Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations Subject to these
regulations, the master of any vessel within a port shall, unless otherwise
directed by the harbour master, comply with the following provisions:
(a) a
vessel shall not be fastened to any part of a wharf except to the bollards or
fastenings that are, or may be, provided for the purpose;
(b) a
vessel shall not lie alongside a wharf unless it is properly moored and
fastened so as to relieve, as much as may be possible, the wharf from the
weight of the vessel;
(c) a
vessel shall not be moored, anchored or lie in the vicinity of a wharf so as
to create a second bank of vessels alongside the wharf;
(d) a
vessel shall not be moored or fastened to, or remain alongside, any wharf
except for the purpose of, and for the period actually required for, the
loading or unloading of cargo;
(e)
where the vessel, being a passenger vessel, has been brought alongside the
steps provided at a wharf for the purpose of embarking or disembarking
passengers, the master shall not permit the vessel to remain alongside those
steps for any period longer than that necessary to complete the embarking or
disembarking.
[Regulation 20 amended: Gazette
4 Jun 2010 p. 2464‑5.]