Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (a) No
person shall anchor or moor any vessel in any fairway or channel, unless the
vessel is in distress.
(b)
Where an anchor has been slipped or let go from a vessel in distress in a
fairway or channel, the owner, master or person in charge of the vessel shall,
as soon as possible, recover and lift the anchor and place it in a position
where it will not interfere with the free passage of any other vessel.
(c) No
person shall place a cable, rope or other obstruction in or across a fairway
or channel without the permission in writing of the Department.
(d) No
person who causes an obstruction in any fairway or channel shall allow the
obstruction to remain in the fairway or channel.
(e) A
vessel detained by engine failure or similar cause in a fairway or channel
shall be moved close to one side of and where possible out of the fairway or
channel.
[Regulation 42 amended: SL 2024/191
r. 14.]