Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The master or an
agent of a vessel that requires a berth in a port is to apply to the harbour
master in the manner approved by the port authority.
(2) The master of a
vessel in a port is to ensure that the vessel is not moored or secured to any
part of a wharf other than the bollards or other securing places provided for
that purpose.
(3) The master of a
vessel in a port is to ensure that the vessel is moored or secured to a wharf
in a manner that, to the extent practicable, relieves the wharf from the
weight of the vessel.
(4) The master of a
vessel in a port that is moored or secured to a wharf is to ensure that
appropriate precautions (such as regular checks of mooring lines) are taken to
prevent damage to the wharf.
(5) Nothing in this
regulation limits a direction given by the harbour master under
section 104 of the Act.