Marine Ports Authority (Navigation) Regulations 1967

Title 22 Laws of Bermuda Item 3(q) 1989 Revision 1 BERMUDA STATUTORY INSTRUMENT SR&O 29/1967 MARINE & PORTS AUTHORITY (NAVIGATION) REGULATIONS 1967 [made under the Marine Board Act 1962 [title 22 item 3] and brought into operation on 9 September 1967] ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1 Interpretation 2 Right of way in territorial waters 3 Duty to keep clear of ships 4 Duty to proceed at reasonable speed and keep clear of other boats 5 Penalties Interpretation 1 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— "boat" means any steamboat, motor boat or sailboat not ordinarily employed in voyages to any port outside Bermuda; "ship" means any sea-going steamer, motor ship or sailing ship ordinarily employed in voyages beyond the territorial waters of Bermuda. Right of way in territorial waters 2 Every ship under way in the territorial waters of Bermuda shall have the absolute right of way over any boat. Duty to keep clear of ships 3 The pilot or other person in charge of any boat shall— MARINE & PORTS AUTHORITY (NAVIGATION) REGULATIONS 1967 2 1989 Revision (a) keep such boat at a safe and sufficient distance from any ship under way in the territorial waters of Bermuda; (b) at no time permit or allow such boat to cross the bow of any such ship within a distance of 300 feet therefrom; and (c) at no time permit or allow such boat to come within a distance of 100 feet from such ship. Duty to proceed at reasonable speed and keep clear of other boats 4 The pilot or other person in charge of any boat shall— (a) navigate such boat when under way in the territorial waters of Bermuda at a reasonable rate of speed; and (b) keep such boat at a safe and sufficient distance from any other boat under way in the territorial waters of Bermuda. Penalties 5 Any pilot or other person in charge of any boat who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence: Punishment on summary conviction: imprisonment for 3 months or a fine of $360 or both such imprisonment and fine.