South Australian Current Regulations

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 9

9—Determination of length of vessels

        (1)         Pursuant to section 4(3) of the Act, the length of a vessel is to be determined as follows:

            (a)         in the case of a commercial vessel—in accordance with Part B of the NSCV;

            (b)         in the case of a vessel constructed of pontoons (not being a commercial vessel)—the length of the vessel is the distance along the deck between the foremost transverse deck beam and the aftermost transverse deck beam;

            (c)         in any other case—the length of the vessel is the distance from the foremost part of the hull to the aftermost part of the hull taken at the upper side of the uppermost weather tight deck or, in the case of an open vessel, at the height of the gunwale.

        (2)         In this regulation—

"aftermost part of the hull" means the trailing edge of the shell plating, planking or other structural material or, in the case of stem bars or posts, the intersection of the outside of the shell plating or planking with the stern bar or post but excluding, in all cases, any member added to the exterior of the hull (for example a fender, sponson or rubbing strip);

"foremost part of the hull" means the leading edge of the shell plating, planking or other structural material or, in the case of bar stems or stem posts, the intersection of the outside of the shell plating or planking with the stem bar or post but excluding, in all cases, any member added to the exterior of the hull (for example a fender, sponson or rubbing strip).