the
relevant ship, for section 58 or 60.78(2)However, if the person does not comply
with the conditions to whichthe permit is
subject, subsection (1) does not apply to the person.PART
5—OPERATING SHIPSDivision 1—Regulations to which section
43(2)(b)(ii) of the Act applies78Declaration about provisions for general
safety obligationThe sections stated in schedule 379are the provisions of this regulation
towhich section 43(2)(b)(ii)80of the Act applies.77Part 6 (Authorities)78Section58(Licencerequiredtooperateetc.commercialship)or60(Licencerequired to operate etc. fishing ship)79Schedule 3 (Provisions of regulation
to which section 43(2)(b)(ii) of the Act applies)80Section 43 (General obligation on
persons involved with operation of ship to operateit
safely) of the Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995Division
2—Operational areas and persons carried79Operational area of commercial or fishing
ships(1)Thissectionappliesifacommercialorfishingship’sregistrationcertificate does
not include a condition about the ship’s operational area.(2)The owner or master of the ship must
not operate the ship in watersbeyond the waters
stated in the Code for a ship of the same class as the shipunless
another operational area is stated for the ship in this
regulation.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(3)Theoperationalareaforaclass1Cor2Ccommercialshipandaclass 3C fishing
ship is—(a)not more than 50 n miles from the
coast; or(b)if the ship is operated within the
Great Barrier Reef Region or theTorresStraitzone—anydistancefromthecoastmorethan50 n miles within the region or
zone.(4)A class 1E commercial ship that is a
pontoon may operate within theGreat Barrier Reef
Region.(5)For subsection (4)—“pontoon”means a pontoon
that—(a)is unpowered and permanently anchored;
and(b)if a class 1 commercial ship capable
of carrying everyone on thepontoonisnotmooredtoit—isequippedwiththesafetyequipment that would be required for a class
1 commercial shipoperating lawfully in the area where the
pontoon is anchored.(6)Theoperationalareaforaclass1DorEoraclass2DorEcommercialshipthatispermanentlybasedatapontoonmentionedinsubsection (4) is, if the pontoon is anchored
outside the operational area forthoseships,theareainwhichtheshipisinsightofandisabletocommunicate with the pontoon.(7)The operational area for a class 1D,
1E, 2D or 2E commercial shipthat is a tender
to a commercial ship (the“main ship”) is within 5 n
milesof the main ship.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199580Commercial ship not to carry excess
personsThe owner or master of a commercial ship
must not carry on the ship, oron a part of the
ship, more persons than is stated for the ship, or part, in
theship’s registration certificate.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.Division 3—Compliance with certain
provisions of Code81Ship to be operated as required by
Code, s 15The master of a registrable commercial or
fishing ship must comply withsection 15, parts
1 and 281of the Code when operating the
ship.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.Division 4—Load line certificates82DefinitionsIn this
division—“appropriatelyaccredited”,forashipdesignerormarinesurveyor,means
accredited as a ship designer or marine surveyor for load
line.“ship”means a
registrable commercial ship other than a ship for which—(a)a load line certificate, or an
exemption from a requirement for aload line
certificate, has been granted under the law of anotherState; or(b)a
current restricted use flag has been issued.83Application(1)This
division applies to a ship that is a“vessel”within the meaningof section 7, part
1, clause 3.1582of the Code as changed by this
section.81Section 15 (Emergency procedures and
safety of navigation), parts 1 (Preliminary)and 2 (Emergency
procedures) of the Code82Section 7 (Load
lines), part 1 (Preliminary) of the Code
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8473s 85Transport
Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 1995(2)Areferenceinsection7,part1,clause3.15oftheCodeto“16 metres” is
taken to be a reference to “24 metres”.84General manager may issue load line
certificate for ship(1)A person may apply to the general
manager for a load line certificatefor a ship.(2)Thegeneralmanagermayissuethecertificateonlyifthepersonasking
for it gives the general manager a certificate of compliance for
theship’s load lines from an appropriately
accredited ship designer or marinesurveyor.(3)The certificate of compliance must
have been issued within 1 monthbefore the date of
the application for the load line certificate.(4)Theprocedureforobtainingaship’sloadlinecertificateisinpart 6.8385Code, s 7 applies to assignment of
freeboard etc.(1)Section 7, parts 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 and
1184of the Code apply with thechanges made by subsection (3) and all other
necessary changes when aship’s freeboard is being assigned and
its load line marked.(2)Only an
appropriately accredited ship designer or marine surveyormay
assign a ship’s freeboard and mark the ship‘s load line.(3)In section 7, parts 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 and
11 of the Code, a reference to“authority”,“assigning authority”or“survey authority”is taken to
bea reference to an appropriately accredited
ship designer or marine surveyor.(4)Forsection7,part6,clause56oftheCode,85themarkoftheassigning authority that assigns the
ship’s freeboard is to be “QA”.83Part
6 (Authorities)84Section 7 (Load lines), parts 2
(Conditions of assignment), 3 (Structural strength andstability of vessels), 5 (Calculation and
assignment of freeboards), 6 (Marking loadlinesandassociatedmarks),10(Appropriateloadlines)and 11
(Modificationsapplicable to seagoing vessels less than 24
m in length and to vessels operatingwithin smooth and
partially smooth waters) of the Code85Section 7 (Load lines), part 6 (Marking load
lines and associated marks), clause 56(Assigning
authority marks) of the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199586Ship
not to be operated unless load line certificate issued(1)The owner and master of a ship must
not operate the ship unless acurrent load line
certificate has been issued for the ship.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)In this
section—“load line certificate”means a load line
certificate issued—(a)under this regulation; or(b)by another State, a classification
society or a marine authority ofaforeigncountryundertheInternationalConventiononLoadLines
1966.86A Displaying ship’s load line
certificate(1)Theownerandmasterofashipforwhichacurrentloadlinecertificateisissuedmustensurethatthecertificateisdisplayedinaconspicuous place, and in a way that it
can be read by anyone, on the ship.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)However,ifitisnotreasonablypracticabletocomplywithsubsection (1),theship’sownerandmastermustensurethattheship’sload line
certificate is kept aboard the ship.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.87Code, s 7 applies
to operation of ship(1)Theownerandmasterofashipmust,whenoperatingtheship,comply with
section 7, part 14 of the Code.86Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(2)The owner and master of a ship does
not commit an offence undersubsection (1) if section 7, part 15,
clause 7887of the Code applies to theship.86Section 7 (Load
lines), part 14 (Overloading) of the Code87Section 7 (Load lines), part 15
(Miscellaneous), clause 78 (Permissible overloading)of
the Code
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199588Stability documents to be carried on
shipTheownerandmasterofashipmust,whenoperatingtheship,haveaboarditthestabilitydocumentsstatedfortheshipinsection8,subsection A, clause A.4 of the Code.88Maximum penalty—100 penalty
units.89Renewal of load line certificate(1)The general manager may renew a load
line certificate only if theperson asking for
the renewal gives the general manager a certificate ofcomplianceabouttheship’sloadlinefromanappropriatelyaccreditedship
designer or marine surveyor.(2)The
certificate of compliance must have been issued within 1
monthbefore the date of the application for the
renewal of the load line certificate.(3)Subsection (1) applies despite part
6.Division 5—Signals90Signals of distress(1)Thefollowingsignalsaretobeusedasprescribedsignalsofdistress89—(a)a V sheet;(b)the signals stated in section 16,
annex IV, clauses 1 and 390of theCode.(2)A
person may use or display a prescribed signal of distress only
forindicating distress or a need for
help.(3)Apersonmustrevokeaprescribedsignalofdistresswhenthedistress or need for help
finishes.88Section 8 (Stability), subsection A
(Preliminary), clause A.4 (Presentation of data)of
the Code89See also section 214 (Regulations
about signals of distress) of the Act.90Section 16 (Collision Regulations), Annex IV
(Distress signals), clauses 1 and 3 ofthe
Code
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9176s 92BTransport
Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199591Authority to use or display prescribed
signal for training ordemonstration(1)Despite section 90(2), the general manager
may authorise a person touseordisplayaprescribedsignalofdistressforgenuinetrainingordemonstration purposes.(2)The procedure for obtaining the
authority is stated in part 6.9192Prescribed signal and information—Act,
s 129(1)The signal for section 129(2)92of the Act is the word
‘SECURITE’spoken 3 times.(2)Theinformationrequiredundersection129(2)and(3)oftheActabout a danger to navigation is the
information appropriate to the dangerstated in section
15, clause 1893of the Code.Division
5A—Reporting ship movements to VTS92A Definitions for
div 5AIn this division—“area VTS”, for
a pilotage area, means the vessel traffic services operatedby
the general manager in the pilotage area.“dangerous
cargo”means dangerous cargo under division
11.“radio”means VHF
radio.“small ship”means a ship less
than 35 m.92B Application of div 5AThis division,
other than section 92H, applies to a ship only if it is 1 ofthe
following and is fitted with radio—91Part
6 (Authorities)92Section 129 (Report of dangers to
navigation) of the Act93Section 15
(Emergency procedures and safety of navigation), clause 18
(Informationrequired in messages) of the
Code
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92C77Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 92C(a)a ship that is 35 m or more;(b)a small ship (the“relevant
ship”) if—(i)it is
combined with another small ship for propelling one ofthe
ships; and(ii)the length of the combined ships is 35
m or more; and(iii)themasteroftherelevantshiphascommandofthecombination;(c)a
small ship whose master asks for the services of a pilot;(d)a small ship whose master is directed
by a harbour master to usethe services of a pilot;(e)a small ship carrying dangerous
cargo;(f)a small ship (the“relevant
ship”) if—(i)it is
combined with another small ship for propelling one ofthe
ships; and(ii)the length of the combined ships is
less than 35 m and eitherof the ships is carrying dangerous
cargo; and(iii)themasteroftherelevantshiphascommandofthecombination;(g)asmallshipthatisafishingshipthatis10mormoreandoperating in a pilotage area or part
of a pilotage area stated inschedule
3A;(h)a small ship that is 10 m or more and
operating in a pilotage areaor part of a
pilotage area stated in schedule 3B.92C Entering
pilotage areaThe master of a ship that is underway and
entering, or about to enter, apilotage area must
report to the area VTS by radio the following particularsfor
the ship—(a)the ship’s name;(b)the
ship’s position with reference to the closest aid to
navigation;(c)the place in the pilotage area the
ship is navigating to;(d)the name and
quantity of all dangerous cargo the ship is carrying;
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92D78Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 92D(e)details of damage to, and defects and
deficiencies in, the ship thatcould affect the
safety of the ship, a person or the environment;(f)if requested by the harbour master for
the area—(i)the ship’s draught fore and aft;
and(ii)the expected arrival time at the place
the ship is navigatingto.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.92D Navigating ship from berth or
anchorage(1)This section applies if the master of
a ship that is at a berth, or atanchor, in a
pilotage area is about to navigate the ship in the pilotage
area.(2)ThemastermustreporttotheareaVTSbyradiothefollowingparticulars for
the ship—(a)the ship’s name;(b)the
name of the berth, or if at anchor, the name of the
anchorageor the position where the ship is anchored
with reference to theclosest aid to navigation;(c)if the ship is to leave the area—the
place where it will leave thearea;(d)iftheshipisnotleavingthearea—theplacetheshipisnavigating to;(e)the
name and quantity of all dangerous cargo the ship is
carrying;(f)details of damage to, and defects and
deficiencies in, the ship thatcould affect the
safety of the ship, a person or the environment;(g)if requested by the harbour master for
the area—(i)the ship’s draught fore and aft;
and(ii)the expected arrival time at the place
the ship is navigatingto.Maximum penalty
for subsection (2)—100 penalty units.
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Safety)Regulation 1995s 92G92E
Reaching destination(1)Whenashipmentionedinsection92Cor92Darrivesatitsdestination in a
pilotage area, its master must, as soon as practicable afterthe
ship has been made fast or is anchored, report to the area VTS by
radiothe following particulars for the
ship—(a)if the ship is secured at a berth—the
time at which the ship wasfully secured; or(b)if
the ship is anchored—the time at which the ship was broughtup at
anchor.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a
ship leaving a pilotage area.(3)However, when a ship leaves a pilotage area
its master must report tothe area VTS by radio the time of
leaving the area.Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—100
penalty units.92F Ships entering pilotage area using
services of a pilot(1)Thissectionappliesifashipenteringapilotageareaistobenavigated in the area using the services of a
pilot.(2)As soon as practicable after the pilot
transfers to the ship, its mastermust report to the
area VTS by radio when the transfer was made.Maximum penalty
for subsection (2)—100 penalty units.92G Ships
navigating in pilotage area using services of a pilot(1)Thissectionappliesifashipmentionedinsection92Disbeingnavigated in the
area using the services of a pilot.(2)As
soon as practicable after the ship stops being navigated using
thepilot’s services, its master must report to
the area VTS by radio when thepilot transfers,
or is expected to transfer from the ship.Maximum penalty
for subsection (2)—100 penalty units.
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92H80Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 9392H
Report requested by harbour master(1)The
harbour master of a pilotage area may direct the master of
anyship navigating in the area and equipped with
radio to report to the areaVTS by radio the following particulars
for the ship—(a)its name;(b)its
position by reference to an aid to navigation;(c)the
place in the pilotage area to which it is navigating.(2)Theship’smastermustnotcontravenethedirectionunlessthemaster has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—200
penalty units.92IObligation under s 153 not
limitedThis division is in addition to and does not
limit a person’s obligationsunder section
153.9492JRadio
frequenciesTheradiofrequenciesusedbyanareaVTSarestatedinnoticestomariners published by the Maritime Safety
Agency of Queensland.95Division
6—Prevention of collisions93Application of
Collision RegulationsTheCollisionRegulationshaveeffectasiftheywerepartofthisregulation.94Section 153 (Owner or master to report
shipping movements in pilotage area)95The
notices are available for inspection at the offices of the Maritime
Safety Agencyof Queensland or at
<www.msq.qld.gov.au>.
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199594Person operating ship to comply with
Collision Regulations(1)Apersoninvolvedwithaship’soperation(includingtheowner,master, pilot and
a member of the crew) must comply with the CollisionRegulations.(2)Subsection (1) is a regulation to which
section 211(2)96of the Actapplies.(3)In this section—“ship”includes an aircraft when it is on water or
is taking off, or landingon, water.Division 7—Speed
limits and wash95Speed limit for ship operating near
person in water etc.(1)A person must not operate a ship
(including a personal watercraft) ata speed of more
than 6 knots in waters—(a)within 30 m of
any of the following—(i)a person in the
waters;(ii)ashipatanchor,mooredormadefasttotheshoreoraground;(iii)a
jetty, wharf, boat ramp or pontoon in or on the waters;(iv)afloatorstructureexhibitingacodeAflagorothercommonly accepted signal indicating the
presence of a diverin the waters; and(b)for
which a speed limit of 6 knots or lower has not been statedunder
a gazette notice.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(2)Also, a person must not operate a
personal watercraft at a speed ofmore than 6 knots
in waters within 60 m of a person in the waters.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.96Section 211 (Regulation may give
effect to treaties, conventions or internationalagreements or documents) of the
Act
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Operations (Marine Safety)Regulation 199596Speed
limit if ship causing damage by its washA person must not
operate a ship at a speed at which the ship’s wash isreasonably capable of causing—(a)a marine incident; or(b)damage to the shoreline.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.97No offence if ship operated at speed
necessary for safetyA person does not commit an offence against
section 95 or 96 if—(a)a ship must be operated at a speed
(the“ship’s control speed”)more
than the highest speed at which the ship may be operatedundersection95or96(the“statutoryspeed”)becauseitisunsafe for the ship to be operated at
a speed less than the ship’scontrol speed;
and(b)the person operated the ship at a
speed more than the statutoryspeedonlytotheextentthatitwasreasonableforthesafeoperation of the ship.Division 8—Certain
provisions not applicable to enforcement officers104Certain operational and licensing
provisions not to apply toenforcement officers(1)This section applies to an enforcement
officer who—(a)holds a licence to operate a
commercial ship as its master; and(b)operates a ship in carrying out the officer’s
duties.(2)Despitesections58,94to96,179and180theofficermay,ifreasonably
necessary in performing the officer’s duties, operate the
ship—(a)beyond the operational area stated in
the officer’s licence; or(b)at any safe
speed; or(c)displayinglightsandsoundingarepeaterhornorsireninaddition to the lights and sound devices
required for operatingthe ship under the Collision
Regulations; or
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10683Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 107(d)in a place mentioned in section 179 or
180.(3)In this section—“enforcement
officer”means—(a)a
police officer; or(b)an officer of the Queensland Boating
and Fisheries Patrol.“operate”a ship, includes
anchor, berth and moor the ship.Division
9—Operating documents and records for ship106Certain documents to be kept on certain
ships etc.(1)This section applies to a ship over 6
m if it is—(a)aregistrablecommercialshipoperatingwithinQueenslandwaters; or(b)aregistrablefishingshipoperatingbeyondpartiallysmoothwaters.(2)Theownerandmasteroftheshipmustensurethefollowingdocumentsareaboardtheship,areavailabletotheship’screwandthecrew is familiar
with the contents—(a)the operational manual for the
ship;(b)the technical manual for the
ship;(c)the maintenance and service manual for
the ship;(d)the marine occupational health and
safety manual for the ship;(e)thesafetymanagementplanfortheshipforonboardemergencies.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.107Owner and master
of ship to ensure records etc. are kept(1)This
section applies to the following ships—(a)a
registered commercial ship;(b)a registered
fishing ship;
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10884Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 108(c)a registrable ship mentioned in
paragraph (a) or (b) that is notregistered.(2)The
owner and master of a ship must ensure the operating recordsabout
the matters mentioned in schedule 597are
kept.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(3)The owner and master of a ship must
ensure that—(a)entriesintheoperatingrecordsarecomplete,accurateandup-to-date; and(b)the
operating records are kept in a secure place; and(c)an entry in the operating records is
kept for at least 5 years fromthe day it was
made.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(4)The owner and master of a ship must
not, before the time mentionedin subsection
(3)(c)—(a)deface, erase or obliterate an entry
in the operating records; or(b)allow
someone else to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a).Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(5)Subsection (3)(b) does not apply to an
open ship if it is impracticableto keep the
documents aboard the ship.108Shipping
inspector may require production of licence(1) A
shipping inspector who boards a ship under section 16598of theAct may require a
person holding a licence to operate the ship as its master,ortoactasacrewmemberoftheship,toproducethelicenceforinspection.(2)Thepersonmustproducethelicence,unlessthepersonhasareasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.97Schedule 5 (Operating records for a
ship)98Section 165 (Boarding of ships and
entry of vehicles) of the Act
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10985Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 110(3)However, a person required by a
shipping inspector to produce theperson’s licence
does not commit an offence if the person—(a)holds
the appropriate licence; and(b)produces the licence to the officer in charge
of an office specifiedby the shipping inspector within 48 hours
after the requirement ismade.(4)In
this section—“office”means—(a)an office of the Maritime Safety Agency
of Queensland; or(b)an office of the Queensland Boating and
Fisheries Patrol; or(c)a police station.Division
10—Orderly control for certain ships109Application of Act, pt 14, div 2AllcommercialshipsonQueenslandintrastatevoyages99areshipstowhich
part 14, division 2100of the Act applies.Division 11—Dangerous cargoes110DefinitionsIn this
division—“approvedchemist”hasthemeaninggivenbypart41oftheMarineOrders.“combination carrier”has the meaning
given by MARPOL.“dangerouscargo”meansanyofthefollowingcargoes,whetherpackaged, carried in bulk packagings or in
bulk—99Seesection11(Generalapplicationof Acttoships)ofthe
Actandsection 4(Definitions) of
the Act, definition “Queensland intrastate voyage”.100Part 14 (Orderly control over ships),
division 2 (Passenger carrying ships) of the Act
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11086Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 110(a)crudeoilandpetroleumproductswithaflashpointnotmorethan 60º C;(b)dangerous goods;(c)liquefied gases mentioned in the Codes for
the Construction andEquipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases
in Bulk issued bythe IMO;(d)liquidchemicalsmentionedintheCodesfortheConstructionand Equipment of
Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulkissued by the IMO
and Annex II of MARPOL.“dangerous cargo code”means
any of the following—(a)the Code of Safe
Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes issued by theIMO, as it
applies to materials mentioned in Appendix B of thatCode;(b)the
IMDG Code;(c)theInternationalSafetyGuideforOilTankersandTerminals(“ISGOTT”) issued by the
International Chamber of Shipping,theOilCompaniesInternationalMarineForumandtheInternational Association of Ports and
Harbours;(d)the Ship to Ship Transfer Guide
(Liquefied Gases) issued by theInternationalChamberofShippingandtheOilCompaniesInternational Marine Forum;(e)theShiptoShipTransferGuide(Petroleum)issuedbytheInternationalChamberofShippingandtheOilCompaniesInternational Marine Forum;(f)the Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals)
issued by the InternationalChamber of Shipping;(g)theTankerSafetyGuide(LiquefiedGas)issuedbytheInternational Chamber of
Shipping.“dangerous cargo event”means—(a)for a dangerous cargo—(i)theloss,orlikelyloss,ofthecargofromashipintoQueensland waters; or(ii)a breach, or danger of a breach, of
the containment of thecargo that could endanger marine
safety; or
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11087Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 110(iii)anything else
involving, or that could involve, the cargo thatcauses risk of explosion, fire, a person’s
death, or grievousbodily harm to a person; or(b)foracargothatisanMHB—aneventthatcausesariskofexplosion,fire,aperson’sdeath,orgrievousbodilyharmtoaperson.“dangerous
goods”means the goods mentioned in the IMDG
Code.101“explosives”has the meaning
given by the IMDG Code.“gas free”, for a place on
a combination carrier, means enough fresh airhas been
introduced into the place to lower the level of any toxic orflammable inert gas or vapour in the
atmosphere in the place to thefollowing
levels—(a)foraplacethatcontainedtoxicgas—thelevelatwhichtheatmosphere in the place contains a
concentration of the gas lessthan the
concentration stated for the gas in Exposure Standardsfor
Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environmentpublished by the Standards Association of
Australia;(b)for a place that contained flammable
gas—the level at which theatmosphereintheplacecontainsaconcentrationoftheflammable gas not more than 1% of the
lower flammable limit forthe gas when sampled at ambient
temperature in the way statedin ISGOTT.“handle”includes carry,
discharge, load, move, restow, stack, stow andunload and an
operation incidental to any of those activities.“IMDG
Code”means the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Codepublished by IMO.“IMO”means
the International Maritime Organization.“inert
condition”has the meaning given by ISGOTT.“local
marine service”means a shipping service where a ship is
operatedon Queensland intrastate voyages to handle
dangerous cargo.101The dangerous goods mentioned are the
dangerous goods to which part A, chapter 7of the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and
its Protocolsof 1978 (SOLAS) applies.
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11188Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 113“lower
flammable limit”, for a hydrocarbon gas, means the
concentrationof the gas in the air below which there is
not enough hydrocarbon tosupport and propagate
combustion.“materials hazardous only in bulk”or“MHBs”has the meaning
givenby the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk
Cargoes issued by IMO.111Duties of person
sending dangerous cargo by ship(1)Apersonmustnotsendadangerouscargo(otherthandangerousgoods)byshipunless,beforesendingthecargo,thepersongivesthemaster of the ship a written notice
about the cargo stating the following—(a)the
proper shipping name of the cargo;(b)the
UN number for the cargo stated in the IMDG Code;(c)the quantity of the cargo;(d)if the cargo has a flash point—its flash
point or flash point range.Maximum penalty—200 penalty
units.(2)A person must not send dangerous goods
by ship unless the person—(a)packs, secures,
marks, labels, placards (for a cargo transport unit)and
documents the goods as required by the IMDG Code; and(b)gives to the master of the ship the
documents required under theIMDG Code.(3)Subsection (2) is a regulation to
which section 213(3)102of the Actapplies.112Application of dangerous cargo codesThedangerouscargocodeshaveeffectasiftheywerepartofthisregulation.113Duties of owner and master of ship about
dangerous cargo(1)The owner and master of a ship
handling a dangerous cargo (otherthan dangerous
goods) on the ship must, so far as is reasonably
practicable,102Section 213 (Regulations about
dangerous substances) of the Act
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11489Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 114complywiththeappropriatedangerouscargocodeforthecargowhilehandling the
cargo.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(2)The owner and master of a ship
handling dangerous goods on theshipmust,sofarasisreasonablypracticable,complywiththeIMDGCode.(3)Section 213(3) of
the Act applies to subsection (2).(4)In
this section—“dangerous cargo”includes a cargo
that is an MHB.114Reporting requirements for ships
loading etc. dangerous cargo(1)This
section applies if a ship—(a)otherthanashipmentionedinparagraph(c)iscarryingdangerous cargo
and—(i)is to arrive at, or depart from, a
pilotage area; or(ii)at a berth or anchorage in a pilotage
area—(A)is to be removed to another berth or
anchorage in thepilotage area; or(B)is to
transfer the cargo to another ship in the pilotagearea;
or(b)otherthanashipmentionedinparagraph(c)—istoloaddangerous cargo
while in a pilotage area; or(c)is to
be operated on a local marine service.(2)The
owner and master of the ship must report the following in
theapproved form and as otherwise required by
this section—(a)the expected arrival, departure,
removal, transfer, or loading ofthe ship;(b)the start of the local marine service
and voyages under it.Maximum penalty—200 penalty
units.(3)However if, for an event mentioned in
subsection (1), the dangerouscargo is dangerous
goods—(a)the penalty provision for subsection
(2) does not apply; and
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11490Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 114(b)subsection (2) is a regulation to
which section 213(3) of the Actapplies.(4)A report under subsection (2) must be
made as follows—(a)for an arrival—not less than 48 hours
before the expected arrival;(b)foradepartureorremoval—notlessthan3hoursbeforetheexpected departure or removal;(c)foratransfer—notlessthan24hoursbeforetheexpectedtransfer;(d)for the loading of a ship—not less
than 24 hours before loading isexpected to
start;(e)for a local marine service—(i)for the start of the service—not less
than 48 hours before thestart of the service; and(ii)for subsequent voyages—at the time (if
any) the person towhomthereportismadeunderparagraph(f)considersreasonable and
gives written notice of the time to the owneror master of the
ship.(5)If the event mentioned in subsection
(4) is—(a)inapilotagearea—thereportmustbemadetotherelevantharbour master;
or(b)outside a pilotage area—the report
must be made to the generalmanager.(6)Thegeneralmanagermay,bygazettenotice,changeatimementioned in
subsection 4(a) to (e)(i), for a particular place, if the
generalmanager is satisfied the change is necessary
in the place to—(a)ensure marine safety; or(b)enable the effectiveness and efficiency
of the Queensland marineindustry to be developed.(7)The owner and master of a ship
operating the ship on a local marineservice must
notify the general manager within 14 days after the owner
andmaster stops the service.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.
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11591Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 116115Reporting dangerous cargo event(1)This section applies if a person in
charge of a place where a ship is,or is about to be,
berthed, or the owner or master of a ship, becomes awarethat a
dangerous cargo event has happened at the place or on the
ship.(2)Theperson,ortheownerormasteroftheship,mustreporttheincident in the approved form and as required
by subsection (3).Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(3)The report of the incident must be
made—(a)as soon as reasonably practicable
after the person or owner ormaster finds out
about it; and(b)if the incident happens in—(i)a pilotage area—to the harbour master
of the area; or(ii)inQueenslandwatersoutsideapilotagearea—tothegeneral manager.116General manager may require declaration
about ship’s cargo(1)This section applies if the general
manager believes on reasonablegroundsthatashipinQueenslandwaters,otherthanthewatersofapilotage area, is carrying dangerous
cargo.(2)The general manager may ask the owner
or master of the ship to tellthe general
manager about the cargo the ship is carrying.(3)The
request may be made in the quickest and most convenient way.(4)If the request is not written, the
general manager must make a writtennote of the
request and its details.(5)The note is
evidence that the request was made.(6)The
owner and master of the ship must comply with the request byradio,oranotherformofelectroniccommunication,intheshortestpracticable time
unless the owner or master has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—200 penalty
units.
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11792Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 118117Restriction on loading combination
carrierTheownerandmasterofacombinationcarrierthathascarriedbulkliquid dangerous cargo must not, in a
pilotage area, load it with bulk solidcargo
unless—(a)an approved chemist has—(i)tested the atmosphere in all places on
the carrier that havepreviouslycontainedthedangerouscargotoensurethatthey
are gas free in the way stated in ISGOTT; and(ii)verified that the ship’s tanks containing
slops are in an inertcondition; and(iii)iftheplacesaregasfreeandthetanksareinaninertcondition—issuedasafetytestcertificateintheapprovedform for the
ship; and(b)the owner or master has given the
harbour master a copy of thecertificate.Maximum
penalty—200 penalty units.118Exceptions to
restrictions under s 117(1)Section 117 does
not apply to a combination carrier if—(a)thecarrierhasnotbeenloadedwithbulkliquiddangerouscargoes on its 3
latest loaded voyages; and(b)afterthelatestvoyagewhenthecarriercarriedabulkliquiddangerouscargo,consistingofsomethingmentionedinthedefinition“dangerouscargo”,paragraph (a),anapprovedchemist—(i)tested the atmosphere in all places on
the carrier that havepreviouslycontainedthecargointhewaystatedinISGOTT; and(ii)verifiedthattanksontheshipcontainingslopsareinaninert condition;
and(iii)issued a safety
test certificate in the approved form for theship; and(c)the owner or master of the carrier has
given the harbour master—
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11993Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 122A(i)a copy of the certificate; and(ii)astatementintheapprovedformaboutthevoyagesandcargoes mentioned in paragraph (a).(2)In this section—“approved
chemist”includes a person authorised under a law of
a foreigncountry about marine safety to issue a
certificate that a ship, or a placeon a ship, is gas
free.119Obligations under s 113 not
limitedSections117and118donotlimittheobligationsoftheownerandmaster
of the ship under section 113.Division 12—Other
operational issues122A Start of certain business activities to
be notified(1)Thissectionappliesiftheownerormasterofacommercialshipstartsusingtheshipincarryingonbusinessforanyofthefollowingpurposes—(a)carrying passengers for reward;(b)providing the ship for someone else to
use as a commercial hireship;(c)providing a leisure tourism or entertainment
activity for a person(other than a passenger mentioned in
paragraph (a)) for reward,for example parasailing or
waterskiing.(2)The owner or master must give a
written advice of the starting of thebusiness as
required by subsection (3).Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.(3)The written advice must—(a)if the business is started in—(i)a pilotage area—be given to the
harbour master of the area;or
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12394Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 123(ii)watersoutsideapilotagearea—begiventothegeneralmanager;
and(b)contain the following
particulars—(i)the person’s name and address;(ii)the starting date of the
business;(iii)a brief
description of the business and the waters where itwill
be mainly carried on.(4)If the owner or
master stops carrying on the business, the owner ormaster
must notify the harbour master or the general manager in
writingwithin 1 month of when the person stopped
carrying on the business.Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.PART 6—AUTHORITIESDivision
1—Definition123Definitions for pt 6“administering agency”, for an
authority under this part, means—(a)foranauthoritymentionedinparagraph(a)ofthedefinition“authority” that relates to recreational
ships—the chief executive;or(b)otherwise—the general manager.An“authority”is any of the
following—(a)an approval;(b)an
approval of an entity to conduct exams;(c)an
approval of an entity to provide training;(d)an
authority to establish a buoy mooring;(e)an
authority to hold an aquatic event;(f)an
authority to use a restricted use flag;
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12495Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 125(g)an authority to use or display
prescribed signals of distress fortraining or
demonstration;(h)a certificate of survey issued under
section 56;103(i)a load line
certificate;(j)a permit issued under section
76;104(k)a pilotage
exemption;(l)a design approval certificate.Division 2—How authority is obtained124Way application madeAn
application for an authority must—(a)be
made to the administering agency in the approved form; and(b)be supported by enough information to
enable the administeringagency to decide the application;
and(c)be accompanied by the appropriate fee
for the application.125Administering agency to decide
application within 28 days(1)Theadministeringagencymustdecideeachapplicationforanauthority within 28 days after the
application is made.(2)If within the 28 days, the
administering agency has told an applicantthat the
application is not supported by enough information to enable
theadministering agency to decide the
application, the administering agencymust decide the
application within 28 days after the further information isgiven
to the administering agency.(3)Ifanapplicationforanauthorityisanapplicationfortheaccreditation of a person as a ship
designer or builder or a marine surveyorand the general
manager grants temporary accreditation to the person under103Section 56 (General manager may issue
certificate of survey for ship)104Section76(Generalmanagermayissuetemporarypermitformasterorcrewmember)
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12696Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 128section128,thegeneralmanagermustdecidetheapplicationforaccreditation before the temporary
accreditation ends.(4)Subsections (2) and (3) apply despite
subsection (1).126Issuing of authority if application
granted(1)Iftheadministeringagencydecidestograntanapplicationforanauthority, the administering agency
must issue the appropriate authority intheapprovedformtotheapplicantwithin10 daysaftermakingthedecision.(2)The
authority must include any conditions to which the authority
issubject under section 130.105127Term of
authority(1)The term of an authority is the term
stated in it.(2)However, term of a licence to act as
coxswain of a commercial shipor master of a
fishing ship is unlimited.128Temporary
accreditation(1)Thissectionappliesifanapplicationforanauthorityisanapplication for the accreditation of a
person as a ship designer or builder ora marine
surveyor.(2)Thegeneralmanagermaygranttemporaryaccreditationtotheapplicant.(3)Thetemporaryaccreditationisinforceuntiltheearliestofthefollowing happens—(a)the
term of (not longer than 6 months) stated in the
accreditationends;(b)the
application is finally decided by the general manager and thegeneral manager notifies the applicant of the
general manager’sdecision;105Section 130 (Grant of authority on
conditions) allows the administering agency togrant an
authority on conditions.
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12997Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 130(c)the temporary accreditation is revoked
by the general manager bywritten notice given to the
applicant.(4)Subject to subsections (1) to (3), a
reference in this regulation to anauthority includes
a reference to a temporary accreditation in force underthis
section.129Refusal of application for
authority(1)If the administering agency decides to
refuse an application for anauthority,theadministeringagencymustgivewrittennoticetotheapplicant of the decision within 10
days of the making of the decision.(2)The
notice must state—(a)the reasons for the refusal;
and(b)that the person may appeal against the
decision under part 16106of the
Act.(3)Without limiting subsection (1), the
administering agency may refusean application for
an authority if the administering agency is satisfied—(a)the applicant has contravened marine
safety legislation; or(b)the applicant has
had another authority under the Act cancelledor suspended;
or(c)theapplicanthasbeenfoundguilty,onapleaofguiltyorotherwise, of an indictable offence;
or(d)the applicant has not paid fees
payable under this Act; or(e)iftheapplicationisfortheregistrationofaship—theadministering
agency is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, the shipisnotseaworthyeventhoughacertificateofcomplianceorsurvey has been issued for the ship.130Grant of authority on
conditionsThe administering agency may grant an
application for an authority onconditions the
administering agency considers reasonable and relevant.106Part 16 (Appeals) of the
Act
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13198Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 132Division 3—Renewal of authority131Renewal of authority(1)Theholderofanauthoritymayapplyforitsrenewaltotheadministering agency.(2)The application must—(a)be made in the approved form;
and(b)be supported by enough information to
enable the administeringagency to decide the application;
and(c)be accompanied by the appropriate fee
for the application.132Div 2 applies to application for
renewal(1)Division 2107applies to an application for renewal of an
authority inthe same way it applies to an application for
an authority.(2)However, the administering agency may
also refuse an applicationfor renewal of an authority if—(a)theauthoritywasissuedinerrororbecauseofadocumentorrepresentation that is—(i)false, misleading or omits a material
particular; or(ii)obtained or made in another improper
way; or(b)the applicant has not complied with a
condition of the authority;or(c)if
the authority is to establish a buoy mooring—there has been
asignificant change in circumstances affecting
marine safety in thevicinity of the buoy mooring.107Division 2 (How authority is
obtained)
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13399Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 135Division 4—Amendment of authority133Amendment of authority at holder’s
request(1)The holder of an authority may apply
to the administering agency foran amendment of
the authority.(2)The application for an amendment
must—(a)be made to the administering agency in
the approved form; and(b)be supported by
enough information to enable the administeringagency to decide
the application; and(c)be accompanied by the appropriate fee
for the application.134Div 2 applies to application for
amendmentDivision 2 applies to an application for an
amendment of an authority inthe same way it
applies to an application for an authority.135Amendment of authority on administering
agency’s initiative(1)The administering agency may amend an
authority at any time if—(a)the holder of the
authority agrees to the amendment; or(b)theadministeringagencyconsidersitnecessaryordesirablebecause—(i)the holder has contravened the Act or
this regulation; or(ii)the authority was granted because of a
materially false ormisleading representation or declaration
(made either orallyor in writing).(2)Iftheadministeringagencyconsidersitnecessaryordesirabletoamend
an authority, the administering agency must give its holder a
writtennotice under this section.(3)The notice must—(a)state
the proposed amendment and the grounds for it; and(b)outlinethefactsandcircumstancesformingthebasisforthegrounds; and
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136100Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 137(c)invitetheholdertomakerepresentationstotheadministeringagency to show
why the authority should not be amended; and(d)statetheterm(atleast28
daysafterthenoticeisgiventotheholder) within which the
representations may be made.(4)The
representations must be made in writing.(5)Aftertheendofthetermstatedinthenotice,theadministeringagency must
consider the representations properly made by the holder.(6)Theadministeringagencymayamendtheauthorityiftheadministeringagencyissatisfiedtheamendmentisnecessaryordesirable.108(7)Iftheadministeringagencyisnotsatisfiedtheamendmentisnecessaryordesirable,theadministeringagencymustpromptlygivewritten notice to the holder, of the
administering agency’s decision.136Procedure for amending authority(1)This section applies if the
administering agency—(a)grants an
application to amend an authority; or(b)decides to amend an authority.(2)The administering agency must amend
the authority.(3)The amended authority takes effect
from—(a)the day the authority is amended;
or(b)iftheadministeringagencyprovidedforalaterdaywhengranting or deciding the amendment—the
later day.137Notice to return authority for
alteration after amendment(1)The administering
agency may, by written notice, ask the holder ofan
authority to return the authority to the administering agency
within astated time, of at least 28 days, to enable
the administering agency to alterthe authority to
reflect an amendment made to it.(2)Theholdermustcomplywiththenotice,unlesstheholderhasareasonable excuse.108Part
16 of the Act provides for appeals.
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138101Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 139Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(3)After altering the authority, the
administering agency must return itto the
holder.(4)The amendment of an authority by the
administering agency does notdepend on it being
altered under this section.Division 5—Suspension and cancellation
of authorities138Grounds for suspension or cancellation
of authoritiesThe administering agency may suspend or
cancel an authority on any ofthe following
grounds—(a)the holder has contravened marine
safety legislation;(b)theauthoritywasissuedinerrororbecauseofadocumentorrepresentation that is—(i)false, misleading or omits a material
particular; or(ii)obtained or made in another improper
way;(c)the holder has not complied with a
condition of the authority;(d)the holder has
been convicted of an indictable offence;(e)the
holder has not paid fees payable under this Act;(f)if the authority is the registration
of a ship—the administeringagencyissatisfied,onreasonablegrounds,theshipisnotseaworthy even though a certificate of
compliance or survey hasbeen issued for the ship.139Procedure for suspension or
cancellation(1)If the administering agency considers
a ground exists to suspend orcancelanauthority(the“proposedaction”),theadministeringagencymay
give the holder of the authority a written notice that—(a)states the proposed action; and(b)states the grounds for the proposed
action; and(c)outlinesthefactsandcircumstancesformingthebasisforthegrounds; and
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139102Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 139(d)if the proposed action is suspension
of the authority—states theproposed suspension term; and(e)invites the holder to show, within a
stated time of at least 28 days,why the proposed
action should not be taken.(2)If, after
considering all written representations made within the
statedtime, the administering agency still
considers grounds to take the proposedaction exist, the
administering agency may—(a)if the proposed
action was to suspend the authority for a statedterm—suspendtheauthorityfornotlongerthantheproposedsuspension term;
or(b)iftheproposedactionwastocanceltheauthority—canceltheauthority or suspend it for a term.(3)The administering agency must inform
the holder of the decision bywritten
notice.(4)Thenoticemustbegivenwithin10 daysaftertheadministeringagency makes the
decision.(5)Iftheadministeringagencydecidestosuspendorcanceltheauthority, the notice must state—(a)the reasons for the decision;
and(b)that the holder may appeal against the
decision under part 16109of the
Act.(6)The decision takes effect on the later
of—(a)the day when the notice is given to
the holder; or(b)the day of effect stated in the
notice.(7)However, if the authority is suspended
or cancelled because of theconviction of a person for an
offence—(a)the suspension or cancellation does
not take effect until—(i)the end of the
time to appeal against the conviction; and(ii)if an
appeal is made against the conviction—the appeal isfinally decided; and109Part
16 (Appeals) of the Act
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140103Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 141(b)the suspension or cancellation has no
effect if the conviction isquashed on appeal.140Action by general manager following marine
incident(1)This section applies if the general
manager has required a shippinginspector to
investigate a marine incident under section 126110of
the Act.(2)The general manager may, by signed
notice, suspend or amend theauthority of a
person involved in the incident.(3)The
notice must—(a)be given to the holder of the
authority; and(b)state the grounds for suspension or
amendment; and(c)outlinethefactsandcircumstancesformingthebasisofthegeneral manager’s decision; and(d)if the notice suspends the
authority—state the suspension term(not longer than
6 months); and(e)if the notice amends the
authority—state the way the authority isamended and the
term of the amendment; and(f)statethattheholderoftheauthoritymayappealagainstthesuspension or amendment under part
16111of the Act.(4)The
suspension or amendment takes effect on the later of—(a)the day on which the notice is given;
or(b)the day specified in the notice.(5)Theprocedureundersection139forcancelling,suspendingorrefusingtorenewanauthorityisseparatefromtheprocedureforsuspending or amending an authority under
this section.141Extension of term of suspension or
amendment under s 140(1)This section
applies if an authority has been suspended or amendedunder
section 140(2).110Section 126 (Investigation process
into marine incident) of the Act111Part
16 (Appeals) of the Act
s
142104Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 143(2)If,within14daysafterthegeneralmanagerhasconsideredtheinspector’s report about the incident a board
of inquiry is not establishedbut the general
manager issues a notice under section 139 to the holder ofthe
authority before its suspension or amendment under section 140
ends,the suspension or amendment of the authority
continues until the generalmanager informs the holder of the
general manager’s decision about thenotice under
section 139(3).(3)However, if a board of inquiry has
been established within 14 daysafter the general
manager has considered the inspector’s report about theincident, the general manager may, by signed
notice to the holder of theauthority suspended or amended under
section 140, extend the term of thesuspension or
amendment of the authority until 7 days after the board hasgiven
the Minister its report under section 132112of
the Act.(4)If a notice under section 139(1) has
been given to the holder of theauthority before
the end of 7 days after the board has given the Minister itsreport,thesuspensionoramendmentoftheauthorityundersection140continues until the general manager informs
the holder of the authority ofthegeneralmanager’sdecisionabouttheshowcausenoticeundersection 139(3).(5)Ifwithin14 daysafterthegeneralmanagerhasconsideredtheinspector’sreportabouttheincident,aboardofinquiryhasnotbeenestablishedandthegeneralmanagerhasnotissuedanoticeundersection 139 to the holder of the authority, a
suspension or amendment oftheauthorityundersection140endsandthegeneralmanagermustpromptly notify the holder of the
authority accordingly.142Effect of
suspension on renewal of authorityIfanauthorityissuspended,itmayberenewedbutthesuspensioncontinues until the end of the suspension
term.143Authority to be returned(1)A person whose authority is suspended
or cancelled must return theauthority to the
administering agency within 7 days after the suspension orcancellation takes effect unless the person
has a reasonable excuse.112Section 132 (Role
of board of inquiry) of the Act
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144105Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 146Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(2)If a suspended authority is returned
to a administering agency, theadministeringagencymustreturnittotheholderattheendofthesuspension
term.Division 6—Replacement and surrender of
authorities144Replacement of authority(1)The holder of a lost, damaged or
destroyed authority may apply tothe administering
agency for a replacement authority.(2)The
application must—(a)be made in the approved form;
and(b)be accompanied by the appropriate fee
for the application.(3)Theadministeringagencymayreplacetheauthorityonlyiftheadministering
agency is satisfied it has been lost, damaged or destroyed.145Surrender of authority(1)The holder of an authority may
surrender it by written notice given tothe administering
agency.(2)The notice must be accompanied by the
authority.(3)The surrender of the authority takes
effect—(a)on the day on which the notice is
given; or(b)if a later day is stated in the
notice—the later day.Division 7—Transfer of ship’s
registration146Transfer of ship’s registration(1)The administering agency may transfer
the registration of a ship.(2)A person
(the“new owner”) who acquires a
registered ship fromanother person (the“seller”)
must, within 14 days of acquiring the ship,
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147106Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 147request the administering agency to transfer
the ship’s registration to thenew owner.Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.(3)The seller may apply for transfer of
the ship’s registration to the newowner if the
seller—(a)sold or otherwise disposed of the ship
to a new owner; and(b)reasonably believes the new owner has
not applied for transfer ofthe ship’s registration within 14 days
after acquiring it.(4)Until the administering agency
receives notice of the transfer of aship’s
registration, the person in whose name the ship is registered is
takento be the owner of the ship for this
regulation.147Certain sections about authorities
apply to transfer of ship’sregistration(1)Sections 124 to 126 and 129113apply, with all necessary changes,
toan application for the transfer of a ship’s
registration in the same way theyapply to an
application for an authority.(2)If
the administering agency decides to transfer a ship’s
registration,the administering agency must, within 10 days
after making the decision—(a)issueanamendedcertificateofregistrationfortheshipinthenew owner’s name; and(b)record the new owner’s name and
address in the register.(3)Iftheship’sregistrationissubjecttoconditionsimposedbytheadministering
agency under section 130,114the conditions
apply to the newowner when the registration is
transferred.113Sections124(Wayapplicationismade),125(Administeringagencytodecideapplication
within 28 days), 126 (Issuing of authority if application granted)
and129 (Refusal of application for
authority)114Section 130 (Grant of authority on
conditions)
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148107Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 149PART
7—PILOTAGE AREAS, COMPULSORYPILOTAGE AREAS
AND PILOTSDivision 1—Pilotage areas and compulsory
pilotage areas148Declaration of pilotage areas and
compulsory pilotageareas—Act, s 71(a)(1)Schedule 6 states the areas of Queensland
waters that are pilotageareas.(2)Schedule 6B states the pilotage areas, or
parts of the pilotage areas,that are
compulsory pilotage areas.Division 2—Pilots149Application of Act, pt 8(1)The
following are ships to which part 8115of
the Act applies—(a)an Australian registered ship that is
50 m or more;(b)a ship that is 35 m or more (other
than an Australian registeredship);(c)for a small ship combined with another
small ship for propellingoneoftheships—theshipwhosemasterhascommandofthecombination—if the length of the
combined ships is—(i)if all of the ships are Australian
registered—50 m or more;or(ii)ifanyoftheshipsisnotanAustralianregisteredship—35 m or
more;(d)iftheownerormasterofashipasksfortheservicesofapilot—the
ship;(e)if a harbour master directs the master
of a ship to use the servicesof a pilot—the
ship.115Part 8 (Pilots) of the
Act
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150108Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 150(2)Part8oftheActdoesnotapplytoashipmentionedinsubsection (1)(a) to (c) if—(a)the ship is operated in a pilotage
area by a master who holds anexemption from
pilotage for the ship in the area and the masterpersonally has the conduct of the ship;
or(b)for a ship that is a dredge operating
only in a pilotage area underthe charge of a
master who holds a pilotage exemption for thedredgefortheareabutwhoisnotpersonallyconductingthedredge—the dredge is being conducted
on dredging operationsby a dredge master who—(i)holds a licence to operate a
commercial ship as its master;and(ii)has satisfied the general manager the
person is competent toconduct the dredge on dredging
operations in the area.(3)In this
section—“propelling”includes
towing.“small ship”means—(a)an Australian registered ship that is
less than 50 m; or(b)a ship that is less than 35 m (other
than an Australian registeredship).150Master to ensure safety of
pilot(1)Part 18 and part 23, section 9116of the Marine Orders (“the
relevantprovisions”) have effect
with all necessary changes as if they were part ofthis
regulation.(2)When a pilot is transferring to or
from a ship or conducting a ship asits pilot, the
master of the ship must comply with—(a)the
relevant provisions; and(b)anyreasonabledirectionsofthemasterofthepilotship,orperson in charge of the helicopter from
which the pilot is being116Part 18
(Helicopter operations) and part 23 (Equipment–miscellaneous and
safetymeasures), section 9 (Pilot transfer
arrangements) of the Marine Orders
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151109Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 152transferred about safely transferring the
pilot to or from the ship;and(c)the
pilot’s reasonable directions about the pilot’s personal
safety.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.151Transfer of pilot to ship(1)A pilot may be transferred to or from
a ship—(a)from a pilot ship flying the proper
distinguishing flag or showingthe proper
distinguishing lights; or(b)byahelicopter,landingontheshiporloweringthepilotbywinch.(2)The
way the pilot is transferred to a ship under subsection (1) is at
thesole discretion of the harbour master.(3)Themasterofashiptoorfromwhichapilotistransferringbyhelicopter must give the harbour master all
information to determine thesuitability of the
ship for landing the helicopter on the ship or transferringthe
pilot by winch.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.151A
Master to give pilotage charge to pilotAfterapilothastransferredtoashipandtheshipisabouttobenavigated in a pilotage area, the
master of the ship must, when requested bythe pilot, give
pilotage charge of the ship to the pilot, unless the master
hasa reasonable excuse.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.152Conditions for
exemption from pilotage(1)The general
manager may grant an exemption to a person for a ship,or
class of ship, from pilotage for a pilotage area only if the
person—(a)holds an appropriate licence to
conduct the ship, or class of ship,asitsmasterissuedunderthisregulationorthelawoftheCommonwealth or another State;
and(b)satisfies the general
manager—
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152110Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 152(i)the person has completed a reasonable
number of voyagesintheareaasthemaster,orcrewmemberinchargeofanavigation watch, of a ship comparable
in size to the ship, orclass of ship; and(ii)marine safety in the pilotage area will not
be endangered bygranting the exemption; and(c)passes—(i)a
written test about the person’s knowledge of the pilotagearea;
and(ii)a practical ship handling test in the
pilotage area.(2)However, the general manager may grant
an exemption to a personfor a ship under subsection (1) only if
the ship is—(a)an Australian registered ship, other
than a tank ship; or(b)an Australian registered tank ship
under 200 m; or(c)a foreign registered ship—(i)under 100 m; and(ii)operating in a pilotage area stated in
schedule 6A.117(3)In this
section—“tank ship”means a ship that
is any of the following—(a)an oil
tanker;(b)a chemical carrier;(c)a liquefied gas carrier.(4)The procedure for obtaining an
exemption from pilotage is stated inpart 6.118117Schedule 6A
(Pilotage areas for limited exemption)118Part
6 (Authorities)
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153111Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 154Division 3—Reporting movements of
ships153Owner or master to report shipping
movements in pilotage area(1)This section
applies if a ship mentioned in section 149(1)(a) to (d)—(a)is to arrive at, or depart from, a
pilotage area; or(b)is to be removed from a berth or
anchorage in a pilotage area toanother berth or
anchorage in the pilotage area.(2)Theownerormasteroftheshipmustreportitsexpectedarrival,departure or removal to the harbour master in
the approved form and in thetimes stated in
subsection (3).Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(3)A report under subsection (2) must be
made—(a)for an arrival—not less than 48 hours
before the ship’s expectedarrival; or(b)foradepartureorforaremovaltoanotherberthoranchorage—notlessthan24 hoursbeforetheship’sexpecteddeparture or removal.PART 8—PILOTAGE
FEES, CONSERVANCY DUES ETC.Division 1—Pilotage fees154ApplicationThis division
applies to a ship to which part 8 of the Act applies undersection 149.119119Section 149 (Application of Act, pt
8)
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155112Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 157155Pilotage fees for pilotage
servicePilotage fees are payable when a person
navigates a ship in a pilotagearea and uses the
services of a pilot.120155A Pilotage fees
if pilotage cancelled(1)Pilotage fees are
payable if an owner or master of a ship who hasarranged pilotage
for the ship with a harbour master cancels the pilotagewithoutgivingtheharbourmasteratleast2hoursnoticeofthecancellation.(2)However,thegeneralmanagermay,bygazettenotice,specifyanother time, not less than 2 hours, for
subsection (1) for a pilotage area ifthe general
manager considers another time is necessary for the
effectiveand efficient operation of the pilotage
service in that area.156Pilotage fees if
pilot cannot leave ship(1)Pilotage fees are
payable if the pilot cannot leave the ship after thepilotage ends.(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if the pilot
is not able to leave the shipafterthepilotageendsbecauseofsomethingbeyondthecontrolofthemaster of the ship.Division
2—Conservancy dues157Conservancy dues for ships(1)Conservancyduesarepayablefortheshipsmentionedinsection 149(1)(a) to (d).(2)A conservancy due is payable on the
day of the ship’s first arrival at,or departure from,
a pilotage area.(3)The fee payable under subsection (2)
includes all the ship’s arrivalsat, or departures
from, any pilotage area for 30 days after the fee is
payable.120Under section 99 (Pilots required for
ship navigation in compulsory pilotage area) ofthe Act a person
must not navigate a ship in a compulsory pilotage area unless
theperson uses the services of a
pilot.
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158113Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 160(4)After the 30 days, subsections (2) and
(3) again apply.(5)However, subsection (1) does not apply
to a ship that arrives at apilotage area for any of the following
purposes and does not discharge orloadanycargoorlandortakeonboardanypassengerinthepilotagearea—(a)discharging residues or slops;(b)relieving stress of weather or
distress to the ship from anythingelse;(c)taking off a sick or injured passenger
or crew member;(d)effecting repairs;(e)refitting or docking;(f)obtaining fuel or provisions for the
ship.Division 3—General158DefinitionIn this
division—“fees”means pilotage
fees or conservancy dues payable for a ship underthis
part.159Who is liable to pay feesThe
owner of a ship must pay—(a)the fees payable
for the ship; and(b)interest on unpaid fees under section
161.160Time for paying feesThe
owner of a ship must pay fees for the ship within 30 days after
theday the invoice for the fees was
issued.
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161114Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 164161Interest on unpaid feesInterest calculated daily at the rate stated
in schedule 7121is payable onfees that are not
paid as required by section 160.162Recovery of fees and interestUnpaid fees for a ship and interest on them
may be recovered by theState from the ship’s owner as a debt
by action in a court with jurisdictionfor the amount
claimed.PART 9—OTHER MATTERS ABOUT MARINE
SAFETYDivision 1—Approval of harbour masters for
this part163DefinitionIn this
part—“harbourmaster”meansaharbourmasterapprovedbythechiefexecutive under
section 164.164Chief executive may approve harbour
master and generalmanager may give directions(1)Thechiefexecutivemayapproveaharbourmastertoexercisepowers under this
part.(2)The powers may be limited by the
approval or by a later notice of thechief executive to
the harbour master.(3)The general manager may give a harbour
master any directions abouttheexerciseoftheharbourmaster’spowersthatthegeneralmanagerconsiders
necessary for marine safety.121Schedule 7 (Fees)
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165115Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 166165Limitation on exercise of power under
this part(1)A harbour master may exercise a power
under this part only if theharbour master considers it necessary
to ensure safety.(2)The powers under sections 166 and 167
for a marine incident mayonly be exercised during the shorter
of—(a)the continuance of a marine incident;
or(b)14 days after the harbour master first
exercises a power under thispart for the
marine incident.(3)Aharbourmastermustcomplywithadirectionofthegeneralmanager under
section 164(3).Division 2—Marine incidents outside of
pilotage area166Harbour master’s powers for marine
incident outside of pilotagearea(1)This section applies if a harbour
master believes a marine incidenthashappened,orislikelytohappen,inanarea(a“relevant area”)ofwaters outside a pilotage area.(2)The harbour master has, with all
necessary changes, the same powerthe harbour master
has under section 88(1) or 89(1)122of
the Act to direct—(a)the master of a ship in or adjacent to
the relevant area; or(b)a person in
charge of a place in or adjacent to the relevant area.(3)A person must comply with a direction
under subsection (2) unlessthe person has a reasonable
excuse.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(4)A direction under subsection (2)(a)
may be given to a crew memberof a ship if it is
not possible to give the direction to the master of the
ship.(5)A direction given to a crew member of
a ship is taken to have beengiven to the
master of the ship.122Section 88 (Direction to master about
operation of ship) or 89 (Direction to personin charge of a
place) of the Act
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167116Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 168Division 3—Removal of obstruction to
navigation outside of pilotagearea167Direction to person about
obstruction(1)A harbour master may direct a person
who is responsible for a buoy,mooringoranythingthatisobstructing,ormayobstruct,navigationoutside of a pilotage area, to remove
it.(2)A person must comply with a direction
under subsection (1) unlessthe person has a reasonable
excuse.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.Division 4—Harbour master’s
directions168Harbour master may carry out
direction(1)This section applies if a person has
not complied with a directiongiven to the
person by a harbour master under section 166, 167, 176 or
177.(2)This section also applies if—(a)itappearstoaharbourmasterthereisno-onetowhomadirection under
section 166, 167, 176 or 177 may be given; and(b)the
harbour master is satisfied on reasonable grounds the harbourmaster must act urgently without giving the
direction.(3)Theharbourmastermaycarryoutthedirectionorproposeddirection.(4)Without limiting subsection (3), the
harbour master may—(a)board a ship and operate it,
including, for example, by moving ornavigating it;
or(b)enter or remain in a place in, or
adjacent to, the relevant area toboard a ship and
anchor, berth, moor or move it.
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169117Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 169A169Recovery by State of expenses of
carrying out direction(1)This section
applies if a harbour master incurs expense (whether theexpenseistheharbourmaster’sexpenseortheState’sexpense)inexercising a power under section
168.(2)The amount of the expense may be
recovered as a debt by the Stateby action in a
court with jurisdiction for the amount claimed.(3)The
following persons are liable for the expense—(a)if a
direction under section 166(2)(a) or 167(1) was given to themasterofashipandthemasterdidnotcomplywiththedirection—the master and the owner of
the ship;(b)if a direction under section 166(2)(a)
or 167(1) could have beengiven to the master of a ship but was
not given for the reasonsmentioned in section 168(2)—the master
and the owner of theship;(c)ifadirectionwasgiventoapersonundersection166(2)(b)or
167(1) and the person did not comply with the direction—theperson;(d)if a
direction under section 166(2)(b) or 167(1) could have beengiven
to a person but was not given for the reasons mentioned insection 168(2)—the person.(4)If, under subsection (3), more than 1
person is liable for the sameexpense,thepersonswhoareliablefortheexpensearejointlyandseverally liable.Division 5—Buoy
moorings169A Buoy mooring category areas(1)Thegeneralmanagermay,bygazettenotice,defineareasofQueensland waters as category areas for
buoy moorings.(2)The general manager may define an area
as—(a)a category 1 area; or(b)a category 2 area.(3)An
area that is not defined as a category 1 or 2 area is a category
3area.
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170118Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 171(4)The general manager may, by written
agreement with a person (a“mooring manager”), vest in the
person the management and control ofbuoy moorings
within a category 1 area.Example of management and
control—1.The authority to
charge fees for the use of a buoy mooring.2.The
authority to set conditions on the placement of a buoy
mooring.3.The authority to set conditions on the
use of a buoy mooring.170Issue of buoy
mooring authorities(1)The general manager may issue a buoy
mooring authority for—(a)a category 2
area; or(b)a category 3 area.(2)The
classes of buoy mooring authorities are—(a)a
restricted buoy mooring authority under which only a
particularshipownedbytheholderoftheauthorityandstatedintheauthority may be moored at the
mooring; and(b)anunrestrictedbuoymooringauthorityunderwhichanyshipmay, with the
consent of the authority holder, be moored at themooring.(3)The
procedure for obtaining a buoy mooring authority is in part
6.123(4)However, the
assessment component of the application fee for theauthority is not payable by a person who,
before the commencement of thisregulation,
established a buoy mooring in accordance with—(a)theQueensland Marine Act 1958;
or(b)this Act.171Limitations on issue of buoy mooring
authorities(1)The general manager may issue a buoy
mooring authority only if thegeneralmanagerissatisfiedthatthemooringdoesnotsignificantlyinterfere
with—123Part 6 (Authorities)
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172119Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 174(a)marine safety; or(b)theeffectivenessorefficiencyoftheQueenslandmaritimeindustry.(2)Ifabuoymooringistobeestablishedwithinaport,thegeneralmanager may
authorise a person to establish a buoy mooring only if theapplicant satisfies the general manager the
port authority for the port hasapproved of the
establishment.172Conditions of authority for buoy
moorings(1)The conditions the general manager may
impose for a buoy mooringauthority may include conditions about
the colour, shape and size of thebuoy.(2)Subsection (1) does not limit section
130.124173Buoy mooring to
display identifying numberThe holder of a buoy mooring authority
must ensure—(a)theidentifyingnumberissuedbythegeneralmanagerforthebuoy mooring is
permanently and legibly displayed on the buoy;and(b)the buoy and its identifying number
are not obscured from view.Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.174Unlawful use of buoy mooring(1)A person must not moor a ship to a
restricted buoy mooring unlessthe ship is the
ship stated in the relevant authority.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(2)Apersonmustnotmoorashiptoanunrestrictedbuoymooringunless the person
has the authority holder’s consent.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(3)In this section—124Section 130 (Grant of authority on
conditions)
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175120Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 175“restricted buoy mooring”means a buoy
mooring to which a restrictedbuoy mooring
authority relates.“unrestrictedbuoymooring”meansabuoymooringtowhichanunrestricted buoy mooring authority
relates.175Notice of establishment of buoy
mooring(1)Apersonwhoestablishesabuoymooringunderabuoymooringauthority must give written notice,
containing the details required by thegeneral manager
when issuing the authority, to—(a)for a
buoy mooring established in a pilotage area—the harbourmaster; or(b)forabuoymooringestablishedoutsideapilotagearea—thegeneral manager.Maximum penalty—50
penalty units.(2)Thedetailsrequiredbythegeneralmanagermayincludethefollowing—(a)the
date the buoy mooring was placed;(b)the
precise location of the buoy mooring;(c)the
type and size of the mooring apparatus.Examples of
details required for paragraph (c)—The
shape, construction and dimensions of the mooring block.Thelengthanddiameterofchainorropeconnectingthebuoytothemooring block.(3)The
notice must be given within 14 days of establishing the buoymooring.(4)Thissectiondoesnotapplytoapersonwho,beforethecommencementofthisregulation,establishedabuoymooringinaccordance with—(a)the
repealedQueensland Marine Act 1958;
or(b)this Act.
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176121Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 177176Removal of buoy mooring on expiry,
cancellation or surrender ofauthority(1)The holder of a buoy mooring authority
that has expired or has beencancelled or
surrendered under part 6125must remove the
buoy, its mooringapparatus and its mooring block, within the
time stated in subsection (2),unless the person
has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.(2)Thebuoy,itsmooringapparatusanditsmooringblockmustberemoved—(a)ifthebuoymooringauthorityhasexpiredorbeensurrendered—within 14 days of the
expiry; or(b)if the buoy mooring authority has been
cancelled and—(i)no appeal is made against the
cancellation under part 16126ofthe
Act—within14daysafterthetimeformakinganappeal ends; or(ii)anappealismadeagainstthecancellationandthecourtconfirmsthecancellation—within14daysaftertheconfirmation of the
cancellation.(3)If the holder fails to remove the buoy
mooring within the time statedin subsection (2),
the harbour master may direct the holder to remove thebuoy
mooring.(4)The holder must comply with the
direction unless the holder has areasonable
excuse.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.177Unauthorised buoy mooring(1)A person must not establish a buoy
mooring—(a)inacategory1areaexceptwiththeconsentofthemooringmanager for the
area; or(b)in a category 2 or 3 area unless the
general manager has issued abuoy mooring
authority for it under section 170.125Part
6 (Authorities)126Part 16 (Appeals) of the
Act
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178122Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 178Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(1A)Ifapersonestablishesabuoymooringincontraventionofsubsection (1), a harbour master may direct
the person to remove the buoymooring.(1B)The holder must comply with the
direction unless the holder has areasonable
excuse.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.(2)A person must not use a buoy mooring
unless it is an authorised buoymooring.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.Division 6—Aquatic events178Aquatic events(1)This
section applies to a carnival, fire works display, race,
regatta,speedtrial,swimmingraceorwaterskiingcompetition(an“aquaticevent”)
if—(a)the holding of the event will affect
marine safety; or(b)the holding of the event will affect
the effectiveness or efficiencyof the Queensland
maritime industry.Examples of paragraphs (a) and (b)—Paragraph (a)—an aquatic event
involves people swimming in a well usedarea.Paragraph (b)—an aquatic event will be held
in a river where commercialships will continue to operate.(2)The person holding an aquatic event
must obtain an authority from—(a)iftheeventistobeheldwhollywithinapilotagearea—therelevant harbour master; or(b)in any other case—the general
manager.Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.
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179123Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 180(3)Anauthoritytoconductanaquaticeventdoesnotincludeanauthoritytoholdaneventinvolvingapersonnotcomplyingwiththisregulation.127Division 7—Ships not to operate etc. in
certain places179Anchoring prohibited near boat ramps
etc.(1)The owner and master of a ship must
not anchor the ship—(a)within 10 m of a boat ramp or jetty;
or(b)within 50 m of an underwater cable or
pipeline if a sign indicatesthe presence of
the cable or pipeline; or(c)inwaterswherethepresenceoftheshipinvolvesdangertoaircraft or other ships.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)Forsubsection(1)(c),thechiefexecutive,bygazettenotice,maystate the waters where the presence of
anchored ships involves danger toaircraft or other
ships.180Ships operation prohibited near dam
walls(1)Theownerandmasterofashipmustnotanchor,berth,moororoperate the ship
within 100 m of a dam wall, spillway or weir.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)However,
subsection (1) does not apply to the owner or master of aship
engaged on genuine repairs to, or maintenance work on, a dam
wall,spillway or weir.127Section 18 of the Act—18Exemption of person or ship from Act(1)Aregulationmayexemptapersonorshipfromthis Actoranyofitsprovisions.(2)The
exemption may be given on specified conditions.(3)If an
exemption is given on conditions, the exemption operates only if
theconditions are complied with.
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181124Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 182181Ships and activities prohibited in
certain waters(1)The owner and master of a ship, or
type of ship, must not anchor,berth,moororoperatetheshipinwatersifdoingsoendangersmarinesafety.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)A person must not
conduct an activity in waters if doing so in thewaters
endangers marine safety.Maximum penalty—100 penalty
units.Examples of an activity—Water
skiing or tobogganing.(3)For subsection
(1) and (2), the general manager, by gazette notice,may
state the waters where the anchoring, berthing, mooring or
operatingof a ship, or type of ship, or the conducting
of a stated activity endangersmarine
safety.Example of subsection (3)—1.The general manager may publish a
gazette notice prohibiting a person operating aship within 60 m
either side of the boundaries of a flagged swimming area.2.The general manager may publish a
gazette notice prohibiting a person operating apersonal
watercraft on Tallebudgera Creek, except at a speed of 6 knots and
only toenable the person to transverse the creek to
reach the ocean.Division 8—Miscellaneous safety
requirements182Operation of ship by unlicensed
person(1)A master of a recreational ship must
not allow a person, who does nothave an
appropriate licence to operate the ship as its master, to operate
theship unless—(a)the
person is under the direct supervision of the master; and(b)the master is immediately able to
resume operating the ship.Maximum penalty—50 penalty
units.(2)A master of a commercial or fishing
ship must not allow a person,who does not have
an appropriate licence to operate the ship as its master,to
operate the ship unless the master—
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183125Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 183(a)believes,onreasonablegrounds,thepersoniscompetenttooperate the ship; and(b)gives
the person clear instructions on the way the person is tooperate the ship; and(c)is
aboard the ship and able to resume operating it.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(3)A master of a ship must not allow a
person, who does not have anappropriatelicencetooperatetheshipasitsmaster,tooperatetheshipwhiletowingsomeoneelsebyalineattachedtotheship,includingforexample, a person water skiing or
riding on a toboggan or tube.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units(4)In this
section—“ship”means a ship
(other than a recreational ship that may be operated bya
person without a licence) powered by an engine of 3 kW power
ormore.183Water
skiing or riding on toboggan or tube(1)Aperson(a“skier”)beingtowedbyalineattachedtoaship,includingforexampleapersonwaterskiingorridingonatobogganortube,
must wear a PFD type 2 or 3.Maximum
penalty—100 penalty units.(2)A skier does not
commit an offence against subsection (1) if the skieris
participating in any of the following and it is impractical or
unsafe towear a PFD—(a)a
commercial display;(b)a trick or novelty skiing event in a
program of events organisedby a genuine water sports
entity;(c)a genuine practice session for a
display or event mentioned inparagraph (a) or
(b).(3)Aperson(an“operator”)mustnotoperateashiptowingaskierunless—(a)if the skier must wear a PFD under
subsection (1)—the skier iswearing the PFD; and
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184126Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 186(b)there is another person (an“observer”) on the ship,
who is morethan 12, watching the skier at all
times.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.(4)The observer is to immediately tell
the operator if—(a)there is a danger, or potential for
danger, to the skier; or(b)the skier signals
the observer; or(c)the skier has a mishap.184Interfering with speed sign(1)A person must not interfere with a
speed sign, unless the person has areasonable
excuse.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.(2)In this section—“interfere
with”includes damage, destroy, mark and
remove.PART 10—MISCELLANEOUS185Approval of formsThe chief
executive may approve forms for use under the Act.186Appropriate fees and refund in certain
cases(1)The fees for this regulation are
stated in schedule 7.128(2)Ifthechiefexecutiverefusesanapplicationinrelationtoarecreationalshipforanyofthefollowing,thechiefexecutivemustpromptlyrefundthefeespaidbytheapplicant,otherthanthechiefexecutive’s
reasonable cost of assessing the application—(a)an
authority mentioned in section 123(a);128Schedule 7 (Fees)
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187127Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 187A(b)arenewal,oranamendment,ofanauthoritymentionedinsection 123(a);(c)a
transfer of the registration of a recreational ship.(3)Ifthegeneralmanagerrefusesanapplicationinrelationtoacommercial or fishing ship for any of
the following, the general managermust promptly
refund the fees paid by the applicant, other than the
generalmanager’s reasonable cost of assessing the
application—(a)an authority, other than an authority
mentioned in section 123(a);(b)arenewal,oranamendment,ofanauthorityotherthananauthority
mentioned in section 123(a);(c)a
transfer of the registration of a commercial or fishing ship.187Refund of fees on surrender of ship’s
registration(1)This section applies if, under section
145129—(a)thechiefexecutivereceivesasurrenderofarecreationalshipregistration; or(b)thegeneralmanagerreceivesasurrenderofacommercialorfishing ship’s registration.(2)The chief executive or general manager
must refund to the person inwhose name the
ship was registered the unexpired part (the“refund”)
ofthe registration fee.(3)The
refund is to be worked out on a proportional basis according
tothe number of whole days from the end of the
day when the registrationwas surrendered to the beginning of the
day when the ship’s registrationwould have
otherwise expired.(4)The chief executive or general manager
may deduct from the refundthe administration fee prescribed for
this section.187A Safety equipment for ships under a
standard practice instruction(1)This
section applies if—(a)a commercial or fishing ship
that—129Section 145 (Surrender of
authority)
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187B128Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 187B(i)sections 7 and 8 or 10 and 11130apply to; and(ii)was—(A)the subject of an
application mentioned in section 196forthesurveyandregistrationoftheshipundertheQueenslandMarine(Registration,Survey,Equipmentand Load Line)
Regulation 1987; or(B)builtandoperatingimmediatelybefore1
January 1996; and(b)astandardpracticeinstructionthatstatedsafetyequipmentforships
and how the equipment should be marked, stowed, replacedor
serviced applied to the ship; and(c)there
is an inconsistency between the instruction and sections 7,8, 10
and 11 for the ship; and(d)the ship is
equipped with the safety equipment required under thesections as changed by the instruction;
and(e)theequipmentismarked,stowed,replacedorservicedasrequired by the instruction.(2)The ship is taken to comply with
sections 7, 8, 10 and 11.187B Design and construction of ships
under a standard practiceinstruction(1)This
section applies if—(a)a commercial or fishing ship
was—(i)the subject of an application
mentioned in section 196 forthe survey and
registration of the ship under theQueenslandMarine(Registration,Survey,EquipmentandLoadLine)Regulation 1987; or(ii)built and operating immediately before
1 January 1996; and130Sections 7 (Commercial ships to comply
with Code with changes) and 8 (Safetyequipment to
comply with other parts of Code and be current) or 10 (Fishing
shipsto comply with Code with changes) and 11
(Safety equipment to comply with otherprovisions of
Code)
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188129Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 188(b)a standard practice instruction about
the design or construction ofships applied to
the ship; and(c)there is an inconsistency between the
instruction and a standardabout design or construction of ships
that applies to the ship; and(d)theshipisdesignedorconstructedasrequiredunderthestandards as changed by the
instruction.(2)The ship is taken to comply with the
standard.188Review of regulation(1)The Minister must start a review of
this regulation within 1 year of itscommencement.(2)Before starting the review the chief
executive must give notice of itin the gazette and
in a newspaper likely to be read by people particularlyaffected by the regulation.(3)The notice must state—(a)that anyone may comment on the
regulation; and(b)where a copy of the regulation may be
obtained or inspected; and(c)how and when
comments may be made; and(d)that anyone may
comment on the regulation; and(e)how
consultation about the regulation will take place.(4)The notice must allow at least 28 days
from publication of the noticefor the making of
comments.(5)The review must be completed and a
report on the review preparedwithin 1 year
after the review started.(6)The Minister must
cause a copy of the report to be laid before theLegislative Assembly within 14 days after the
completion of the report.(7)If, at the time
the Minister would otherwise be required to lay a copyof the
report before the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Assembly
isnot in session or not actually sitting, the
Minister must give a copy of thereport to the
clerk of the Parliament.(8)TheclerkmustcauseacopyofthereporttobelaidbeforetheLegislative Assembly on its next
sitting day.
s
189130Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995s 189(9)For the purposes of its publication, a
report given to the clerk undersubsection (7) is
taken to have been laid before the Legislative Assembly,andtohavebeenorderedtobepublishedbytheLegislative Assembly,when
it is given to the clerk.189Fatigue
management(1)Apersonwhoemployspilotstoperformpilotageservicesonitsbehalfataportmustdeviseandimplement,forthepilots,afatiguemanagement program
complying with subsections (2) and (3).Maximum penalty—40
penalty units.(2)The program, when implemented, must be
capable of ensuring thatthe pilots are properly rested and fit
to perform their duties.(3)Withoutlimitingsubsection(2),theprogrammustmakesuitableprovisionformaximumworktimes,maximumpilotagetimesandminimum rest times.(4)The
person must take reasonable steps to ensure the pilots
complywith the program.Maximum penalty—40
penalty units.(5)A pilot to whom the program applies
must not have the conduct of aship as its pilot
if—(a)thepilot’sfatiguelevelmaycausetheshiptobeoperatedunsafely;
or(b)the pilot has not substantially
complied with the program.Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—40
penalty units.
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1DECLARATION ABOUT SHIP’S
SEAWORTHINESSsection 47PART
1—DECLARATION OF ACCREDITED SHIPDESIGNERDeclaration by accredited ship designer
(hull,superstructure or machinery) aboutseaworthiness of ship—designI,(name), accredited ship
designer for the category(state categoryof accreditation
relevant for this certificate)make the
following declarations fortheship(“ship”),orpartoftheship(“part”),specifiedintheplansattached to my
certificate of compliance for the ship or part—(a)theshiporpartisdesignedtocomplywiththefollowingstandards or
practices(declarant to state fully and clearly the
designstandardsor,ifnostandardhasbeenused,thepracticesappliedindesigning the ship);(b)for a ship or
part (other than a ship, or part designed to complywithpart2oftheTransportOperations(MarineSafety—Designing and Building Commercial and
Fishing Ships)InterimStandard1996—Ihaveverifiedthesufficiencyofthedesign of the ship or part by—(i)makingallthenecessarycalculationstoensureitssufficiency; or(ii)appropriate tests;(c)the
ship or part is designed to be operated as a(state
class)ship orpart of a
class(state class)ship;
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(continued)(d)theshiporpartisofaseaworthydesignonthefollowingconditions—(i)the
ship, or the ship which is to include the part, is to beoperated—(A)for
the following purpose(state purpose); and(B)in(state
operational area);(ii)the
number of persons the ship is designed to carry is(statenumber together
with any restrictions on the number of personsthat may be
permitted in a specific area of the ship);(iii)thequantityofcargotheshipisdesignedtocarryis(declarant to state together with any
conditions about where cargomay be positioned
on the ship to ensure its stability);(iv).....(declaranttostateallotherconditionsabouttheship’sseaworthiness or
without which the certificate of compliance wouldbe
false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular).Signed by the declarant at19.theday
of
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Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 1
(continued)PART 2—DECLARATION OF ACCREDITED SHIPBUILDERDeclaration by
accredited ship builder (hull,superstructure or
machinery) aboutseaworthiness of ship—constructionI,(name), accredited ship
builder for the category of(state categoryof accreditation
relevant for this certificate)make the
following declarations forthe ship (“ship”), or
part of the ship (“part”) specified in the
plans andspecifications(“design
documents”)(describe design documents by number
orother identifying mark)—(a)the ship or part is built as required
by—(i)the design documents; and(ii)thefollowingshipbuildingstandards,practicesortechniques—(declaranttostate—egtheTransportOperations(MarineSafety—Designing
and Building Commercial and Fishing Ships) InterimStandard 1996);(b)the ship or part
is built to be operated as a(class to be
stated)ship,or part of a
class(state class)ship;(c)the ship or part is of a seaworthy
construction on the followingconditions—(i)theship,ortheshipthatistoincludethepart,istobeoperated—(A)for the following purpose(state purpose); and(B)in(state
operational area); and(ii)thenumberofpersonstheshipisbuilttocarryis(statenumber together
with any restrictions on the number of personsthat may be
permitted in a specific area of the ship); and(iii)......(declarant to state all other
conditions the declarant wishes toimposeabouttheship’sseaworthinessorwithoutwhichthe
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(continued)certificate of compliance would be false,
misleading or incomplete ina material particular).Signed by the declarant at19.theday
of
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Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 1
(continued)PART 3—DECLARATION OF ACCREDITED
MARINESURVEYORDeclaration by
accredited marine surveyor(hull, superstructure or machinery)
aboutseaworthiness of ship—surveyI,(name), accredited
marine surveyor for the category of(statecategoryofaccreditationrelevantforthiscertificate)makethefollowingdeclarationsfortheship(“ship”),orpartoftheship(“part”)Ihavesurveyed—(a)theshiporpartisbuiltasrequiredbythedesignplansandspecifications(“design
documents”)(describe design documents bynumber or other identifying mark);(b)the ship or part
has been built using the following ship buildingstandards, practices or techniques—(declarant to state—eg theTransport Operations Marine Safety—Designing
andBuilding Commercial and Fishing Ships)
Interim Standard 1996);(c)the ship or part is in sound
condition;(d)the ship or part is suitable to be
operated as a(state class)ship, orpart
of a class(state class)ship;(e)atthetimeofsurveytheshiporpartwasofseaworthyconstruction on
the following conditions—(i)theship,ortheshipthatistoincludethepart,istobeoperated—(A)for the following purpose(state purpose); and(B)in(state
operational area); and(ii)the
number of persons the ship may carry is(state
numbertogether with any restrictions on the number
of persons that may bepermitted in a specific area of the
ship); and(iii).....(declarant to
state all other conditions the declarant wishes toimposeabouttheship’sseaworthinessorwithoutwhichthe
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(continued)certificate of compliance would be false,
misleading or incomplete ina material particular).Signed by the declarant at19.theday
of
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(continued)PART 4—DECLARATION FOR CERTIFICATE OFCOMPLIANCE ABOUT SAFETY EQUIPMENTDeclaration by accredited ship designer,
shipbuilder or marine surveyor (safety
equipment)about seaworthiness of ship—safety
equipmentI,(name),
accredited(declarant to insert ship designer,
shipbuilder or marine surveyor as
appropriate)forsafetyequipment,declareasfollows for the ship described in the
certificate of compliance, of which thisdeclaration is
part—(a)theshipisequippedwiththefollowingsafetyequipmentrequiredfortheshipundertheTransportOperations(MarineSafety) Regulation 1995, part 2—(i)(declarant to list all safety
equipment the ship is equipped withunder part
2);(b)the safety
equipment—(i)is stowed, marked and of a type
required by section 8(1) ofthe regulation; and(ii)if it has an expiry date by which it
should be serviced orreplaced—it has been serviced and
replaced as required bysection 8(2) of the regulation;(c)the ship may be operated as a(state class);(d)the number of persons the ship may
carry is(state number togetherwith any
restrictions on the number of persons that may be permitted in
aspecific area of the ship);(e)so far as relates
to the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d),the
ship is seaworthy on the following conditions—(declarant
tostateanyconditionsthedeclarantwishestoimposeabouttheship’sseaworthiness or
without which the certificate of compliance would befalse, misleading or incomplete in a
material particular).
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(continued)Signed by the declarant19.theday
of
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(continued)PART 5—DECLARATION FOR STABILITY OFACCREDITED SHIP DESIGNER OR MARINESURVEYORDeclaration by
accredited ship designer ormarine surveyor (stability)
aboutseaworthiness of ship—stabilityI,(name),
accredited(declarant to insert ship designer or
marinesurveyor)for stability
declare as follows for the ship (“ship”)
described inthe certificate of compliance of which this
declaration is part—(a)Ihaveassessedtheshipforstabilityunderthefollowingstandards or
practices—(declarant to state fully and clearly the
design standards for stability, eg—theTransport
Operations (Marine Safety—Designing and Building Commercial
andFishing Ships) Interim Standard 1996or,
if no standard has been used, thepractices
applied, in assessing the ship for stability);(b)Ihaveassessedthestabilityoftheshipbydoingalltheappropriate tests or checking all the
appropriate calculations;(c)Ihaveassessedthesubdivisionoftheshipbydoingalltheappropriate tests or checking all the
appropriate calculations;(d)the ship is
suitable to be operated as a(state
class)ship;(e)Ihaveassessedtheshiptobeseaworthyforstabilityonthefollowing conditions—(i)the ship is to be operated—(A)for the following purpose(state purpose); and(B)in(state
operational area);(ii)the number of
persons the ship may carry is(state
numbertogether with any restrictions on the number
of persons that may bepermitted in a specific area of the
ship);
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(continued)(iii)the quantity of
cargo the ship may carry is(declarant to statetogether with any conditions about where
cargo may be positionedon the ship to ensure its
stability);(iv).....(declaranttostateallotherconditionsabouttheship’sseaworthiness or
without which the certificate of compliance wouldbe
false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular).Signed by the declarant at19.theday
of
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(continued)PART 6—DECLARATION FOR LOAD LINE BYACCREDITED SHIP DESIGNER OR MARINESURVEYORDeclaration by
ship designer or marinesurveyor (accredited for load line)
aboutseaworthiness of ship—load lineI,(name),
accredited(declarant to insert ship designer ormarine
surveyor as appropriate)for load line declare as follows for
the ship(“ship”)describedinthecertificateofcomplianceofwhichthisdeclaration is part—(a)I
have assigned the ship’s freeboard as denoted on the
enclosed“loadlineassignmentworksheet”undersection85(1)oftheregulation;(b)I
have marked the ship for its load line under section 85(1) of
theregulation;(c)theshipisseaworthyforloadlineundersection85(1)oftheregulationonthefollowingconditions—(declaranttostateanyconditions about the ship’s seaworthiness or
without which the certificateof compliance
would be false, misleading or incomplete in a materialparticular).Signed
by the declarant at19.theday
of
142Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE
2CLASSES OF LICENCESsections 65 and
66Column 1LicencesColumn 2Certificates under
Code1.Licences (commercial ships)•master class 3•master class 4•mate
class 4•master class 52.Licences (fishing ships)•skipper grade 1•skipper grade 2•skipper grade 33.Licence (recreational ships)•recreationalshipmaster’slicence4.Licences(commercialorfishingships)•coxswain•engineer class 3•marineenginedrivergrade1(MED grade 1)•marineenginedrivergrade2(MED grade 2)•marineenginedrivergrade3(MED grade 3)5.Pilot
licences•pilotCertificates
(commercial ships)•master class 3•master class 4•mate
class 4•master class 5Certificates
(fishing ships)•skipper grade 1•skipper grade 2•skipper grade 3Certificates(commercialorfishing ships)•coxswain•engineer class 3•marineenginedrivergrade1(MED grade 1)•marineenginedrivergrade2(MED grade 2)•marineenginedrivergrade3(MED grade 3)
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3PROVISIONS OF REGULATION TO WHICHSECTION 43(2)(B)(II) OF THE ACT
APPLIESsection 781.Section 79 (Operational area of commercial
or fishing ships)2.Section 80 (Commercial ship not to
carry excess persons)3.Section 81 (Ship
to be operated as required by Code, s 15)4.Section94(PersonoperatingshiptocomplywithCollisionRegulations)5.Part
5 (Operating ships), division 7 (Speed limits and wash)6.Section113(Dutiesofownerandmasterofshipaboutdangerouscargo)7.Section 114 (Reporting requirements for
ships loading etc. dangerouscargo)8.Section 150 (Master to ensure safety
of pilot)9.Section 151 (Transfer of pilot to
ship)10.Section 166 (Harbour master’s powers
for marine incident outside ofpilotage
area)
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3APILOTAGE AREAS FOR FISHING SHIPS FOR
VESSELTRAFFIC SERVICESsection
92B(g)1Gladstone pilotage areaThe
following parts of the area—(a)South
channel;(b)Gatcombe channel;(c)Auckland channel;(d)Auckland bypass channel;(e)Clinton channel;(f)Clinton bypass channel;(g)Targinnie channel.
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3BPILOTAGE AREAS FOR SMALL SHIPS 10 M OR
MOREFOR VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICESsection 92B(h)1Karumba pilotage areaThe following
parts of the area—(a)Karumba entrance channel;(b)Elbow Bank reach;(c)Karumba Point reach.
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5OPERATING RECORDS FOR A SHIPsection 107OPERATING
RECORDS FOR REGISTEREDCOMMERCIAL SHIPS1.GeneralTestingofmachinery,steeringgear,navigationandcommunication equipment;Departure and arrival times;Passenger safety briefings;Verification of passenger numbers;Bunkering/refuelling operations;Safetyequipmenttests,servicing,repairsorreplacements,accidents,
incidents and discharges of oily bilges;Crew training in
emergency procedures;Radio communication with shore
stations or other ships;Stability information for loading of
ships.2.MaintenanceMachinery service
checks;Propulsion,steering,pumping,cargo,equipmentrepairsormodification;Slipping periods
and repair work carried out;Practical tests
of repaired equipment.3.Certificates as
appropriateElectrical contractor’s
statement;
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(continued)Gas examiner’s certificate;Inflatable liferaft certificate;Fixed
fire smothering installation certificate;Accredited
builder/marine surveyor certificate of compliance;Shipping Inspector’s record of
inspection;Fire extinguishing equipment service
certificate;Load line certificate.OPERATING RECORDS
FOR REGISTERED FISHINGSHIPS1.GeneralTestingofmachinery,steeringgear,navigationandcommunication equipment;Departure and arrival times;Bunkering/refuelling operations;Safetyequipmenttests,servicing,repairsorreplacements,accidents,
incidents and discharge of oily bilges etc;Crew training in
emergency procedures;Radio communications with shore
stations or other ships.2.MaintenanceMachinery service
checks;Propulsion,steering,pumping,equipmentrepairsormodification;Slipping period
and repair work carried out;Trawl equipment,
test, repairs and renewals;Practical tests of repaired
equipment.
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(continued)3.Certificates as appropriateElectrical contractor’s statement;Gas
examiner’s certificate;Inflatable liferaft certificate;Fixed
fire smothering installation certificate;Accredited
builder/marine surveyor certificate of compliance;Shipping inspector’s record of
inspection;Fire extinguishing equipment service
certificate.
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6PILOTAGE AREASsection
148(1)1Southport pilotage areaThe
Southport pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatapointwherelatitude27º39.90' south
meets the eastern shoreline of the mainland•thendueeasttothehighwatermarkonthewesternshorelineofNorthStradbrokeIslandatlatitude27º39.90'south•then
by the high water mark in a southerly direction alongthe
western shoreline and in an easterly direction along thesouthernshorelineofNorthStradbrokeIslandtothesouth-eastern extremity of the island
at approximate latitude27º43.64' south, longitude 153º27.10'
east•then across to the high water mark on
the northern extremityofSouthStradbrokeIslandatapproximatelatitude27º45.29' south, longitude 153º26.69'
east•then in a southerly direction along
the western shoreline andinaneasterlydirectionalongthesouthernshorelineofSouthStradbrokeIslandtotheseawardextremityofthenorthernbreakwaterattheentrancetotheGoldCoastSeaway•theninaneasterlydirectiontolatitude27º55.90'south,longitude
153º27.06' east•thenduesouthtolatitude27º56.10'south,longitude153º27.06' east•then
in a westerly direction to the seaward extremity of thesouthernbreakwaterattheentrancetotheGoldCoastSeaway
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(continued)•then by the high water mark in a
westerly direction alongthe northern shoreline and in a
southerly direction along thewesternshorelineofTheSpit,returninginanortherlydirection along the eastern shoreline of the
mainland to thestarting point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).2Brisbane pilotage areaThe
Brisbane pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatthenorthheadoftheMaroochy River
entrance•then in a direction due east to
longitude 153º10.06' east•then in a
south-south-easterly direction to latitude 26º49.90'south, longitude 153º15.06' east•then in a south-easterly direction to
the high water mark onthenorth-easternextremityofCapeMoretononMoretonIsland•then by the high water mark in a
westerly direction alongthe northern shoreline and in a
southerly direction along thewesternshorelineofMoretonIslandtothesouthernextremity of the island•then
across to the high water mark on the northern extremityof
North Stradbroke Island•then by the high
water mark in a southerly direction alongthe western
shoreline of North Stradbroke Island to latitude27º39.90' south•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 27º39.90' south•then by the high water mark in a
northerly direction alongtheeasternshorelineofthemainlandreturningtothestarting point;
and
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(continued)(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).3Noosa pilotage areaThe
Noosa pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•the Noosa River and connected
waterways system from thehead of navigation to the river
mouth•from the river mouth, the waters
within a 1 n mile radiuscentered at the south head of the
Noosa River entrance; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).4Maryborough pilotage areaThe
Maryborough pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatapointwherelatitude25º06.90' south
meets the eastern shoreline of the mainland•then
in a north-easterly direction to latitude 24º44.90' south,longitude 152º45.06' east•thendueeasttothehighwatermarkonthewesternshoreline of Fraser Island at latitude
24º44.90' south•then by the high water mark in a
southerly direction alongthe western shoreline and in an
easterly direction along thesouthernshorelineandinanortherlydirectionalongtheeastern shoreline of Fraser Island to
a point where latitude25º44.90' south meets the eastern
shoreline of the island•thendueeastfor2nmilestolatitude25º44.90'south,longitude
153º08.06' east•theninasouth-south-easterlydirectiontothehighwatermark
on the northern extremity of Double Island Point
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(continued)•then by the high water mark from
Double Island Point in anortherlydirectionalongtheeasternshorelineofthemainland and
returning to the starting point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).5Bundaberg pilotage areaThe
Bundaberg pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•the Burnett River and connected
waterways system from thehead of navigation to the river
mouth•from the river mouth, the waters
within a 4 n mile radiuscentered at the Burnett Heads
lighthouse; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).6Gladstone pilotage areaThe
Gladstone pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatConnorBluff,CurtisIslandatapproximatelatitude23º42.91'south,longitude151º17.66'
east•then to latitude 23º49.51' south,
longitude 151º34.66' east•then to latitude
23º56.51' south, longitude 151º34.66' east•thentoapointatthehighwatermarkonthenorthernextremity of
Tiber Point on Hummock Hill Island•then
due west to the high water mark on Wild Cattle Island•then by the high water mark in a
northerly direction alongthe eastern shoreline of Wild Cattle
Island to the northernextremity of the island
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(continued)•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkontheeasternshoreline of the mainland•then by the high water mark in a
northerly direction alongthe eastern shoreline of the mainland
to latitude 23º38.41'south•thendueeasttothehighwatermarkofthewesternshoreline of Curtis Island at latitude
23º38.41' south•then by the high water mark in a
southerly direction alongthe western shoreline and in an
easterly direction along thesouthernshorelineandinanortherlydirectionalongtheeastern shoreline of Curtis Island,
returning to the startingpoint at Connor Bluff; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).7Rockhampton pilotage areaThe
Rockhampton pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the Fitzroy River andconnected waterways system from the
head of navigation to theriver mouth; and(b)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•from the high water mark at the river
mouth at Cattle Pointon the mainland across to Arch
Rock•then across to the high water mark on
the northern extremityof Cape Keppel•then
by the high water mark in a westerly direction alongthe
northern shoreline and in a southerly direction along thewestern shoreline of Curtis Island to
latitude 23º38.41' south•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 23º38.41' south•then
by the high water mark in a northerly direction alongthe
shoreline of the mainland returning to the starting pointat
the Fitzroy River mouth; and
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(continued)(c)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraphs
(a) and (b).8Hay Point pilotage areaThe
Hay Point pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatthenorthheadoftheBakers Creek
entrance•then in an east-north-easterly
direction to latitude 21º09.91'south, longitude
149º20.06' east•thendueeasttolatitude21º09.91'south,longitude149º30.06'
east•thenduesouthtolatitude21º17.91'south,longitude149º30.06' east•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 21º17.91' south•then by the high water mark in a
north-westerly directionalong the shoreline of the mainland
returning to the startingpoint; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).9Mackay pilotage areaThe
Mackay pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
northern extremity ofSlade Point•then
due east to longitude 149º22.06' east•thenduesouthtolatitude21º09.91'south,longitude149º22.06' east
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(continued)•thenduewesttolatitude21º09.91'south,longitude149º20.06'
east•theninawest-south-westerlydirectiontothehighwatermark
on the north head of the Bakers Creek entrance•then
by the high water mark in a northerly direction alongthe
shoreline of the mainland returning to the starting point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).10Whitsundays pilotage areaThe
Whitsundays pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark at the
northern extremity ofGeorge Point on the mainland•then to latitude 20º01.19' south,
longitude 148º52.84' east•then to latitude
20º02.94' south, longitude 148º58.63' east•then
to the high water mark at the north-eastern extremity ofDeloraine Island•thenalongthehighwatermarkoftheeasternshoreofDeloraine Island to its south-eastern
extremity•thentothehighwatermarkatthenorthernextremityofHarold Island•thenalongthehighwatermarkoftheeasternshoreofHarold Island to its southern
extremity•thentothehighwatermarkatthenorthernextremityofJesuit Point on Maher Island•thenalongthehighwatermarkofthewesternshoreofMaher Island to its southern
extremity•thentothehighwatermarkatthenorthernextremityofShaw Island
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(continued)•thenalongthehighwatermarkofthewesternshoreofShaw Island to its south-western
extremity•thentothesouthernextremityofCapeConwayonthemainland•thenbythehighwatermarkinitiallyinageneralnorth-westerly
direction, returning to the starting point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).11Bowen pilotage areaThe
Bowen pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
southern extremity ofDalrymple Point•then
286º(T) by a straight line to the port entrance beacon toBowen
Boat Harbour (20º01.34' south, 148º15.39' east)•then
303º(T) by a straight line to the intersection of the highwater
mark and the northern edge of the wharf at Bowen(20º01.05' south, 148º14.91' east)•then by the high water mark in an
easterly direction alongthe shoreline of the mainland
returning to the starting point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).12Abbot Point pilotage areaThe
Abbot Point pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
eastern shoreline ofthe mainland at longitude 147º59.07'
east
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(continued)•thenduenorthtolatitude19º47.91'south,longitude147º59.07' east•thendueeasttolatitude19º47.91’south,longitude148º08.07' east•then
in a south-easterly direction to the high water mark onthenorthernextremityofGloucesterHeadonGloucesterIsland•then in a southerly direction by the
high water mark alongthe western shoreline of Gloucester
Island to the southernextremity of the island•then across to the high water mark on
the northern extremityof Cape Gloucester on the
mainland•thenbythehighwatermarkalongtheshorelineofthemainland to the intersection of the
high water mark and thenorthernedgeofthewharfatBowen(20º01.05'south,148º14.91'
east)•then 123º(T) by a straight line to the
port entrance beacon toBowen Boat Harbour (20º01.34' south,
148º15.39' east)•then 106º(T) by a straight line to the
high water mark on thesouthern extremity of Dalrymple
Point•then along the shoreline of the
mainland at the high watermark returning to the starting point;
and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).13Townsville pilotage areaThe
Townsville pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
northern extremity ofCape Cleveland•then
to latitude 19º04.91' south, longitude 146º52.07' east
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(continued)•thenduewesttolatitude19º04.91'south,longitude146º45.07'
east•then due south to the high water mark
on the mainland atlongitude 146º45.07' east•thenbythehighwatermarkalongtheshorelineofthemainland returning to the starting
point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).14Lucinda pilotage areaThe
Lucinda pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatGeorgePointonHinchinbrook Island•theneasttolatitude18º29.11'south,longitude146º26.07'east•thenduesouthtolatitude18º34.91'south,longitude146º26.07' east•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 18º34.91' south•then by the high water mark in a
northerly direction alongtheeasternshorelineofthemainlandtoapproximatelatitude
18º31.41' south, longitude 146º19.87' east•then
352º(T) by a straight line returning to the starting point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).15Mourilyan pilotage areaThe
Mourilyan pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—
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(continued)•the Moresby River and connected
waterways system fromthe head of navigation to the river
mouth•from the river mouth, the waters
within a 2 n mile radiuscentered at the south-eastern
extremity of Goodman Point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).16Cairns pilotage areaThe
Cairns pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkonthenorth-westernextremity of Cape
Grafton•then due north for 2 n miles•then across to the high water mark on
the northern extremityof Taylor Point•then
by the high water mark in a southerly direction alongthe
shoreline of the mainland returning to the starting point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).17Port Douglas pilotage areaThe
Port Douglas pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•DicksonsInletandconnectedwaterwayssystemfromthehead of navigation to the inlet
mouth•from the inlet mouth, the waters
within a 1 n mile radiuscenteredatthenorthernextremityofIslandPointonthemainland;
and
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(continued)(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).18Daintree River pilotage areaThe
Daintree River pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•the Daintree River and connected
waterways system fromthe head of navigation to the river
mouth•from the river mouth, the waters
within a 2 n mile radiuscentered at the south head of the
Daintree River entrance;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).19Cooktown pilotage areaThe
Cooktown pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•the Endeavour River and connected
waterways system fromthe head of navigation to the river
mouth•from the river mouth, the waters
bounded by an imaginaryline drawn from the high water mark on
Monkhouse Pointduenorthtothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatthesouthern extremity of Indian Head;
and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).20Cape Flattery pilotage areaThe
Cape Flattery pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
northern extremity ofLookout Point
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(continued)•then due east to longitude 145º15.87'
east•then in a south-easterly direction to
latitude 14º55.11' south,longitude 145º22.17' east•then south to latitude 14º59.91'
south, longitude 145º23.07'east•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 14º 59.91' south•then by the high water mark north
along the shoreline of themainland returning to the starting
point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).21Thursday Island pilotage areaThe
Thursday Island pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark at the
western extremity ofSmith Point on Horn Island•to the high water mark at the northern
extremity of HeathPoint(alsoknownasKiwainPoint)onPrinceofWalesIsland•tothehighwatermarkattheeasternextremityofWebbPoint on Friday Island•alongthehighwatermarkofFridayIsland,initiallyinawesterly direction, to the western
extremity of Friday Island•to the high water
mark at the western extremity of TuckerPoint on Goods
Island•alongthehighwatermarkofGoodsIsland,initiallyinasouth-easterlydirection,totheeasternextremityofTessyHead on Goods
Island•tothehighwatermarkatthewesternextremityofHammond Island (known as Diamond
Point)
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(continued)•along the high water mark of Hammond
Island, initially in asouth-easterlydirection,totheeasternextremityofMenmuir Point (also known as Gobau Point) on
HammondIsland•tothehighwatermarkatthenorthernextremityofKingPoint on Horn Island•alongthehighwatermarkofHornIsland,initiallyinawesterly direction, returning to the
starting point; and(b)thenavigablewatersriversofandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in
paragraph (a).22Skardon River pilotage areaThe
Skardon River pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatapproximatelatitude11º47.00' south, longitude 141º58.54' east
on the mainland,south of the entrance of the Skardon
River•then west to latitude 11º47.00' south,
longitude 141º57.00'east•then north to
latitude 11º44.50' south, longitude 141º57.00'east•theneasttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatapproximate latitude 11º44.50' south,
longitude 142º00.12'east•thenbythehighwatermarkinitiallyinasoutherlydirection,
returning to the starting point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).23Weipa pilotage areaThe
Weipa pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—
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(continued)•starting at the high water mark on the
western extremity ofJantz Point (west of Duyfken Point)•then in a southerly direction across
to the high water markon the western extremity of Boyd
Point•then by the high water mark north
along the shoreline of themainland returning to the starting
point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).24Karumba pilotage areaThe
Karumba pilotage area is the area of—(a)waters at the high water mark consisting of
the following—•theNormanRiverandconnectedwaterwayssystemfromthe
head of navigation to the river mouth•from
the river mouth, the waters within a 10 n mile radiuscentered at the north head of the Norman
River entrance;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).
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6APILOTAGE AREAS FOR LIMITED EXEMPTIONsection 152(2)(c)(ii)Karumba pilotage
area
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6BCOMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREASsection 148(2)Southport pilotage
areaBrisbane pilotage areaNoosa pilotage
areaMaryborough pilotage areaBundaberg pilotage
areaGladstone pilotage areaRockhampton
pilotage areaPart of the Hay Point pilotage areaThe
part of the Hay Point pilotage area that is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatthenorthheadoftheBakers Creek
entrance•then to latitude 21°10.76' south,
longitude 149°17.73' east•then to latitude
21°13.50' south, longitude 149°19.00' east•then
to latitude 21°14.00' south, longitude 149°20.50' east
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(continued)•then to latitude 21°17.91' south,
longitude 149°20.50' east•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 21°17.91' south•then
by the high water mark in a northerly direction alongthe
shoreline of the mainland returning to the starting point;and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).Part of the Mackay pilotage areaThe
part of the Mackay pilotage area that is the area of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•starting at the high water mark on the
northern extremity ofSlade Point•then
due east to longitude 149°16.00' east•then
to latitude 21°07.00' south, longitude 149°16.00' east•then to latitude 21°10.76' south,
longitude 149°17.73' east•theninawest-south-westerlydirectiontothehighwatermark at the north
head of the Bakers Creek entrance•then
by the high water mark of the mainland in a northerlydirection returning to the starting point;
and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).Bowen pilotage areaAbbot Point
pilotage areaTownsville pilotage area
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(continued)Lucinda pilotage areaMourilyan pilotage
areaCairns pilotage areaPort Douglas
pilotage areaDaintree River pilotage areaCooktown pilotage areaPart of the Cape
Flattery pilotage areaThe part of the Cape Flattery pilotage
area that is the area of—(a)waters bounded by
an imaginary line drawn—•starting at the
high water mark on the northern extremity ofLookout
Point•then due east to longitude 145°15.23'
east•then to latitude 14°54.71' south,
longitude 145°21.65' east•then to latitude
14°59.91' south, longitude 145°22.51' east•thenduewesttothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude 14°59.91' south•then by the high water mark of the
mainland in a northerlydirection returning to the starting
point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).Part of the Skardon River pilotage
areaThe part of the Skardon River pilotage area
that is the area of—
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(continued)(a)waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•startingatthehighwatermarkatapproximatelatitude11º46.73' south, longitude 141º58.63' east
on the mainland,south of the entrance of the Skardon
River•then west to latitude 11º46.73' south,
longitude 141º57.28'east•then north to
latitude 11º44.77' south, longitude 141º57.28'east•then east to the high water mark on
the mainland at latitude11º44.77' south, longitude 142º00.12'
east•thenbythehighwatermark,initiallyinasoutherlydirection, returning to the starting point;
and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).Thursday Island pilotage areaWeipa
pilotage areaKarumba pilotage area
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7FEESsection 1861Accreditation of ship designers, ship
builders and marinesurveyors(1)Thissectionsetsthefeesforaccreditationofshipdesigners,shipbuilders and marine surveyors.(2)The fee for initial accreditation is
the total of the following—(a)application
fee—$187.15;(b)approval fee—$444.50.(3)The fee for an application for renewal
of accreditation is $187.15.(4)Thefeeforanapplicationforareplacementcertificateofaccreditation is $24.30.2Registration of recreational ships(1)This section sets the fees for
registration of recreational ships.(2)Thefeeisthetotaloftheregistrationandrecreationalusecomponents.(3)The
registration component for a recreational ship is—(a)for a ship not over 4.5 m—$46.35;
or(b)for a ship over 4.5 m but not over 6
m—$81.15; or(c)for a ship over 6 m but not over 10
m—$115.95; or(d)for a ship over 10 m but not over 15
m—$139.10; or(e)for a ship over 15 m but not over 20
m—$173.90; or(f)for a ship over 20 m—$220.30.(4)The recreational use component for a
recreational ship is $12.30.
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(continued)3Pensioner concessions(1)This section applies to the owner of a
recreational ship.(2)Theownerisexemptfrompayingtheregistrationfeefor1 recreationalshipiftheownerreceivesatotallyandpermanentlyincapacitated war
pension.(3)The owner is exempt from paying 50% of
the registration componentfor 1 recreational ship if the owner
holds a pensioner concession card orreceives—(a)a full rate age pension; or(b)a disability support pension;
or(c)an Australian/United Kingdom
reciprocal pension; or(d)a service or
general rate disability pension.(4)The
owner is exempt from paying 50% of the registration
componentfor 1 recreational ship if the owner holds a
seniors card.(5)In this section—“pensionerconcessioncard”meansacardknownasapensionerconcession card
issued under a Commonwealth law.“seniors
card”means a Queensland Government seniors
card.4Registration of commercial
ships(1)This section sets the fees for
registration or renewal of registration ofcommercial
ships.(2)Thefeeisthetotaloftheregistration,boatingfacilitiesandcompliance monitoring components.(3)The registration component for a
commercial ship is—(a)for a ship not over 4.5 m—$46.95;
or(b)for a ship over 4.5 m—$80.80.(4)Theboatingfacilitiescomponentforacommercialshipisasfollows—(a)for a
ship not over 10 m—$8.30 for each metre or part of a
metre;
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(continued)(b)for a ship over 10 m but not over 35
m—$83.20 for the first 10 mplus $13.70 for each additional metre,
or part of a metre;(c)for a ship over 35 m—$427.90.(5)The compliance monitoring component
for class 1A, B, C, D and Eships and class 2A, B, C, D and E ships
is as follows—(a)for a ship not over 7
m—$118.85;(b)for a ship over 7 m but not over 10
m—$291.20;(c)for a ship over 10 m but not over 15
m—$362.50;(d)for a ship over 15 m but not over 20
m—$445.70;(e)for a ship over 20 m but not over 25
m—$511.05;(f)for a ship over 25 m but not over 35
m—$576.40;(g)for a ship over 35 m but not over 50
m—$683.40;(h)for a ship over 50 m but not over 75
m—$736.85;(i)for a ship over 75 m but not over 100
m—$843.85;(j)for a ship over 100 m—$1051.80.(6)Thecompliancemonitoringcomponentforclass1Fshipsisasfollows—(a)for a
ship not over 7 m—$45.75;(b)for a ship over 7
m but not over 10 m—$77.25;(c)for a ship over
10 m but not over 15 m—$114.10;(d)for a
ship over 15 m but not over 20 m—$154.50;(e)for a
ship over 20 m but not over 25 m—$225.80;(f)for a
ship over 25 m but not over 35 m—$267.40;(g)for a
ship over 35 m—$303.05.(7)The compliance
monitoring component for commercial hovercraft isas
follows—(a)for a hovercraft not over 5
m—$114.10;(b)for a hovercraft over 5 m but not over
7.5 m—$154.50;
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(continued)(c)for a hovercraft over 7.5 m but not
over 10 m—$237.70;(d)for a hovercraft over 10 m but not
over 15 m—$309.00;(e)for a hovercraft over 15 m but not
over 20 m—$469.45;(f)for a hovercraft over 20 m but not
over 30 m—$623.95;(g)for a hovercraft over 30
m—$778.45.(8)A ship owned by any of the following
and used for rescue purposes isexempt from
registration fees—(a)the emergency services
department;(b)avolunteermarinerescueassociationorasurflifesavingassociation accredited by that
department.(9)A ship used exclusively for a marine
studies course provided by ahighschoolorsecondarycollege(includingaseniorcollege)isexemptfrom registration
fees.5Registration of fishing ships(1)This section sets the fees for
registration of fishing ships.(2)Thefeeconsistsofthefollowingamountsforcompliancemonitoring—(a)for a ship over 10 m but not over 15
m—$130.75;(b)for a ship over 15 m but not over 20
m—$356.55;(c)for a ship over 20 m but not over 25
m—$439.75;(d)for a ship over 25 m but not over 35
m—$552.65;(e)for a ship over 35 m but not over 50
m—$683.40;(f)for a ship over 50 m but not over 75
m—$736.85;(g)for a ship over 75 m but not over 100
m—$843.85;(h)for a ship over 100 m—$1
051.80.6Other fees relating to registration of
ship(1)This section sets other fees relating
to the registration of a ship.
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(continued)(2)The fees are as follows—(a)for an application for a replacement
certificate of registration fora commercial or
fishing ship—$39.25;(b)for an extract from the register from
information in the register—(i)on
the day the application is made—$11.90; or(ii)on an
earlier day—$19.00;(c)foranapplicationfortransferofregistrationofarecreationalship—$17.95;(d)forareplacementregistrationlabelforarecreationalship—$10.60;(e)administration fee payable if the fee for
renewal of registration ofa recreational ship is paid after the
expiry date—$10.25.7Restricted use flags(1)This section sets the fees for the
issue and replacement of restricteduse flags.(2)The fees are as follows—(a)foraninitialflag,otherthanaflagmentionedinparagraph (c)—$172.35;(b)for a second or subsequent
flag—$70.10;(c)for a flag for up to 1
month—$61.80;(d)for a replacement flag—$36.85.8Design approval certificates(1)The fees for issuing a design approval
certificate are as follows—(a)application fee
for the issue of the certificate and if requested bytheapplicant,thegivingofaquotationforthedesignexamination
fee—$98.25;(b)design examination fee—
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(continued)(i)ifanappropriatelyaccreditedshipdesignerhasissuedacertificate of compliance for the design and
the certificate,oracopyofit,isgiventothegeneralmanagerwiththeapplication—$87.75anhourofexaminationtime,tothenearest 15
minutes; or(ii)otherwise—$117.00anhourofexaminationtimetothenearest 15
minutes.(2)Despite subsection (1)(b), if the
general manager has given a writtenquotation for the
design examination fee and the applicant has accepted thequotation, the design examination fee is the
lesser of—(a)the quoted fee; and(b)the fee that would otherwise be
payable under subsection (1)(b)for the time
taken to examine the design.9Certificates of survey(1)This
section sets the fees for a certificate of survey.(2)The fees are as follows—(a)application fee for the issue of a
certificate of survey—$99.80;(b)forinspectingtheship(ifnecessary)andexaminingthedocuments required to be given with the
application—$87.75 anhourofinspectionorexaminationtime(excludingtravellingtime)
to the nearest 15 minutes;(c)the reasonable
travelling expenses for inspecting the ship;(d)for
issuing the certificate of survey—$7.60.10Licence to operate commercial ship or fishing
ship(1)This section sets the fees for a
licence to operate a commercial shipor fishing ship as
its master or to act as a crew member of a commercialship
or fishing ship.(2)The fees for full licences are as
follows—(a)for a master class 3 or skipper grade
1—$184.20;
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(continued)(b)for a master class 4, mate class 4 or
skipper grade 2—$184.20;(c)for a master
class 5 or skipper grade 3—$130.75;(d)for a
coxswain—$59.45;(e)for an engineer class
3—$231.75;(f)for a marine engine driver grade
1—$148.55;(g)for a marine engine driver grade
2—$109.35;(h)for a marine engine driver grade
3—$109.35.(3)The fees for subjects taken separately
are as follows—(a)for a licence mentioned in subsection
(2)(a) or (b)—$33.90;(b)for a licence
mentioned in subsection (2)(c) or (d)—$26.75;(c)for
another licence mentioned in subsection (2)—$54.05.11Licence to operate recreational
shipsThefeeforalicencetooperatearecreationalshipasitsmasteris
$33.95.12Pilot’s licence or exemption from
pilotage(1)This section sets the fees for
licences to have the conduct of a ship asits pilot or for
the granting of an exemption from pilotage.(2)The
fees for an application are as follows—(a)for
an assessment for section 69 for a pilot’s licence—$166.40;(b)for an application for amendment of a
pilot’s licence—$166.40;(c)forapilotageexemptiontestundersection152(1)(c)(i)and
(ii)—$166.40;(d)foranapplicationforanamendmentofapilotageexemption—$166.40.(3)The
fee for issue of any of the following is $166.40—(a)a pilot’s licence;
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(continued)(b)an amended pilot’s licence;(c)a pilotage exemption.13Other fees relating to
authorities(1)This section sets other fees relating
to authorities.(2)The fees are as follows—(a)for the issue of a licence for a
commercial ship or fishing ship ifno written
examination is required—$51.10;(b)for
an application for a load line certificate for a
ship—$106.95;(c)for an assessment for an application
under section 74131for anamendment of a
commercial ship licence—$208.00;(d)for
an application for—(i)an eyesight or colour vision test for
a licence, other than arecreational ship master’s
licence—$17.25; or(ii)an additional condition on
licences—$33.90;(e)for a sea time
assessment—$34.50;(f)foranapplicationforatemporarypermittooperateacommercialshiporfishingshipasamasterorcrewmember—$96.25;(g)foranapplicationforareplacementrecreationalshipmaster’slicence—$14.70;(h)foranapplicationforareplacementcommercialshiplicence,fishingshiplicence,pilot’slicenceorpilotageexemption—$25.55;(i)for
an application for renewal of a commercial ship licence orfishing ship licence—$33.90;(j)for an application for renewal of
pilot’s licence—$82.00;(k)for an
application for renewal of pilotage exemption—$82.00.131Section 74 (Hovercraft)
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(continued)14Approval of entity to provide
trainingThe fee for approval of an entity to conduct
programs in the operation ofships is
$338.50.15Pilotage fees(1)This
section sets the fees for pilotage.(2)The
fees are as follows—(a)for the Brisbane pilotage area—(i)per gross ton or part of a gross
ton—(A)for the first 10 000 gt . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 22.4c;(B)over 10 000 gt to
20 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2c;(C)over
20 000 gt to 30 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6c;(D)over 30 000 gt. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4c;(ii)minimum charge. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . $769.60;(b)for
the Southport, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Port Douglas andCooktown pilotage areas—(i)per
gross ton or part of a gross ton—(A)for
the first 20 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9c;(B)over 20 000 gt to 40 000 gt . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 6.7c;(C)over 40 000
gt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 4.2c;(ii)minimum charge. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .$388.55;(c)for
the Bundaberg pilotage area—(i)for
each gross ton or part of a gross ton—(A)for
the first 20 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5c;(B)over 20 000 gt to 40 000 gt . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 6.5c;(C)over 40 000
gt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 4.1c;(ii)minimum charge. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .$376.05;(d)for
the Gladstone, Port Alma and Townsville pilotage
areas—
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(continued)(i)for each gross ton or part of a gross
ton—(A)for the first 20 000 gt . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 10.2c;(B)over 20 000 gt to
40 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3c;(C)over
40 000 gt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 3.9c;(ii)minimum charge. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .$363.75;(e)for
the Mackay pilotage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1
766.20;(f)for the Cairns pilotage area—(i)for each gross ton or part of a gross
ton—(A)for the first 20 000 gt . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 11.1c;(B)over 20 000 gt to
40 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8c;(C)over
40 000 gt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 4.2c;(ii)minimum charge. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .$394.05;(g)for
the Hay Point pilotage area—$1 165.85 plus 2.4c foreach
gross ton or part of a gross ton;(h)for
the Abbot Point pilotage area—$1 165.85 plus 3.9c foreach
gross ton or part of a gross ton;(i)fortheLucindaandMourilyanpilotageareas—$932.65plus 7.0c for
each gross ton or part of a gross ton;(j)for
the Cape Flattery pilotage area—$1 165.85 plus 3.1cfor
each gross ton or part of a gross ton;(k)for
the Thursday Island pilotage area—(i)up to
10 000 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.$699.50;(ii)over 10 000 gt. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 564.85;(l)for
the Weipa pilotage area—(i)forthefirst40000gt—$932.65plus6.7cforeachgross
ton or part of a gross ton;(ii)over 40 000 gt—$3
590.80 plus 3.7c for each grosston or part of a
gross ton;
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(continued)(m)for the Karumba pilotage area—$699.50
plus 3.3c for eachgross ton or part of a gross ton.16Other pilotage fees(1)This section sets other fees about
pilotage.(2)ThefeesfortheBrisbane,Southport,Maryborough,HerveyBay,Port Douglas and Cooktown pilotage
areas are as follows—(a)removal charges
if the ship’s gross tonnage is—$(i)not over 1 000 tons173.051(ii)over1000tonsbutnotover6 000 tons326.251(iii)over6000tonsbutnotover10
000 tons476.951(iv)over 10 000 tons668.701$$254.052332.45;3437.052549.15;3620.102747.15;3779.502920.25;3(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonablecostsofreturningthepilottotherelevantpilotagearea.(3)The
fees for the Gladstone, Port Alma and Townsville pilotage
areasare as follows—(a)removal charges if the ship’s gross tonnage
is—$(i)not over 1 000
tons. . . . . . . . .162.051(ii)over1000tonsbutnotover6 000 tons. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .305.451(iii)over6000tonsbutnotover10
000 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446.501(iv)over 10 000 tons.
. . . . . . . . . .626.051$$237.852311.30;3409.152514.15;3580.552699.50;3729.802861.55;3(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.(4)The fees for the
Mackay pilotage area are as follows—
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(continued)(a)removal charges . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 766.20;(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.(5)The fees for the
Cairns pilotage area are as follows—(a)removal charges if the ship’s gross tonnage
is—$(i)not over 1 000
tons. . . . . . . . .176.051(ii)over1000tonsbutnotover6 000 tons. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .331.051(iii)over6000tonsbutnotover10
000 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483.801(iv)over 10 000 tons.
. . . . . . . . . .678.501$$257.652336.90;3443.002557.25;3628.352757.80;3790.452932.65;3(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.1for
the first 3 n miles2over 3 n miles up to 10 n miles3over 10 n miles(6)The
fees for the Hay Point pilotage area are as follows—(a)removal charges—$1 165.85 plus 2.4c
for each gross ton or partof a gross ton;(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.(7)The fees for the
Thursday Island pilotage area are as follows—(a)removal charges—(i)up to
10 000 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.$699.50;(ii)over 10 000 tons. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 564.85;(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.(8)The fees for the
Weipa pilotage area are as follows—(a)removal charges—
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(continued)(i)for the first 40 000 tons—$932.65 plus
6.7c for eachgross ton or part of a gross ton;(ii)over 40 000 tons—$3 590.80 plus 3.7c
for each grosston or part of a gross ton;(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.(9)The fees for the
Karumba pilotage area are as follows—(a)removal charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699.50;(b)ifthepilotcannotleavetheshipafterthepilotageends,thereasonable costs of returning the
pilot to the pilotage area.17Conservancy
feesThe fees for conservancy are as
follows—(a)for a ship on an interstate voyage,
per gross ton or part of a grosston—(i)for the first 500 gt. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.4c;(ii)over 500 gt . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.2c;(b)any other ship, per gross ton or part
of a gross ton . . . .15.2c.18Gross
tonnage for certain shipsForsections15to17,thegrosstonnageofashipstatedintable
A,column 1, with the Lloyds register number
stated in table A, column 2, isthe gross tonnage
stated in table A, column 3.Table AColumn 1Column 2Column 3ShipLloyds No.TonnageTexas820496326790Toba770597220623Taiko820497527902
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(continued)TourcoingTapiolaTampaTampereNedlloyd RochesterCGM RenoirCGM
Ronsard77059467705934820495177185777704605770287777028892105421049267902131819072156321563219Interest rateThe interest rate
for section 161132is 10% a year.20Buoy
mooring authority(1)This section sets the fees for a buoy
mooring authority.(2)Theapplicationfeeisthetotaloftheassessmentandoccupationcomponents.(3)The assessment component is
$57.95.(4)The occupation component is—(a)for a restricted buoy mooring
authority—(i)for a category 2 area—$57.95;
or(ii)for a category 3 area—$34.80;
or(b)for an unrestricted buoy mooring
authority—(i)for a category 2 area—$115.95;
or(ii)for a category 3 area—$57.95.(5)The renewal fee is—(a)for a restricted buoy mooring
authority—132Section 161 (Interest on unpaid
fees)
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(continued)(i)for a category 2 area—$57.95;
or(ii)for a category 3 area—$34.80;
or(b)for an unrestricted buoy mooring
authority—(i)for a category 2 area—$115.95;
or(ii)for a category 3 area—$57.95.21Concession for particular unrestricted
buoy mooring authorities(1)This section
applies if the holder of an unrestricted buoy mooringauthoritywhocarriesonabusinessallowsbusinessclientstousethemooring free of charge.(2)The
application or renewal fee for the authority, for each
mooringafter the first 5 moorings, is—(a)in a category 2 area—$46.35; or(b)in a category 3 area—$34.80.22Authority to conduct aquatic
eventsThe fees for an authority to conduct an
aquatic event are as follows—(a)for
an application for an authority to conduct an aquatic event,unless paragraph (b) applies—$23.40 for each
event;(b)for an application by a genuine
boating or sporting club for anauthority to
conduct an aquatic event for an events program thatis
not longer than 3 months, is held at the same venue and
wherethe conditions imposed under the authority
for each event in theprogram are substantially the same
conditions—$23.40.23Administration fee on registration
refundTheadministrationfeeonarefundofaship’sregistrationfeeundersection 187133is $11.05.133Section 187 (Refund of fees on surrender of
ship’s registration)
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8PARTIALLY SMOOTH WATERSschedule 11,
definition “partially smooth waters”1BrisbaneThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
parallel 27º05.90' south on the mainland•to
South Point, Bribie Island•along the
southern shore of Bribie Island to Skirmish Point•to Comboyuro Point, Moreton
Island•along the western shore of Moreton
Island to Reeders Point•to Amity Point,
North Stradbroke Island•to Cleveland
Point on the mainland.2MaryboroughThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Burrum Point on the mainland•to
the Fairway Beacon, Hervey Bay•to
Rooney Point, Fraser Island•alongthewesternshoreofFraserIslandtolatitude25º22.90'south•to
latitude 25º24.90' south, longitude 152º58.06' east•due west to the mainland at latitude
25º24.90' south.3GladstoneThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Clews Point on the mainland
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(continued)•to East Point, Facing Island•along the southern shore of Facing
Island to latitude 23º51.91'south•due west to South Trees Island at
latitude 23º51.91' south•alongthenorthernmostshoreofSouth TreesIslandtolatitude23º51.91' south
at its western shore•due west to the mainland at latitude
23º51.91' south.4Keppel BayThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Cattle Point on the mainland•to
Sea Hill Point, Curtis Island•along
the northern shore of Curtis Island to Cape Keppel•to a point situated .5 n miles east of
Egg Rock•to a point situated .5 n miles east of
The Child•to a point situated .5 n miles east of
Outer Rocks•to Water Park Point on the
mainland.5Llewellyn BayThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•fromthehighwatermarkonthenorthernextremityofCapePalmerston•to
latitude 21º18.00' south, longitude 149º20.00' east•tothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatlatitude21º18.00'south.6Mackay/Hay PointThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—
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(continued)•from the high water mark on the
mainland at latitude 21º18.00'south•to latitude 21º18.00' south, longitude
149º30.00' east•to latitude 21º10.00' south, longitude
149º30.00' east•to latitude 21º07.00' south, longitude
149º18.50' east•to latitude 21º02.50' south, longitude
149º15.00' east•to the high water mark on the mainland
at the northern extremityof Slade Point.7Sand
BayThe waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•fromthehighwatermarkonthemainlandatthenorthernextremity of Slade Point•to
latitude 21º02.50' south, longitude 149º15.00' east•to latitude 20º57.00' south, longitude
149º11.00' east•to latitude 20º52.90' south, longitude
149º04.40' east•tothehighwatermarkonthemainlandatthenorth-easternextremity of Cape
Hillsborough.8St Helens BayThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
the high water mark on the mainland at the north-easternextremity of Cape Hillsborough•to latitude 20º52.90' south, longitude
149º04.40' east•to latitude 20º45.00' south, longitude
148º53.00' east•to latitude 20º36.00' south, longitude
148º55.00' east•to the high water mark at the eastern
extremity of the southernbank of the mouth of Hervey Creek on
the mainland.
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(continued)9Bowen, Whitsunday Passage and
Edgecumbe BayThe waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•from the high water mark at the
eastern extremity of the southernbank of the mouth
of Hervey Creek on the mainland•to
the south-western extremity of Shaw Island•along
the western shore of Shaw Island and Gaibirra Island to thenorthern extremity of Gaibirra Island•to the southern extremity of Maher
Island•along the western shore of Maher
Island to Jesuit Point•to the southern
extremity of Harold Island•along the eastern
shore to the northern extremity of Harold Island•to the south-eastern extremity of
Deloraine Island•alongtheeasternshoretothenorth-easternextremityofDeloraine Island•to a
point situated 1 n mile north-east of Pinnacle Point, HookIsland•toapointsituated1nmilenorthofDolphinPoint,HaymanIsland•to a point situated 1 n mile north of
the northern extremity ofEshelby Island•to a
point situated 1 n mile north of the northern extremity ofRattray Island•to a
point situated 1 n mile north of Gloucester Head, GloucesterIsland•tothenorthheadlandatthemouthoftheDonRiveronthemainland.10Upstart BayThewatersofUpstartBaysouthofalinebetweenthenorth-westernextremity of Cape
Upstart to the high water mark at approximate latitude19º40.02' south, longitude 147º36.44' east,
in the vicinity of Rita Island
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(continued)11TownsvilleThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Cape Pallarenda on the mainland•to
Bay Rock•to a point situated .5 n miles north
of White Rock•to a point situated .5 n miles north
of The Point, Magnetic Island•to a
point situated .5 n miles north of Orchard Rocks•to Cape Cleveland on the
mainland.12Palm IslandsThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Lucinda Point on the mainland•to
George Point, Hinchinbrook Island•to
the northern extremity of Pelorus Island•alongthewesternshoreofPelorusIslandtoitssouth-westernextremity•to Iris Point, Orpheus Island•alongthewesternandsouthernshoresofOrpheusIslandtolatitude 18º39.31' south on the
eastern side of the island•to the western
extremity of Curacoa Island•alongthenorthernandeasternshoresofCuracoaIslandtoitseastern
extremity•to the northern extremity of Great
Palm Island•alongthewesternshoreofGreatPalmIslandtolatitude18º44.91'
south•due west to the mainland.
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(continued)13Rockingham BayThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Ninney Point on the mainland•to a
point situated .5 n miles east of Clump Point on the
mainland•to a point situated .5 n miles east of
South Island in the BrookIslands Group•to
Cape Sandwich, Hinchinbrook Island•along
the northern shore of Hinchinbrook Island to Hecate Point•tothehighwatermarkatlatitude18º14.91'southonthemainland.14CairnsThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Buchan Point on the mainland•to a
point situated .5 n miles north of the northern extremity ofDouble Island•to a
point situated .5 n miles north of Upolu Reef•then
following the northern and eastern edges of Upolu Reef at adistance of .5 n miles from the reef•to a point situated .5 n miles off the
eastern extremity of UpoluReef•to
the eastern extremity of Green Island•to
the eastern extremity of Little Fitzroy Island•along
the south-eastern shore to the southern extremity of LittleFitzroy Island•to
the north-eastern extremity of Fitzroy Island•alongthewesternshoreofFitzroyIslandtoitssouth-westernextremity•to the southern headland of Little
Turtle Bay on the mainland.
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(continued)15Port DouglasThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Island Point on the mainland•to a
point situated .5 n miles east of the Low Islets•to Cape Tribulation on the
mainland.16Thursday IslandThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Van Speult Point on the mainland•toapointsituated.5nmilessouth-westofBarnIsland(alsoknown as Parau
Island)•to latitude 10º43.51' south, longitude
142º15.87' east on Prince ofWales Island in
the vicinity of Rattlesnake Point•along
the eastern and northern shores of Prince of Wales Island toHochepied Head•to
the western extremity of Friday Island•to
Harrison Rock•to Hammond Rock•toapointsituated.5nmilesnorthofIncePoint,WednesdayIsland•to Strait Rock•to
King Point, Horn Island•along the eastern
and southern shores of Horn Island to GaragarPoint•to Peak Point on the mainland•along the shore to Van Speult
Point.17WeipaThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—
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(continued)•from Duyfken Point on the
mainland•to Thud Point on the mainland•along the shore to Duyfken
Point.18KarumbaThe waters from
the river mouth within a 7.5 n mile radius of the northhead
of the Norman River entrance.
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9SMOOTH WATERSschedule 11,
definition “smooth waters”1Brisbane(1)The waters bounded by an imaginary
line drawn—•from Cleveland Point on the
mainland•to Amity Point, North Stradbroke
Island•along the western shore of North
Stradbroke Island to longitude153º26.56'
east•due south to South Stradbroke
Island•along the western shore of South
Stradbroke Island to the outernorthern
breakwater of the Gold Coast Seaway•totheoutersouthernbreakwateroftheGoldCoastSeawayatThe Spit on the mainland.(2)The waters bounded by an imaginary
line drawn—•from latitude 27º05.90' south on the
mainland•to South Point, Bribie Island•along the western shore of Bribie
Island to its northern extremity•tothehighwatermarkatlongitude153º07.81'eastonthemainland.2MaryboroughThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
latitude 25º24.90' south on the mainland•due
east to longitude 152º58.06' east•then
in a north easterly direction to the intersection of
latitude25º22.90' south and Fraser
Island
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(continued)•along the western shore of Fraser
Island to longitude 153º04.06'east•to Inskip Point on the
mainland.3GladstoneThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
latitude 23º51.91' south on the mainland•due
east to Facing Island•along the western
shore of Facing Island to North Point•to
Connor Bluff, Curtis Island•along the
southern and western shores of Curtis Island to latitude23º33.91' south•due
west to Division Point on the mainland.4Port
AlmaThe waters bounded by an imaginary line
drawn—•from Cattle Point on the
mainland•to Sea Hill Point, Curtis
Island•alongthewesternshoreofCurtisIslandtolatitude23º33.91'south•due
west to Division Point on the mainland.5BowenThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Dalrymple Point on the mainland•to
Adelaide Point on the mainland•along
the shore to Dalrymple Point.
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(continued)6LucindaThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Lucinda Point on the mainland•to
George Point, Hinchinbrook Island•along
the southern and western shores of Hinchinbrook Island toHecate Point•tothehighwatermarkatlatitude18º14.91'southonthemainland.7MourilyanThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Goodman Point on the mainland•to
Camp Point on the mainland•along the shore
to Goodman Point.8CairnsThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Bessie Point on the mainland•to
Ellie Point on the mainland•along the shore
to Bessie Point.9Port DouglasThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Island Point on the mainland•due
north to latitude 16º28.41' south•due
west to the mainland.
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(continued)10CooktownThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
the vicinity of Queens Chair at longitude 145º15.39' east onthe
mainland•to latitude 15º27.01' south, longitude
145º15.67' east•due west to the mainland.11Thursday IslandThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
longitude 142º15.37' east on Horn Island•due
north to latitude 10º33.01' south, near Channel Rock•due west to Hammond Island at latitude
10º33.01' south•along the southern shore of Hammond
Island to Kate Point•to Heath Point (also known as Kiwain
Point), Prince of WalesIsland•along
the eastern shore of Prince of Wales Island to Red Point•to Garagar Point, Horn Island•alongthewesternshoretolongitude142º15.37'eastonHornIsland.12WeipaThe waters
bounded by an imaginary line drawn—•from
Wooldrum Point on the mainland•tolatitude12º35.01'south,longitude141º47.67'eastonthemainland•along the shore to Wooldrum
Point.
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(continued)13KarumbaThe waters from
the river mouth within a 4 n mile radius of the northhead
of the Norman River entrance.
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10TORRES STRAIT ZONEschedule 11,
definition “Torres Strait zone”The Torres Strait
zone is the area of waters enclosed by an imaginaryline
drawn—•starting at latitude 10º40.91' south,
longitude 145º00.06' east•then due west to
the high water mark on the eastern shoreline ofEborac Island at
latitude 10º40.91' south•then by the high
water mark in a south-westerly direction alongthe shoreline of
Eborac Island to the south-western extremity ofthe island•then across to the high water mark on
the northern extremity ofCape York•thenbythehighwatermarkinawesterlydirectionalongthenorthernshorelineandinasouth-westerlydirectionalongthewesternshorelineofCapeYorkPeninsulatothewesternextremity of
Vrilya Point at approximate latitude 11º13.41' south,longitude 142º07.07' east•then in a north-westerly direction to
the south-western extremityoftheprotectedzoneatlatitude10º27.91'south,longitude141º20.07' east•thenduenorthalonglongitude141º20.07'easttowheretheboundaryoftheprotectedzoneintersectstheboundaryofthefisheries jurisdiction line at latitude
10º10.31' south•then in an easterly direction along
the boundary of the fisheriesjurisdictionlinetowherethelineintersectsthelongitude145º00.06' east
at latitude 10º13.31' south•thenduesouthalonglongitude145º00.06'easttolatitude10º40.91' south at the starting
point.
199Transport Operations (Marine
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10AFISHING SHIP OPERATIONAL AREAschedule 11, definition “fishing ship
operational area”The fishing ship operational area is the area
of—(a)waters bounded by an imaginary
line—•starting at a point that is the
intersection of the coastline atthe mean high
water mark at the boundary of the NorthernTerritory of
Australia and the State of Queensland•then
in a north-easterly direction to latitude 15º54.91' south,longitude 138º30.07' east•thenduenorthalonglongitude138º30.07'easttoitsintersection with latitude 14º29.91'
south•thendueeastalonglatitude14º29.91'southtoitsintersection with
longitude 139º15.07' east•thenduenorthalonglongitude139º15.07'easttoitsintersection with latitude 11º10.91'
south•theninanorth-easterlydirectionalongthefisheriesjurisdictionlinetolatitude10º58.91'south,longitude140º00.07' east•theninanorth-easterlydirectionalongthefisheriesjurisdictionlinetolatitude10º10.31'south,longitude141º20.07'east,whichiswherethefisheriesjurisdictionline intersects
the western boundary of the protected zone•then
in a general easterly direction along the boundary ofthefisheriesjurisdictionlinetowherethelineintersectslongitude
145º00.07' east, latitude 10º13.31'•thenduesouthalonglongitude145º00.07'easttoitsintersection with
latitude 12º59.91' south•theninasouth-easterlydirectiontothepointoflatitude14º59.91' south,
longitude 146º00.07' east
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Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 10A
(continued)•theninasouth-easterlydirectiontothepointoflatitude18º19.91' south,
longitude 148º20.06' east•then in an
easterly direction to the point of latitude 18º44.91'south, longitude 152º35.06' east•theninasouth-easterlydirectiontothepointoflatitude22º14.90' south,
longitude 154º40.06' east•thenduesouthalonglongitude154º40.06'easttoitsintersection with latitude 27º47.32'
south•then in a westerly direction to the
point of latitude 27º47.90'south, longitude 154º 22.06'
east•theninasouth-westerlydirectiontothepointoflatitude27º57.90' south,
longitude 154º00.06' east•then in a
south-westerly direction to the intersection of theeastern shore of Australia with latitude
28º09.90' south•then along the shoreline of the
mainland at the mean highwater mark returning to the starting
point; and(b)thenavigablewatersofriversandcreeksflowing,directlyorindirectly, into the waters in paragraph
(a).
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11DICTIONARYsection 4“1987
regulation”means the repealedQueensland
Marine (Registration,Survey, Equipment and Load Line)
Regulation 1987.“approved chemist”see section
110.“approved form”meansaformapprovedbythechiefexecutiveundersection 185.“area VTS”for
part 5, division 5A, see section 92A.“AS/NZS”means
a standard published jointly by Standards Australia andStandards New Zealand.“Australian
registered ship”means a ship registered under—(a)the Act; or(b)theShipping Registration Act 1981(Cwlth); or(c)a law
of another State about the registration of ships.“authority”see section
123.“boatharbour”meansaboatharbourmentionedintheTransportInfrastructure(ManagementofHarbourWorks)Regulation1992,schedule 2.“class”of a
ship means the class of the ship under the Code.“classificationsociety”meansaclassificationsocietyapprovedbytheAustralian Maritime Safety
Authority.“coast”means the high
water mark on the shoreline of Queensland or anyisland forming part of the State.“Code”meanstheUniformShippingLawsCodeadoptedbytheCommonwealth,
State and Territory Ministers.“Collision
Regulations”meansthePreventionofCollisionConventionwithin the meaning of the Commonwealth
Navigation Act.
202Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)“combination carrier”see section
110.“commercial hire ship”means a
commercial ship without master or crew,hiredormadeavailablebyaperson(the“provider”)fortherecreational use
of another person (the“user”) under a
commercialarrangement between the provider and the
user.Examples of a commercial hire ship—A cruiser, dinghy, houseboat, personal
watercraft and yacht hired for recreationaluse.“commercial ship”means—(a)a ship other than a fishing or
recreational ship; or(b)a tender to a
ship mentioned in paragraph (a).“convicted”of an
offence means being found guilty of the offence, on aplea
of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction was
recorded.“dangerous cargo”see section
110.“dangerous cargo code”see section
110.“dangerous cargo event”see section
110.“dangerous goods”see section
110.“design approval certificate”meansacertificateissuedbythegeneralmanager certifying that the general manager
has approved the designfor a ship, or part of a ship, under
section 70A of the Act.“emergency services department”meansthedepartmentwithinwhichtheState Counter-Disaster Organisation Act
1975is administered.“employee”means—(a)a
natural person; or(b)an agent who is a natural
person.“EPIRB”means an
emergency position indicating radio beacon.“explosives”see section
110.“fisheries jurisdiction line”means
the line stated in annex 8 to the TorresStrait
Treaty.“fishing ship”means—
203Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)(a)ashipoperatedandlicensedasaprimarycommercialfishingboatortendercommercialfishingboatundertheFisheriesRegulation
1995; or(b)a ship authorised
under an authority under theFisheries Act
1994for fishing or aquaculture purposes;
or(c)a ship that is a boat for which a
licence has been granted undertheFisheries Management Act 1991(Cwlth) or theTorres
StraitFisheries Act 1984(Cwlth);
or(d)a tender to a ship mentioned in
paragraph (a), (b) or (c).“fishingshipoperatingarea”meansthewatersdescribedinschedule 10A.“further
building”see section 23(3).“gas free”see
section 110.“Great Barrier Reef Region”has
the meaning given by theGreat BarrierReef Marine Park
Act 1975(Cwlth).“gross
tonnage”or“gt”of a ship means
the gross tonnage of the shipcalculated in the
way authorised in the International Convention onthe
Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969.“handle”see
section 110.“holder”of an authority
means—(a)for the registration of a ship—the
person in whose name the shipis registered;
or(b)in any other case—the person to whom
the authority is granted.“IMDG Code”see section
110.“IMO”see section 110.“inert
condition”see section 110.“inflatableship”meansashiptowhichInternationalStandardsOrganisationStandard6185forsmallcraft-inflatableboats,parts1to 3
applies.“land”means a part of
earth’s surface (other than a reef) above the highestwater
mark.
204Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)“length”means measured
length within the meaning of section 1, part 2 ofthe
Code.“local marine service”see section
110.“lower flammable limit”see section
110.“MarineOrders”meanstheMarineOrdersmadeundersection 425(1AA)
of the Commonwealth Navigation Act.“marine safety
legislation”means any of the following—(a)the Act;(b)theQueensland Marine Act 1958;(c)a law of the
Commonwealth, a State or a foreign country aboutmarine safety.“MARPOL”has
the meaning given by theTransport Operations (MarinePollution) Act 1995.“materials hazardous only in bulk”or“MHBs”see section
110.“metres”or“m”, in relation to a ship, means—(a)if used as a stated number of
metres—the length of the ship inmetres; or(b)ifusedasmoreorlessthanastatednumberofmetres—thelengthoftheshipismoreorlessthanthestatednumberofmetres.“MS”means
a standard made under theRadiocommunications Act 1983(Cwlth).“official traffic
sign”has the meaning given by theTransport Operations(Road Use
Management) Act 1995.“partiallysmoothwaters”meanstheQueenslandwatersstatedinschedule 8 other than to the extent the
waters are within .5 n milesfrom land.“personal flotation device”or“PFD”means a buoyancy
aid that a personwears to keep the person afloat in the
water.“personal watercraft”means a power
driven ship that—
205Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)(b)has a fully enclosed hull that does
not take on water if capsized;and(c)isdesignedtobeoperatedbyapersonstanding,crouchingorkneeling on it or sitting astride
it.“PFD type 1”means any of the
following—(a)apersonalflotationdevicecomplyingwithAustralianStandard
1512;(b)alifejacketthatconformswithchapterIII,regulation32ofSOLAS;(c)a
coastal lifejacket approved under section 10, appendix R of
theCode.“PFDtype2”meansapersonalflotationdevicecomplyingwithAustralian Standard 1499.“PFDtype3”meansapersonalflotationdevicecomplyingwithAustralian Standard 2260.“port”has the meaning
given by theTransport Infrastructure Act 1994.“port authority”has the meaning
given by theTransport InfrastructureAct 1994.“positive flotation”, for a ship,
means an attribute of the ship to remainafloat in the
upright position when it is filled with water, and supportits
normal compliment of passengers and crew, because of the way
theship is built or the materials from which it
is constructed, or both.“protected zone”means the zone
stated in annex 9 of the Torres StraitTreaty.“qualifications”includes
experience.“radio”for part 5,
division 5A, see section 92A.“recreational
ship”means—(a)a
ship used exclusively for private recreation; or(b)a tender to a ship mentioned in
paragraph (a).“register”means the
register of registered recreational ships kept by thechiefexecutiveundersection48ortheregisterofregistered
206Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)commercialandfishingshipskeptbythegeneralmanagerundersection
48A.“registered”means registered
under this regulation.“registrable ship”meansashiptowhichpart5,division2oftheActapplies.“restricted use
flag”means a flag authorising the operation of a
ship forany of the following—(a)foragenuinetrialtestordemonstrationoftheship’sseaworthiness or
some other operational aspect of the ship or itsequipment;(b)forbuilding,disposingof,fittingout,relocating,removingorrepairing, the ship;(c)if a completed ship is intended to be
used as a commercial orfishing ship and an accredited ship
designer, builder or marinesurveyor has been requested to issue a
certificate of compliancefor the ship—for use as a commercial
or fishing ship for a termnot longer than 28 days;(d)for another purpose necessary to
maintain the effectiveness andefficiencyoftheQueenslandmarineindustryforatermnotlonger than 28 days.“small
ship”for part 5, division 5A, see section
92A.“smooth waters”means the
waters—(a)of rivers, creeks, streams and lakes;
or(b)within breakwaters or revetments;
or(c)the waters described in schedule 8
that are within .5 n miles fromland; or(d)described in schedule 9.“SOLAS”meanstheInternationalConventionfortheSafetyofLifeatSea,
1974, and its Protocols of 1978.“speed”means
speed over the ground.“speed sign”means a sign
erected or marked under section 97.
207Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE 11
(continued)“tender”, for a ship,
means an auxiliary ship employed to attend the shipexcluding a lifeboat for a commercial or
fishing ship required undersections 7 and 10.“TorresStraitTreaty”hasthemeaninggivenbytheTorresStraitFisheries Act 1984.“Torres Strait zone”means the waters
described in schedule 10.“training provider”means—(a)a high school or secondary college,
including a senior college; or(b)anentitycarryingonthebusinessofprovidingtrainingintheoperation of
ships.“V sheet”means a
rectangular sheet of water resistant material that—(a)is fluorescent orange or red;
and(b)has the letter ‘V’ displayed
prominently on it in black; and(c)is of
a minimum size of 1.8 m x 1.2 m.“whole
ship”means all the aspects of designing, building
or surveying aship, or part of a ship that, when combined,
ensure that the ship isseaworthy and appropriately equipped
to meet the ordinary perils ofvoyages within
its intended operational area.“wing in ground
effect craft”means a commercial ship constructed
tomove above the surface of the water using
ground effect to lift off,land and maintain a limited
altitude.
209Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 19954Table of reprintsReprints are
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OF REPRINTSReprintNo.11A1B1C1D1E22A2B2C2D2E33A3B3C3DAmendments
includedto 1996 SL No. 431to 1997 SL No.
96to 1997 SL No. 120to 1997 SL No.
348to 1998 SL No. 163to 1998 SL No.
187to 1998 SL No. 351to 1999 SL No.
113to 1999 SL No. 332to 2000 SL No.
62to 2000 SL No. 152to 2000 SL No.
218to 2000 SL No. 218to 2000 SL No.
218to 2001 SL No. 93to 2002 SL No.
32to 2002 SL No. 1053E3F3G3H3I3J3K rv3L3Mto 2002 SL No.
112to 2002 SL No. 199to 2002 SL No.
250to 2002 SL No. 365to 2003 Act No.
8to 2003 SL No. 71to 2003 SL No.
76to 2003 SL No. 106to 2004 SL No.
61Effective6 January
199718 April 19971 July
199717 October 199722 May19981
July 199818 December 19981 July
199917 December 199914 April
20001 July 20001 September
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20001 July 20011 March
200217 May 20021 July
200219 August 20021 October
200220 December 200228 March
200324 April 20032 May 20031
July 20031 July 2004Reprint
date7 February 19972 May 199725
July 19973 December 19975 June
19983 July 19988 January
19996 October 19997 January
200021 April 20007 July
20001 September 20003 November
200030 March 200116 November
200115 March 200223 May
2002(Column discontinued)Notes5Tables in earlier reprintsTABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTSName
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210Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 19956List
of legislationTransport Operations (Marine Safety)
Regulation 1995 SL No. 369made by the Governor in Council on 14
December 1995notfd gaz 15 December 1995 pp 1560–5ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 1996 (see s 2)exp 1 September
2006 (see SIA s 54)Note—The expiry date may have changed since
this reprint was published. See thelatest reprint of
the SIR for any change.amending legislation—Department of Transport (Variation of Fees)
Regulation (No. 2) 1996 SL No. 114ss 1–2, 3(e) sch
5notfd gaz 31 May 1996 pp 823–6ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1996 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)1996SL No. 430notfd
gaz 20 December 1996 pp 1588–98ss 1–2 commenced
on date of notificationss 4–10, 16, 18–19 commenced 6 January
1997 (see s 2 and 1996 SL No. 429)remaining
provisions commenced on date of notificationNote—A regulatory
impact statement and an explanatory note were preparedTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)1996SL
No. 431notfd gaz 20 December 1996 pp 1588–98ss
1–2 commenced on date of notifications 5(4) commenced
on 1 January 1996 (see s 2(1))s 54(6) commenced
on 1 January 1997 (see s 2(2))remaining
provisions commenced on date of notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)1997SL No. 96notfd
gaz 18 April 1997 pp 1621–2commenced on date of
notificationDepartment of Transport (Variation of Fees)
Regulation (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 120ss 1–2, 3(i) sch
9notfd gaz 16 May 1997 pp 242–4ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1997 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)1997SL No. 348notfd
gaz 17 October 1997 pp 671–3commenced on date
of notification
211Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No. 3)1997SL No. 443notfd gaz 12
December 1997 pp 1631–4ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 January
1998 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.
4)1997SL No. 444notfd gaz 12
December 1997 pp 1631–4ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 January
1998 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)1998SL
No. 18notfd gaz 27 February 1998 pp 884–6ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 March 1998 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)1998SL No. 163notfd
gaz 22 May 1998 pp 509–14commenced on date of
notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.3)1998SL
No. 181notfd gaz 12 June 1998 pp 894–5ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 1998 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.4)1998SL No. 187notfd
gaz 26 June 1998 pp 1036–7commenced on date of
notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.5)1998SL
No. 241notfd gaz 28 August 1998 pp 2036–7commenced on date of notificationTransport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 2) 1998 SL No. 254 ss 1–2, 3(e)sch 5notfd
gaz 18 November 1998 pp 239–40ss 1–2 commenced
on date of notificationremaining provisions commenced 1
November 1998 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.6)1998SL
No. 351notfd gaz 18 December 1998 pp 1551–7commenced on date of
notification
212Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)1999SL No. 15notfd
gaz 5 March 1999 pp 950–53commenced on date of
notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)1999SL
No. 50notfd gaz 1 April 1999 pp 1534–6commenced on date of notificationTransport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 1999 SL No. 113 ss 1–2, 3(b)sch 2notfd
gaz 11 June 1999 pp 675–8ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999
(see s 2)Road Transport Reform Regulation 1999 SL No.
286 ss 1, 2(2), 4 sch 2notfd gaz 19 November 1999 pp
1149–52ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 December
1999 (see s 2(2))TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.3)1999SL
No. 332notfd gaz 17 December 1999 pp 1586–9commenced on date of notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)2000SL
No. 62notfd gaz 14 April 2000 pp 1402–3commenced on date of notificationTransport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2000 SL No. 89 pts 1, 4notfd gaz 19 May
2000 pp 218–19ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000
(see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)2000SL
No. 152notfd gaz 30 June 2000 pp 736–48ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremainingprovisionscommenced1July2000immediatelyafterthecommencement of Transport Legislation
Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000SL No. 89 (see s
2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.3)2000SL
No. 218notfd gaz 18 August 2000 pp 1394–5ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 September 2000 (see s 2)
213Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Transport
Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2001 SL No. 57 pts 1,
5notfd gaz 25 May 2001 pp 334–6ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 2001 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)2001SL No. 93notfd
gaz 29 June 2001 pp 822–5ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremainingprovisionscommenced1July2001immediatelyafterthecommencementofthe
TransportLegislation AmendmentRegulation(No.2)2001 SL No. 57
(see s 2)Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 1) 2002 SL No. 32 pts 1, 4notfd gaz 1 March
2002 pp 850–2commenced on date of notificationTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)2002SL
No. 105notfd gaz 17 May 2002 pp 235–6commenced on date of notificationTransport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 2) 2002 SL No. 112 pts 1, 8notfd gaz 24 May
2002 pp 308–10ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2002
(see s 2)Transport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 3) 2002 SL No. 199 pts 1–2notfd gaz 16
August 2002 pp 1420–21ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 19 August
2002 (see s 2)Maritime Safety Queensland Regulation 2002 SL
No. 250 ss 1–2, 4 schnotfd gaz 27 September 2002 pp
340–4ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 October
2002 (see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)2002SL
No. 365notfd gaz 20 December 2002 pp 1359–63commenced on date of notificationParliament of Queensland Amendment Act 2003
No. 8 ss 1, 17 schdate of assent 28 March 2003commenced on date of assentTransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.1)2003SL
No. 71notfd gaz 24 April 2003 pp 1436–7commenced on date of
notification
214Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995TransportOperations(MarineSafety)AmendmentRegulation(No.2)2003SL No. 76notfd
gaz 2 May 2003 pp 57–8commenced on date of
notificationTransport Legislation Amendment Regulation
(No. 2) 2003 SL No. 106 pts 1, 9notfd gaz 30 May
2003 pp 371–6ss 1–2 commenced on date of
notificationremaining provisions commenced 1 July 2003
(see s 2)TransportOperations(MarineSafety)
AmendmentRegulation(No.1)2004SLNo.
61notfd gaz 21 May 2004 pp 191–4ss
1–2 commenced on date of notificationremaining
provisions commenced 1 July 2004 (see s 2)7List
of annotationsReferences to latitude or longitudes
4Ains 2002 SL No. 105 s 3All ships in
Queensland waters to be equipped with an EPIRBs 6amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 4Commercial ships to comply with Code with
changess 7amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 5; 1998 SL No.
18 s 4; 2003 SL No. 76 s 3Fishing ships to comply with Code with
changess 10amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 6; 2003 SL No.
76 s 4Application of divisions 13amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 7Signalling devices for recreational ships on
the water at nights 14amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 8Safety
equipment for recreational ship operating in smooth waterss
15amd 1997 SL No. 348 s 3Safety equipment
for recreational ship operating in partially smooth waters
andbeyonds 16amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 9; 1997 SL No. 348 s 4Safety equipment
for recreational ship that is a personal watercraftprov
hdgsub 1997 SL. No. 348 s 5(1)s
18amd 1997 SL No. 348 s 5(2)sub
2002 SL No. 365 s 3Declaration applying Act, s 44 to certain
equipments 20amd 2002 SL No. 365 s 4Life
jacket and PFD sizess 21amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 10
215Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Division
7—Producing safety equipment for inspectiondiv hdgins
2002 SL No. 365 s 5Producing safety equipment for
inspections 21Ains 2002 SL No. 365 s 5PART
3—ACCREDITATION, SHIP BUILDING AND REGISTRATION OF SHIPSApplication of Act, pt 5, div 4s
22amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 11; 2002 SL No. 250 s
4 schAccreditation as a ship designer, builder or
marine surveyors 24amd 1998 SL No. 18 s 5; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schCategories of accreditation (ship
designer)s 25amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 12Categories of accreditation (marine
surveyor)s 27amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 13Hulls
and superstructures taken to be of a certain materials
28amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 14Authority given by
accreditations 29amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 15Accredited person to take out product
liability insuranceprov hdgamd 1996 SL No.
431 s 16(1)s 31amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 16(2); 2002 SL
No. 250 s 4 schDivision 1A—Other provisions about ship
design and surveydiv hdgins 1996 SL No.
430 s 4Application of Act, pt 5, div 5s
31Ains 1996 SL No. 430 s 4Applications
32sub 1996 SL No. 430 s 5amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schCertificatefordesignandotherdocumentstogeneralmanagerbeforebuildingcommencesprov hdgamd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs 33sub 1996 SL No.
430 s 6amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schCertificate cease to have effect if further
building, or need for further buildings 35amd
1996 SL No. 430 s 7Copy of certificate to general managerprov
hdgamd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs
36amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 17; 2002 SL No. 250 s
4 schApplication of Act, pt 5, div 2s
37amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 18
216Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Chief executive
and general manager to register shipss 40sub
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schClass of registration (commercial
ships)s 41amd 2003 SL No. 76 s 5Class
of registration (fishing ships)s 42amd
2003 SL No. 76 s 6Requirements for first registration of
commercial ships 43sub 1996 SL No. 430 s 8amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 76 s 7Exception for
certain shipss 44sub 1996 SL No. 431 s 19amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schException for sailing school training
shipss 45amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRequirements for first registration etc. of
fishing ships 46sub 1996 SL No. 430 s 9amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 76 s 8Register of
registered recreational shipss 48sub
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRegister of registered commercial and
fishing shipss 48Ains 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRegistration number to be displayed on
registered commercial or recreational shipss 49amd
1997 SL No. 348 s 6Displaying registered commercial or fishing
ship’s registration certificates 50sub
1996 SL No. 431 s 20Registration label for registered
recreational ships 51amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 21Ride
smart sticker to be displayed on personal watercrafts
51Ains 1997 SL No. 348 s 7Markingsfortendertocommercial,fishingorrecreationalshipiftendernotrequired to be registereds
52amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 22Authority to use
restricted flags 53amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 23; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schFlag to be returneds 55amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schGeneral manager may issue certificate of
survey for shipprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schs 56amd 1996 SL No. 430 s 10; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 76 s 9
217Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995PART 4—LICENCES
FOR OPERATING SHIPSApplication of Act, pt 5, div 3s
57amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 24; 2003 SL No. 76 s
10Licence required to operate etc. commercial
ships 58amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 25; 1997 SL No.
348 s 8Licensing exceptions for commercial ships in
certain placess 59sub 1996 SL No. 431 s 26Licence required to operate etc. fishing
ships 60amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 27Licensing exceptions (fishing ship’s
master)s 61amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 28Licensing exceptions (fishing ship’s chief
engineer)s 62amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 29Chief
executive and general manager may issue licencess
65sub 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schQualifications for licences for commercial and
fishing shipss 66amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schChief
executive or general manager may recognise other
qualificationsprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schs 68amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schQualifications for licence as ship’s
pilots 69amd 2001 SL No. 93 s 4; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schPilot licence entities—Act, s 60s
70sub 1997 SL No. 444 s 4om 2001 SL No. 93
s 5Examinations of applicants for
licencess 71sub 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schApproval of entity to conduct
examinationss 72amd 1998 SL No. 18 s 6; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch; 2002 SL No. 365 s 6Approval of entity
to provide trainings 73amd 1998 SL No. 18 s 7; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch; 2002 SL No. 365 s 7Hovercrafts
74amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schDivision 4A—Wing in ground effect
craftdiv 4A (s 74A)ins 2003 SL No.
76 s 11General manager may issue temporary permit
for master or crew memberprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch76amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4
sch
218Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995PART 5—OPERATING
SHIPSDivision 2—Operational areas and persons
carrieddiv hdgamd 1996 SL No.
431 s 30Operational area of commercial or fishing
shipss 79amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 31Commercial ship not to carry excess
personss 80 prov hdgamd 1996 SL No.
431 s 32General manager may issue load line
certificate for shipprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schs 84amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schShip
not to be operated unless load line certificate issueds
86amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 33Displaying ship’s
load line certificates 86Ains 1996 SL No. 431 s 34Renewal of load line certificates
89amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 35; 2002 SL No. 250 s
4 schAuthority to use or display prescribed signal
for training or demonstrations 91amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schDivision 5A—Reporting ship movements to
VTSdiv hdgins 2000 SL No.
62 s 3Definitions for div 5As 92Ains
2000 SL No. 62 s 3def“area VTS”amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schApplication of div 5As 92Bins
2000 SL No. 62 s 3Entering pilotage areas 92Cins
2000 SL No. 62 s 3Navigating ship from berth or
anchorages 92Dins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3Reaching destinations 92Eins
2000 SL No. 62 s 3Ships entering pilotage area using services
of a pilots 92Fins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3Ships
navigating in pilotage area using services of a pilots
92Gins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3Report requested
by harbour masters 92Hins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3Obligation under s 153 not limiteds
92Iins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3
219Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Radio
frequenciess 92Jins 2000 SL No. 62 s 3amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schSpeed limit for ship operating near
person in water etc.s 95prev s 95 om 1996 SL No. 430 s
11pres s 95 ins 1996 SL No. 430 s 12sub
1997 SL No. 348 s 9Speed limit if ship causing damage by its
washs 96prev s 96 om 1996 SL No. 430 s
11pres s 96 ins 1996 SL No. 430 s 12No
offence if ship operated at speed necessary for safetys
97prev s 97 om 1996 SL No. 430 s 11pres
s 97 ins 1996 SL No. 430 s 12Advertising
changing or taking away speed signs 98om
1996 SL No. 430 s 11Compliance with speed signss
99om 1996 SL No. 430 s 11Speed limit for
ship operating near person in water etc.s 100om
1996 SL No. 430 s 11Speed limit if ship causing damage by its
washs 101om 1996 SL No. 430 s 11No
offence if ship operated at speed necessary for safetys
102om 1996 SL No. 430 s 11Safe speed under
Collision Regulations prevails over other speedss
103om 1996 SL No. 430 s 11Division 8—Certain
provisions not applicable to enforcement officersdiv
hdgsub 1996 SL No. 430 s 13Certain
operational and licensing provisions not to apply to enforcement
officerss 104sub 1996 SL No. 430 s 14Ships
operated by Queensland Police Service etc.s 105om
1996 SL No. 430 s 15Shipping inspector may require production of
licences 108amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schDivision 11—Dangerous cargoesSubdivision 1—General provisionssdiv
hdgom 1999 SL No. 332 s 3Reporting
requirements for ships loading etc. dangerous cargos
114amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schReporting dangerous cargo events
115amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch
220Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995General manager
may require declaration about ship’s cargoprov hdgamd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs 116amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schSubdivision 2—Restrictions on certain
dangerous goodssdiv 2 (ss 120–122)om 1999 SL No.
332 s 4Division 12—Other operational issuesdiv
hdgins 1996 SL No. 431 s 36Start of certain
business activities to be notifieds 122Ains
1996 SL No. 431 s 36amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schDefinitions for pt 6prov hdgsub
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs 123amd 1996 SL No.
430 s 16def“administering agency”ins
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schdef“authority”amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schWay application mades 124amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAdministering agency to decide
application within 28 daysprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schs 125amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 37; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schIssuing of authority if application
granteds 126amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schTemporary accreditations 128amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRefusal of application for
authoritys 129amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schGrant
of authority on conditionss 130amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schRenewal of authoritys 131amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schDiv 2 applies to application for
renewals 132amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAmendment of authority at holder’s
requests 133amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAmendment of authority on administering
agency’s initiativeprov hdgamd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schs 135amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schProcedure for amending authoritys
136amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch
221Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Notice to return
authority for alteration after amendments 137amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schGrounds for suspension or cancellation
of authoritiess 138amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schProcedure for suspension or
cancellations 139amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAction
by general manager following marine incidentprov hdgamd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs 140amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schExtension of term of suspension or amendment
under s 140s 141amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAuthority to be returneds 143amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schReplacement of authoritys
144amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schSurrender of authoritys 145amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schTransfer of ship’s registrations
146amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schCertain sections about authorities apply to
transfer of ship’s registrations 147amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 38; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schPART 7—PILOTAGE
AREAS, COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS AND PILOTSpt hdgsub
2002 SL No. 105 s 4Division 1—Pilotage areas and compulsory
pilotage areasdiv hdgsub 2002 SL No.
105 s 4Declaration of pilotage areas and compulsory
pilotage areas—Act, s 71(a)s 148sub 2002 SL No.
105 s 4Closed pilotage areas—Act, s 71(b)s
148Ains 1997 SL No. 96 s 3exp 28 February
1998 (see s 148A(3))Application of Act, pt 8s 149amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schMaster to give pilotage charge to
pilots 151Ains 1996 SL No.
431 s 39Conditions for exemption from pilotages
152amd 1998 SL No. 351 s 3; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4
schPilotage fees if pilotage cancelleds
155Ains 1996 SL No. 431 s 40amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch
222Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Conservancy dues
for shipss 157amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 41Time
for paying feess 160sub 1996 SL No. 431 s 42Interest on unpaid feess 161sub
1996 SL No. 431 s 43Chiefexecutivemayapproveharbourmasterandgeneralmanagermaygivedirectionsprov
hdgamd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schs
164amd 2002 SL No. 32 s 7; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4
schLimitation on exercise of power under this
parts 165amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 44; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schHarbour master may carry out directions
168amd 1997 SL No. 443 s 4Buoy mooring
category areass 169Ains 1997 SL No.
443 s 5amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schIssue
of buoy mooring authoritiess 170amd 1997 SL No.
443 s 6; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schLimitations on
issue of buoy mooring authoritiess 171amd
1997 SL No. 443 s 7; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schConditions of
authority for buoy mooringss 172amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schBuoy mooring to display identifying
numbers 173amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schUnlawful use of buoy moorings
174sub 1997 SL No. 443 s 8Notice of
establishment of buoy moorings 175amd
1997 SL No. 443 s 9; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRemoval of buoy
mooring on expiry, cancellation or surrender of authorityprov
hdgamd 1997 SL No. 443 s 10(1)s
176amd 1997 SL No. 443 s 10(2)–(5)Unauthorised buoy moorings 177amd
1997 SL No. 443 s 11; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schAquatic
eventss 178amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schShips
and activities prohibited in certain waterss 181amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 45sub 1997 SL No. 348 s 10amd 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch
223Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Operation of ship
by unlicensed persons 182amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 46Water
skiing or riding on toboggan or tubes 183amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 47Appropriate fees and refund in certain
casess 186amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schRefund
of fees on surrender of ship’s registrations 187amd
2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 71 s 3Safety equipment
for ships under a standard practice instructions 187Ains
1996 SL No. 431 s 48Design and construction of ships under a
standard practice instructions 187Bins
1996 SL No. 431 s 48Review of regulations 188amd
2003 No. 8 s 17 schFatigue managements 189ins
2001 SL No. 93 s 6PART 11—TRANSITIONALpt hdgom
2002 SL No. 32 s 8PFD’s and flares for recreational shipss
190amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 49exp 2 July 1997
(see s 190(3))Existing certificates of surveys
191amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 50exp 1 January
1997 (see s 191(6))Interim display requirements for registration
label for registered recreational ships 192exp 1
January 1997 (see s 192(3))Continuation of certain licencess
193exp 1 January 1997 (see s 193(3))Transitional registration for certain
commercial shipss 194exp 1 January 2001 (see s
194(5))Existing load line certificatess
195exp 1 January 2001 (see s 195(3))Interim power of chief executive to increase
quantity of dangerous goods handled inpilotage
areas 196prev s 196 amd 1996 SL No. 431 s
51exp 1 January 1997 (see s 196(4))pres
s 196 ins 1999 SL No. 15 s 3exp 31 December
1999 (see s 196(6))
224Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Interim power of
chief executive to increase quantity of dangerous goods handled
inpilotage areas 197amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 52; 1997 SL No. 443 s 12; 1998 SL No. 187 s
3exp 1 January 1999 (see s 197(9))SCHEDULE 1—DECLARATION ABOUT SHIP’S
SEAWORTHINESSsub 1996 SL No. 431 s 53SCHEDULE 2—CLASSES
OF LICENCESamd 2001 SL No. 93 s 7; 2003 SL No. 76 s
12SCHEDULE 2A—PILOT LICENCE ENTITIESins
1997 SL No. 444 s 5amd 1998 SL No. 163 s 3; 1999 SL No. 50 s
3om 2001 SL No. 93 s 8SCHEDULE3A—PILOTAGEAREASFORFISHINGSHIPSFORVESSELTRAFFIC
SERVICESins 2000 SL No. 62 s 4SCHEDULE
3B—PILOTAGE AREAS FOR SMALL SHIPS 10 M OR MORE FORVESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICESins 2000 SL No.
62 s 4SCHEDULE 4—GENERAL SPEED LIMITSom
1996 SL No. 430 s 17SCHEDULE 6—PILOTAGE AREASsch hdgsub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Southport pilotage areas 1sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Brisbane pilotage areas 2sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Noosa pilotage areas 3sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Maryborough pilotage areas 4sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Bundaberg pilotage areas 5sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Gladstone pilotage areas 6prev
s 6 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 6 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Rockhampton pilotage areas 7prev
s 7 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 7 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Hay Point pilotage areas 8sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5
225Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Mackay pilotage
areas 9sub 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Whitsundays pilotage areas 10prev
s 10 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 10 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Bowen pilotage areas 11prev
s 11 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 11 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Abbot Point pilotage areas 12sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Townsville pilotage areas 13sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Lucinda pilotage areas 14sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Mourilyan pilotage areas 15sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Cairns pilotage areas 16sub
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Port Douglas pilotage areas
17sub 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Daintree River
pilotage areas 18prev s 18 om 1997 SL No. 444 s
6pres s 18 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Cooktown pilotage areas 19prev
s 19 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 19 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Cape Flattery pilotage areas
20sub 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Thursday Island
pilotage areas 21prev s 21 om 1997 SL No. 444 s
6pres s 21 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Skardon River pilotage areas
22sub 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Weipa pilotage
areas 23sub 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Karumba pilotage areas 24prev
s 24 om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6pres s 24 ins 2002 SL No. 105 s
5Daintree River pilotage areas
25om 2002 SL No. 105 s 5
226Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Bloomfield River
pilotage areas 26om 1997 SL No. 444 s 6Cooktown pilotage areas 27om
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Cape Flattery pilotage areas
28om 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Thursday Island
pilotage areas 29om 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Weipa
pilotage areas 30om 2002 SL No. 105 s 5Karumba pilotage areas 31om
2002 SL No. 105 s 5Burketown pilotage areas 32om
1997 SL No. 444 s 6SCHEDULE 6A—PILOTAGE AREAS FOR LIMITED
EXEMPTIONins 1998 SL No. 351 s 4SCHEDULE
6B—COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREASins 2002 SL No.
105 s 6amd 2002 SL No. 365 s 8SCHEDULE
7—FEESsch hdgsub 1998 SL No.
254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999 SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000SL
No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002 SL No. 112 s 16; 2003
SLNo. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Accreditation of ship designers, ship
builders and marine surveyorss 1amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 54(1)sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998
SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Registration of recreational shipss
2amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch 5sub
1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 181 s 4; 1998 SL No.
254s 3(e) sch 5; 1999 SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2;
2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001SL No. 57 s 10; 2002 SL No. 112 s 16;
2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SLNo. 61 s 4Pensioner concessionss 3amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 54(2)sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998
SL No. 181 s 4; 1998 SL No. 254s 3(e) sch 5;
1999 SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8amd
2000 SL No. 218 s 4sub 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002 SL No. 112 s
16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004SL No. 61 s
4
227Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Registration of
commercial shipss 4amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch 5; 1996
SL No. 431 s 54(3)–(4)sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998
SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16amd 2003 SL No. 76 s 13sub 2003 SL No.
106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Registration of
fishing shipss 5amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch
5sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL
No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Other
fees relating to registration of ships 6amd
1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch 5sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16amd 2002 SL No.
199 s 4; 2003 SL No. 71 s 4sub 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No.
61 s 4Restricted use flagss 7amd
1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch 5sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004
SL No. 61 s 4Design approval certificatess
8(prev s 7A) ins 1996 SL No. 430 s
18(1)sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL
No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schsub
2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Certificates of
surveys 9(prev s 8) amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e)
sch 5; 1996 SL No. 430 s18(2)sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004
SL No. 61 s 4Licence to operate commercial ship or fishing
ships 10(prev s 9) amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e)
sch 5; 1996 SL No. 431 s 54(5)sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004
SL No. 61 s 4Licence to operate recreational shipss
11(prev s 10) amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch
5
228Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004
SL No. 61 s 4Pilot’s licence or exemption from
pilotages 12(prev s 11) amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e)
sch 5sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL
No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8amd 2000 SL No. 152 s 4(1)sub
2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002 SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18;
2004SL No. 61 s 4Other fees
relating to authoritiess 13(prev s 12) amd
1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch 5sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8amd 2000 SL No.
152 s 4(2)–(3)sub 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002 SL No. 112 s
16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004SL No. 61 s
4Approval of entity to provide trainings
14(prev s 13) amd 1996 SL No. 114 s 3(e) sch
5sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL
No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Pilotage feess 15(prev
s 14) sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch
5;1999 SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89
s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10amd 2001 SL No. 93 s 9(1)–(2)sub
2002 SL No. 112 s 16; 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 106 s
18;2004 SL No. 61 s 4Other pilotage
feess 16(prev s 15) sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i)
sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5;1999 SL No. 113 s
3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10amd
2001 SL No. 93 s 9(3)–(4)sub 2002 SL No. 112 s 16; 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 sch; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18;2004 SL No. 61 s
4Conservancy feess 17(prev
s 16) amd 1996 SL No. 431 s 54(6)sub 1997 SL No.
120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL
No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;
2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004
SL No. 61 s 4Gross tonnage for certain shipss
18(prev s 16A) ins 1996 SL No. 431 s 55sub
1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro);
1999SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8;
2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18;
2004 SL No. 61 s 4
229Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995Interest
rates 19(prev s 17) sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i)
sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5;1999 SL No. 113 s
3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;2002
SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Buoy
mooring authoritys 20(prev s 18) sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i)
sch 9; 1997 SL No. 443 s 13(1)amd 1998 SL No.
241 s 3sub 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5
(retro)amd 1998 SL No. 351 s 5sub 1999 SL No.
113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10;2002
SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4Concession for particular unrestricted buoy
mooring authoritiess 21(prev s 19) sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i)
sch 9amd 1997 SL No. 443 s 13(2)sub
1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999 SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2;
2000SL No. 89s8;2001SLNo.57s10;2002SLNo.112s16;2003SL No. 106 s 18;
2004 SL No. 61 s 4Authority to conduct aquatic eventss
22(prev s 20) ins 1996 SL No. 431 s 56sub
1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro);
1999SL No. 113 s 3(b) sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8;
2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18;
2004 SL No. 61 s 4Administration fee on registration
refunds 23(prev s 21) ins 1996 SL No. 431 s
56sub 1997 SL No. 120 s 3(i) sch 9; 1998 SL
No. 254 s 3(e) sch 5 (retro); 1999SL No. 113 s 3(b)
sch 2; 2000 SL No. 89 s 8; 2001 SL No. 57 s 10; 2002SL
No. 112 s 16; 2003 SL No. 106 s 18; 2004 SL No. 61 s 4SCHEDULE 8—PARTIALLY SMOOTH WATERSsub
1996 SL No. 431 s 57amd 1998 SL No. 241 s 4sub 2002 SL No.
105 s 7SCHEDULE 9—SMOOTH WATERSsub 1996 SL No.
431 s 58; 2002 SL No. 105 s 7SCHEDULE 10—TORRES
STRAIT ZONEsub 1996 SL No. 431 s 59; 2002 SL No. 105 s
7SCHEDULE 10A—FISHING SHIP OPERATIONAL
AREAins 1996 SL No. 431 s 60sub 2002 SL No.
105 s 7SCHEDULE 11—DICTIONARYdef“1987
regulation”ins 2003 SL No. 76 s 14def“area
VTS”ins 2000 SL No. 62 s 5def“AS/NZS”ins 2003 SL No.
76 s 14def“boat harbour”ins 1996 SL No.
431 s 61(3)def“coast”ins 1996 SL No.
431 s 61(3)
230Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995def“design approval certificate”ins
1996 SL No. 430 s 19amd 2002 SL No. 250 s 4 schdef“fishing ship”sub 1996 SL No.
431 s 61(1), (3); 2002 SL No. 365 s 9def“fishing ship operating area”ins
1996 SL No. 431 s 61(3)def“inflatable
ship”ins 1996 SL No. 431 s 61(3)def“official traffic sign”amd
1999 SL No. 286 s 4 sch 2def“partially smooth
waters”amd 2002 SL No. 105 s 8(1)def“personal watercraft”amd
1997 SL No. 348 s 11def“radio”ins 2000 SL No.
62 s 5def“register”sub 2002 SL No.
250 s 4 schdef“restricted use flag”amd
1996 SL No. 431 s 61(2)def“small
ship”ins 2000 SL No. 62 s 5def“smooth waters”amd 2002 SL No.
105 s 8(2)def“whole ship”ins 1996 SL No.
431 s 61(3)def“wing in ground effect craft”ins
2003 SL No. 76 s 14INFORMATION ABOUT OMITTED SCHEDULE 4
ASAPPLIES UNDER S 230 OF THE ACT AND DOES
NOTFORM PART OF REPRINTThefollowingschedulefromtheTransportOperations(MarineSafety)Regulation
1995no longer forms part of this
regulation.However, the speed limits stated in the
schedule are taken to be speed limitsfixed by the chief
executive under s 230 of the Act until changed by thechief
executive by gazette notice.Section 230 reads
as follows—‘230 Transitional provision about speed
limits‘(1)On the
commencement of this section, a speed limit fixed under aregulation and in force immediately before
the commencement is taken tobe a speed limit
fixed by the chief executive.‘(2)However, a speed limit taken under
subsection (1) to have been fixedby the chief
executive is repealed on the commencement of a gazette
noticeunder section 206A replacing the speed
limit.‘(3)This section
expires 2 years after it commences.’.
231Transport Operations (Marine
Safety)Regulation 1995SCHEDULE
4GENERAL SPEED LIMITSsection 95Column 1WatersColumn 2Ships1.The waters of all canalsAll2.The waters of all
boatharboursAll3.Smooth water limitsAll4.Brisbane
River—Ships of draft(a)entrance channel seawardover 3 mof
No. 9 beacons;(b)Trinity Inlet inshore fromNo. 9
beacons;5.Cairns—Ships of
draft(a)entrance channel seawardover
3 mof No. 9 beacons;(b)Trinity Inlet inshore fromNo. 9
beacons;(c)Smith’s Creek.6.Weipa—Ships of
draft(a)entrance channel seawardover
3 mof No. 9 beacons;(b)Trinity Inlet inshore fromNo. 9
beacons;Column 3Maximumspeed
knots66401381084108