Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations

Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Statutory Rules 1981 No. 359 as amended made under the Navigation Act 1912 This compilation was prepared on 15 January 2001 taking into account amendments up to SR 1991 No. 378 Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra Contents 2 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Contents Page 1 Citation [see Note 1] 3 2 Interpretation 3 3 Prescribed area 3 5 Sailing plans 3 6 Position reports 4 7 Final reports 5 8 Manner of specifying position of ship 6 Schedule 7 Notes 8 Regulation 5 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations 3 1 Citation [see Note 1] These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations. 2 Interpretation (1) In these Regulations, the Act means the Navigation Act 1912. (2) Words and expressions used in these Regulations and in Division 14 of Part IV of the Act have in these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, the same respective meanings as they have in that Division. 3 Prescribed area The prescribed area, for the purposes of Division 14 of Part IV of the Act, is the area of sea (including the territorial sea) around Australia that is included in the area specified in the Schedule. 5 Sailing plans (1) For the purposes of subsections 269F (1) and (5) of the Act, a sailing plan shall be furnished to a prescribed officer by means of: (a) a telephone message; (b) an urgent telegram; (c) a telex message; (d) a radio message; or (e) a written message delivered by hand; being a message that commences with the code letters SP and the name and call-sign of the ship. (2) The prescribed information, for the purposes of subsection 269F (1) of the Act, is the following information: (a) the port of departure; Regulation 6 4 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations (b) the date upon which and the time at which the ship is to leave, or has left, the port of departure; (c) the predicted date and time of arrival at the next port of call and, where applicable, the predicted date and time of leaving the prescribed area; (d) the proposed course and speed of the ship from the port of departure until: (i) if the next port of call of the ship is a port in Australia — it arrives at that port of call; or (ii) if the next port of call of the ship is a port outside Australia — it leaves the prescribed area. (3) In subregulation (2), the port of departure has the same meaning as in section 269F of the Act. (4) A notification for the purposes of subsection 269F (3) of the Act shall be given by means of including in the sailing plan the code letters NOREP. (5) For the purposes of subsection 269G (1) of the Act, the prescribed manner in which a prescribed officer shall be notified that a sailing plan has been cancelled is by means of: (a) a telephone message; (b) an urgent telegram; (c) a telex message; or (d) a written message delivered by hand; stating that fact. 6 Position reports (1) For the purposes of section 269H of the Act, a position report shall be furnished to a prescribed officer by means of a radio message that commences with the code letters PR and the name and call-sign of the ship. (2) For the purposes of subsection 269H (5) of the Act, a position report shall include: (a) information with respect to any matter arising during the relevant period that has caused, or may cause, the movement of the ship to be substantially different from the Regulation 7 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations 5 proposed movement of the ship disclosed in the sailing plan; and (b) information with respect to any other matter arising in the immediate vicinity of the ship during the relevant period that, in the opinion of the master of the ship, is relevant to safety of life at sea. (3) In subregulation (2), relevant period means: (a) except where paragraph (b) applies — the period of 24 hours before the time at which the position report is furnished; or (b) where the position report is furnished by the master of a ship less than 24 hours after he last furnished a sailing plan or position report — the period of time that has elapsed since the master last furnished a sailing plan or position report. 7 Final reports (1) For the purposes of subsection 269J (1) of the Act, a report that a ship has arrived at a port in Australia shall be furnished to a prescribed officer by means of: (a) a telephone message; (b) an urgent telegram; (c) a telex message; or (d) a written message delivered by hand; being a message that commences with the code letters FR and the name and call-sign of the ship. (2) For the purposes of subsection 269J (2) of the Act, a report that a ship is to arrive at a port in Australia shall be furnished by means of a radio message that commences with the code letters FR and the name and call-sign of the ship. (3) For the purposes of subsection 269J (3) of the Act, a report that a ship has left the prescribed area shall be furnished by means of a radio message that commences with the code letters FR and the name and call-sign of the ship. (4) For the purposes of subsection 269J (6) of the Act, a report referred to in subregulation (1), (2) or (3) shall include: Regulation 8 6 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations (a) the date upon which and the time of day at which the ship: (i) is to arrive at the port; (ii) has arrived at the port; or (iii) has left the prescribed area; whichever is applicable; (b) the name of the port (if any) to which the report relates; and (c) information with respect to any matter arising in the immediate vicinity of the ship during the relevant period that, in the opinion of the master of the ship, is relevant to safety of life at sea. (5) For the purposes of subregulation (4), relevant period, in relation to a report referred to in that subregulation, means: (a) except where paragraph (b) applies — the period of 24 hours before the time at which the report is furnished; or (b) where the report is furnished by the master of a ship less than 24 hours after he last furnished a sailing plan or position report — the period of time that has elapsed since the master last furnished a sailing plan or position report. 8 Manner of specifying position of ship Where the position of a ship is specified in accordance with the requirements of Division 14 of Part IV of the Act or these Regulations, that position shall be specified in degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude. Schedule Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations 7 Schedule (regulation 3) The area bounded by an imaginary line commencing at the intersection of the coastline of the Antarctic Continent and the meridian 75° east longitude; thence along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel 6° south latitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 2º south latitude and the meridian 78° east longitude; thence along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian 92° east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 12º south latitude and the meridian 107° east longitude; thence along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian 123° 20′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 9° 20′ south latitude and the meridian 126° 50′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 7° south latitude and the meridian 135° east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 9° 50′ south latitude and the meridian 139° 40′ east longitude; thence along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian 141° east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 9° 37′ south latitude and the meridian 141° 02′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 9° 08′ south latitude and the meridian 143° 53′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 9° 24′ south latitude and the meridian 144° 13′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 12° south latitude and the meridian 144º east longitude; thence along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian 155° east longitude; thence along that meridian to its intersection with the parallel 14° south latitude; thence along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian 161° 15′ east longitude; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the parallel 17° 40′ south latitude and the meridian 163° east longitude; thence along that meridian to its intersection with the coastline of the Antarctic Continent; thence along that coastline to the point of commencement. Notes to the Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Table of Statutory Rules 8 Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Notes to the Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Note 1 The Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations (in force under the Navigation Act 1912) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1981 No. 359 amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Statutory Rules Year and number Date of notification in Gazette Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions 1981 No. 359 18 Dec 1981 1 Apr 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. G13) 1991 No. 378 27 Nov 1991 27 Nov 1991 — Notes to the Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations Table of Amendments Navigation (Ship Reporting) Regulations 9 Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected R. 4 ..................................... rep. 1991 No. 378