Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations30. Confirmation of radio notice
(1) Where notice has been given under by-law 29 of the estimated time of arrival of a vessel at Channel Rock Buoy, the master of the vessel shall, not more than 2» hours nor less than 1» hours before the arrival of the vessel, give notice confirming or amending the estimated time of arrival.
(2) Notice confirming or amending the estimated time of arrival shall be given -
(a) where it is given during normal working hours -
(i) to the Harbourmaster; or
(ii) on Channel 16/10 of the Very High Frequency Band, to the authority known as Harbour Control; or
(b) where it is given outside normal working hours - by radio to the Harbourmaster.
(3) Where the services of a pilot have been requested or are required for a vessel to move in that part of the Port specified in by-law 28 and the vessel does not arrive at the Channel Rock Buoy -
(a) at the confirmed or amended time of arrival of the vessel notified under this by-law; or
(b) if such a notification has not been given, at the estimated time of arrival notified in pursuance of by-law 29,
the master and owner of the vessel are jointly and severally liable to pay to the Port Corporation a charge of $100 for every half hour, or part of a half hour, after the first, that a pilot waits for the vessel at the pilot boarding ground.
(4) Where a vessel for which the services of a pilot have been requested or otherwise are required arrives at the Channel Rock Buoy after the pilot has left the pilot boarding ground to return to shore after having waited at the pilot boarding ground -
(a) for more than half an hour after the confirmed or amended time of arrival of the vessel notified under this by-law; or
(b) if such a notification has not been given, for more than half an hour after the estimated time of arrival of the vessel notified in pursuance of by-law 29,
the master and owner of the vessel are jointly and severally liable to pay to the Port Corporation, in addition to any charge payable under clause (3), a charge equal to the expense of the pilot going to, and returning from, the pilot boarding ground, plus 10% of that expense.