SHIPPING AND PILOTAGE (PORTS AND HARBOURS) REGULATIONS 1966

SHIPPING AND PILOTAGE (PORTS AND HARBOURS) REGULATIONS 1966

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   3.      Port Walcott, charges for pilotage at  
   4.      Terms used  
   5A.     Ports declared (Act s. 10)

   PART 2 -- Appointment of harbour masters and deputy harbour masters  

   5B.     Harbour masters and deputy harbour masters, appointment of  
   5C.     Conditions of appointment  
   5D.     Duration of appointment

   PART 4 -- Signals  

   6.      Vessels, signals to be displayed on (Sch. 2)  
   7.      Dredgers, signals to be displayed on (Sch. 2)  
   8.      Improper use of signals

   PART 5 -- Pilotage

           Division 1 -- Licensing of pilots  

   9A.     Licence required to act as pilot  
   9B.     Application for licence  
   9C.     Issue of licence  
   9D.     Conditions of licence  
   9E.     Duration of licence  
   9F.     Renewal of licence, application for  
   9G.     Renewal of licence  
   9H.     Suspension and revocation of licence  
   9I.     Review of decisions by SAT  
   9J.     Lost etc. licence documents, replacement of

           Division 2 -- Requirements relating to pilotage  

   9.      Which vessels require licensed pilot in pilotage area  
   10.     Boarding and discharging pilot, master’s duties as to  
   11.     Master to declare draught to pilot  
   12.     Flag required on pilot boat  
   13.     Masters of tugs etc. assisting piloted vessel to obey pilot  
   14.     Restrictions on vessel movement in pilotage area

           Division 4 -- Pilotage exemption certificates  

   16.     Who is entitled to certificate  
   16A.    Who is eligible to attempt r. 16B examination  
   16B.    Examinations as to knowledge of port etc.  
   16C.    Certificate of health  
   16D.    Determining maximum length overall of vessel for certificates  
   16E.    Restrictions and conditions in certificates  
   16F.    Certificates valid for only Australian crewed vessels  
   16G.    Use of certificate may be prohibited  
   16H.    Contents of certificate (Sch. 6)  
   16I.    Register of certificates  
   16J.    Pilotage exemption record book for exempt masters (Sch. 6)  
   16K.    Certificate invalid if not used for one year or more  
   16L.    Revalidation of certificate invalid under r. 16K  
   16M.    Cancellation or suspension of certificate  
   16N.    Appeals against cancellation or suspension  
   17.     Flag required if no licensed pilot on board

   PART 6 -- Conservancy dues  

   18.     Conservancy dues (Sch. 3 Div. 20)  
   18A.    Gross registered tonnage, determining

   PART 7 -- Regulation of other matters

           Division 1 -- General  

   19.     Harbour masters’ powers  
   20.     Masters’ duties in port  
   21.     Anchoring etc. in port, masters’ duties as to  
   22.     Harbour master may order scuttling  
   23.     Gangways, provision and use of  
   24.     Watch keeping etc. requirements in port  
   25.     Naked lights etc. on vessels at wharves etc.  
   26.     Fires on vessels, notification and extinguishment of  
   27.     Waste disposal, masters’ duties as to  
   28.     Carcasses, debris etc., not to be thrown overboard  
   29.     Smoking in holds, prohibition of

           Division 2 -- Oil vessels  

   30.     Terms used  
   31.     Flag required on oil vessel  
   32.     Notice of intention to load or discharge inflammable liquid  
   33.     Inflammable liquids not to be discharged or loaded without permission  
   34.     Oil vessel to be moored as directed  
   35.     Oil vessel with inflammable liquids below deck, duties of master of  
   36.     Oil vessel loading or unloading inflammable liquid, restricted access to etc.  
   37.     Smoking etc. prohibited during loading or unloading inflammable liquid  
   38.     Oil vessel with tanks open, use of fires etc. on or near prohibited  
   39.     Pumping inflammable liquid between oil vessel and tank, master’s duties as to  
   40.     Tanks to be closed during pumping; pumping to cease if leak occurs  
   41.     Loading or unloading inflammable liquids at night  
   42.     Procedure on completing discharge of inflammable liquid  
   43.     No fires or ballasting while tanks are open  
   44.     Pipelines etc. to be oil and vapour tight  
   45.     Oil vessel to have steel hawsers to permit towing  
   46.     Preventing fire, master of oil vessel’s duties as to  
   47.     Harbour master may inspect oil vessel  
   48.     Wharf to be barricaded while loading and unloading inflammable liquid

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   49.     Police officer’s powers to enforce these regulations  
   50.      Master responsible for compliance with regulations  
   51.      General offence and penalty

   PART 9 -- Transitional provisions  

   52.     Shipping and Pilotage Amendment Act 2006, provisions for
           SCHEDULE 1A -- Declared ports
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Signals to be displayed on vessels
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Fees and charges
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Specified countries
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Specified documents
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Forms