Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The owner of a
vessel intended to be towed shall forward to the Chief Executive Officer an
application in the specified form for a towage permit together with the
appropriate fee for the inspection of the vessel intended to be towed and for
the permit set out in Schedule 1.
(2) An
“Application for Towage Permit” shall be accompanied by the
following information regarding the vessel to be towed —
(a)
nature of tow (e.g. ferry, cargo ship, unloaded barge, etc.);
(b)
name, official number and port of registry;
(c)
details of any current certificates relating to the tow;
(d)
point of departure and destination of tow;
(e)
details of towing operation i.e. manning (if any) estimated departure date,
estimated towing speed, duration of operation, estimated arrival date,
and such other
information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
(3) The owner of the
vessel to be towed, or the owner, master or agent of the towing vessel shall
be required to forward the following information to the Chief Executive
Officer regarding the towing vessel —
(a)
name, official number and port of registry; and
(b) type
of vessel; and
(c)
details of any current certificates relating to the towing vessel; and
(d)
propulsion power and or bollard pull; and
(e) any
such other information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
[Regulation 20 amended: Gazette
30 Jun 1989 p. 1924; 11 Aug 1992 p. 3980.]