New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROADS (GENERAL) REGULATION 2000 - REG 50

50 Signals to be given by vessels

(1) The request open bridge signal for a vessel that requires a bridge to be opened is to be given as follows:

(a) between sunrise and sunset, by 3 long blasts on the vessel’s siren or whistle,

(b) between sunset and sunrise, by written notice given to the bridge operator.

(2) A written notice referred to in subclause (1) (b):

(a) must be given to the bridge operator at least 15 minutes (or, if the Waterways Authority has determined a longer period for a particular bridge, that longer period) before the vessel is ready to pass through, and

(b) must state the approximate time when the bridge is required to be opened.

(3) The ready to pass through signal for a vessel that is ready to pass through an open bridge is to be given by one long blast, followed by one short blast, on the vessel’s siren or whistle.