Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2000
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Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2000
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Principal Regulations 1
4. Fire extinguishers and PFDs 1
5. Amendment of reference to Safety Convention 3
6. Flags 3
7. Survey fees 4
8. Measuring devices 4
9. Number of lifejackets 4
10. Marine infringements 4
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STATUTORY RULES 2000
S.R. No. 13/2000
Marine Act 1988
Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2000
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 7 March 2000
Responsible Minister:
CANDY BROAD
Minister for Ports
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to make
miscellaneous amendments to the Marine
Regulations 1999.
2. Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 59 and
105 of the Marine Act 1988.
3. Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Marine Regulations
19991 are called the Principal Regulations.
4. Fire extinguishers and PFDs
(1) In regulation 103 of the Principal Regulations in
the definition of "portable fire extinguisher"—
(a) for paragraph (c) substitute—
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"(c) if the extinguishing medium is a foam
chemical type, complies with
Australian Standard AS 1843—1976
Foam (Chemical) Type Portable Fire
Extinguishers as published by the
Standards Association of Australia on
1 May 1976; or";
(b) for paragraph (f) substitute—
"(f) if the extinguishing medium is a wet
chemical type, complies with
Australian/New Zealand Standard
AS/NZS 1841.3:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 3: Specific
requirements for wet—chemical type
extinguishers as published jointly by
the Standards Association of Australia
and Standards New Zealand on 5 April
1997; or";
(c) for paragraph (g) substitute—
"(g) if the extinguishing medium is a foam
type, complies with Australian/New
Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1841.4:1997
Portable fire extinguishers Part 4:
Specific requirements for foam type
extinguishers as published jointly by
the Standards Association of Australia
and Standards New Zealand on 5 April
1997; or";
(d) for paragraph (h) substitute—
"(h) if the extinguishing medium is a
powder type, complies with
Australian/New Zealand Standard
AS/NZS 1841.5:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 5: Specific
requirements for powder type
extinguishers as published jointly by
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the Standards Association of Australia
and Standards New Zealand on 5 April
1997; or";
(e) for paragraph (i) substitute—
"(i) if the extinguishing medium is a carbon
dioxide type, complies with
Australian/New Zealand Standard
AS/NZS 1841.6:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 6: Specific
requirements for carbon dioxide type
extinguishers as published jointly by
the Standards Association of Australia
and Standards New Zealand on 5 April
1997;".
(2) In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations—
(a) in Part 2, in paragraph (a), for "1 January
1973" substitute "5 March 1973";
(b) in Part 2, in paragraph (c), for "1 March
1983" substitute "7 March 1983";
(c) in Part 3, in paragraph (a), for "1995"
substitute "1999";
(d) in Part 3, in paragraph (c), for "Section 16"
substitute "Section 10";
(e) in Part 3, in paragraph (d)(iii), for "1 March
1983" substitute "7 March 1983";
(f) in Part 4, after "Devices" (where secondly
occurring) insert "—Type 1".
5. Amendment of reference to Safety Convention
In regulation 206 of the Principal Regulations
omit "and the Protocol of 1978 relating to the
Safety Convention".
6. Flags
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In regulations 209(1)(d) and 211(1)(e) of the
Principal Regulations, omit "1969".
7. Survey fees
In Table 803 of regulation 803 of the Principal
Regulations—
(a) in column 2 relating to Item 1. after "vessels"
insert "of or not";
(b) in column 2 relating to Item 2. omit "of or"
(where twice occurring).
8. Measuring devices
In regulation 600(1) of the Principal
Regulations—
(a) in paragraph (a) for "20.20 Ultralyte 100LR"
substitute "20-20 Ultralyte LR";
(b) in paragraph (b) for "iii" substitute "III".
9. Number of lifejackets
In the Table in Schedule 5 to the Principal
Regulations, at the end of the item relating to
Lifejacket in Column 1 insert "and for each
person being towed".
10. Marine infringements
In Schedule 13 to the Principal Regulations—
(a) after "(pages 1706–1824)" insert "as
amended from time to time";
(b) in the item relating to Code 7, in Column 2,
for "30 metres" substitute "50 metres";
(c) in the item relating to Code 8, in Column 2,
for "90 metres" substitute "100 metres";
(d) in the item relating to Code 9, in Column 2,
for "30 metres" substitute "50 metres";
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(e) in the item relating to Code 11, in Column 2,
for "30 metres" substitute "50 metres";
(f) in the item relating to Code 12, in Column 2,
for "60 metres" substitute "50 metres";
(g) in the item relating to Code 52, in Column 2,
after "board" insert "and each person being
towed".
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NOTES
1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 145/1999.
Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by
Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994
Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate
Legislation Regulations 1994.
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 4(1)(a)
which amends
Regulation 103 of the
Principal Regulations
definition of "portable
fire extinguisher"
Paragraph (c)—foam
(chemical) type
Australian Standard AS
1843–1976 Foam (Chemical)
Type Portable Fire
Extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 4(1)(b)
which amends
Regulation 103 of the
Principal Regulations
definition of "portable
fire extinguisher"
Paragraph (f)—wet-
chemical type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
1841.3:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 3: Specific
requirements for wet—
chemical type extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 4(1)(c)
which amends
Regulation 103 of the
Principal Regulations
definition of "portable
fire extinguisher"
Paragraph (g)—foam
type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
1841.4:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 4: Specific
requirements for foam type
extinguishers
Whole
Notes
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NOTES—continued
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 4(1)(d)
which amends
Regulation 103 of the
Principal Regulations
definition of "portable
fire extinguisher"
Paragraph (h)—
powder type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
1841.5:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 5: Specific
requirements for powder type
extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 4(1)(e)
which amends
Regulation 103 of the
Principal Regulations
definition of "portable
fire extinguisher"
Paragraph (i)—carbon
dioxide type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
1841.6:1997 Portable fire
extinguishers Part 6: Specific
requirements for carbon
dioxide type extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 4(2)(a)
which amends Part 2
of Schedule 2 to the
Principal Regulations
definition of
"buoyancy vest"
Australian Standard AS
1499–1973 Buoyancy Vests
Whole
Regulation 4(2)(b)
which amends Part 2
of Schedule 2 to the
Principal Regulations
definition of
"buoyancy vest"
Australian Standard AS
1499–1983 Buoyancy Vests
Whole
Regulation 4(2)(d)
which amends Part 3
of Schedule 2 to the
Principal Regulations
definition of
"lifejacket"
Uniform Shipping Laws Code Section 10
Lifesaving
Appliances
Appendix R
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NOTES—continued
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 4(2)(e)
which amends Part 3
of Schedule 2 to the
Principal Regulations
definition of
"lifejacket"
Australian Standard AS
1512–1983 Lifejackets
Whole
Regulation 4(2)(f)
which amends Part 4
of Schedule 2 to the
Principal Regulations
definition of "personal
flotation device"
Australian Standard AS
1512–1996 Personal flotation
devices—Type 1
Whole
Regulation 6 which
amends regulations
209 and 211 of the
Principal Regulations
International Code of Signals Appendix 2
Code Flag R
———
Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
provided for ease of reference to show applied, adopted or incorporated matter in
the Principal Regulations as at 7 March 2000.
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NOTES—continued
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 103—
Definitions of "hand
held orange smoke
signal" and "hand held
red distress flare"
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS
2092–1988 Pyrotechnic Marine
Distress Flares and Signals for
Pleasure Craft
Section 10
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of "Lakes
Entrance Bar"
Chart AUS 182 "Lakes
Entrance" published by the
Hydrographic Service, Royal
Australian Navy on 30 January
1998
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"lifebuoy"
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS
2261–1979 Rescue Buoys
Australian Standard AS
2261–1990 Rescue Buoys
Section 10
Whole
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (a)—dry
chemical type
Australian Standard AS
1846–1985 Portable Fire
Extinguishers—Powder Type
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (b)—
carbon dioxide type
Australian Standard AS
1847–1985 Portable Fire
Extinguishers—Carbon
Dioxide Type
Whole
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NOTES—continued
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (c)—foam
(chemical) type
Australian Standard AS
1843–1976 Foam (Chemical)
Type Portable Fire
Extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (d)—foam
(gas container) type
Australian Standard AS
1844–1985 Portable Fire
Extinguishers—Foam (Gas
Container) Type
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (f)—wet
chemical type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 1841.3:1997
Portable fire extinguishers
Part 3: Specific requirements
for wet-chemical type
extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (e)—foam
(stored pressure) type
Australian Standard AS
1845–1985 Portable Fire
Extinguishers—Foam (Stored
Pressure) Type
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (g)—foam
type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 1841.4:1997
Portable fire extinguishers
Part 4: Specific requirements
for foam type extinguishers
Whole
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NOTES—continued
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (h)—
powder type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 1841.5:1997
Portable fire extinguishers
Part 5: Specific requirements
for powder type extinguishers
Whole
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 103—
Definition of
"portable fire
extinguisher"
Paragraph (i)—carbon
dioxide type
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 1841.6:1997
Portable fire extinguishers
Part 6: Specific requirements
for carbon dioxide type
extinguishers
Whole
Regulation 103—
Definition of "Port
Phillip Heads"
Chart AUS 143 "Port Phillip"
published by the Hydrographic
Service, Royal Australian Navy
on 2 May 1973
Whole
Regulation 205 Prevention of Collisions
Convention
Whole except
that Annex I,
Annex II and
Annex III do not
apply to vessels
on inland waters
Regulation 206 Safety Convention Chapter V of the
Safety
Convention
(except
regulations 13
and 15)
Regulation 206 Commonwealth Navigation
Act 1912
Sections 6 and 8
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NOTES—continued
Regulations 209 and
211
International Code of Signals Appendix 2
Code Flag R
Regulation 212 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Section 14
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 215 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Sections 5A, B,
C (except clause
C15), D, E, F, G,
H, I, J, K, L, M,
6, 7 (except
clauses 74.4 and
74.5), 8A, B and
C, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13
Regulation 216 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Section 18
(except clauses
2.4.1, 2.5.1,
2.5.3 and Parts 3
and 4)
Regulation 300 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Part 4 of
section 2
Regulation 301 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Part 4 of
section 3
Regulations 302 and
303
Uniform Shipping Laws Code Sections 2 and 3
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"buoyancy garment"
Australian Standard AS
2260–1984 Buoyancy
Garments
Whole
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NOTES—continued
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"buoyancy vest"
Australian Standard AS
1499–1973 Buoyancy Vests
Australian Standard AS
1499–1979 Buoyancy Vests
Australian Standard AS
1499–1983 Buoyancy Vests
Whole
Whole
Whole
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"lifejacket"
Order made under the
Commonwealth Navigation
Act 1912 known as Marine
Order Part 25 Issue 4 (Order
No. 12 of 1998, Appendix 1
Part 2) published by the
Australian Maritime Authority
on 1 November 1998
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS
1512–1973 Lifejackets
Australian Standard
AS 1512–1981 Lifejackets
Australian Standard
AS 1512–1983 Lifejackets
Whole
Section 10
Lifesaving
Appliances,
Appendix R
Whole
Whole
Whole
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NOTES—continued
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"personal flotation
device type 1"
Australian Standard AS
1512–1988 Personal Flotation
Devices—Type 1
Australian Standard AS
1512–1996 Personal flotation
devices—Type 1
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Whole
Whole
Section 10,
Lifesaving
Appliances,
Appendix R
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"personal flotation
device type 1"—
continued
Australian Standard AS
2259–1988 General
Requirements for Buoyancy
Aids
Australian Standard
AS 2259–1996
General Requirements for
Buoyancy Aids
Sub-clause 3.5
Sub-clause 3.5
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"personal flotation
device type 2"
Australian Standard AS
1499–1988 Personal Flotation
Devices—Type 2
Australian Standard AS
1499–1996 Personal Flotation
Devices—Type 2
Whole
Whole
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NOTES—continued
Schedule 2—
Definition of
"personal flotation
device type 3"
Australian Standard AS
2260–1988 Personal Flotation
Devices—Type 3
Australian Standard AS
2260–1996 Personal Flotation
Devices—Type 3
Whole
Whole
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