New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MANAGEMENT OF WATERS AND WATERSIDE LANDS REGULATIONS--N.S.W. - REG 20A

20A Port closed or channel blocked

(1) Clause (2) does not apply in respect of dredgers.

(2) Where a channel or part of a channel is blocked by a vessel (not being one of a group of vessels blocking the channel or part), the master of the vessel shall, for as long as the channel or part remains blocked, warn all approaching vessels that the channel or part is blocked:

(a) between sunrise and sunset, by displaying or causing to be displayed the signal described in Item (5) (a) of the Second Schedule,

(b) between sunset and sunrise, by displaying or causing to be displayed the signal described in Item (5) (b) of the Second Schedule, and

(c) if the vessel is in or near an area of restricted visibility, whether by day or night:

(i) by displaying or causing to be displayed the signal described in Item (5) (b) of the Second Schedule, and

(ii) by sounding or causing to be sounded the signal described in Item (5) (c) of the Second Schedule.

(3) Where a channel or part of a channel is blocked by a group of vessels, the master of each vessel in the group from which an indication of the blockage may reasonably be given to approaching vessels shall warn those approaching vessels that the channel or part is blocked by complying with subclause (2) as if that vessel alone was blocking the channel or part unless the master of another such vessel in the group is so warning those approaching vessels.

(4) Where a signal described in Item (5) of the Second Schedule is being displayed or sounded whether by the master of a vessel or by any other person and whether in a channel or port or from a position on the shore of a channel or port, the master of a vessel shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations if the vessel proceeds or attempts to proceed along the channel or, as the case may be, enters or attempts to enter the port without ensuring that it is safe to do so.