This legislation has been repealed.
(1) Subject to
subregulation (2) and regulation 121, a vessel is exempt from
pilotage if it has a draught of less than 11 metres and —
(a) the
vessel is less than 150 gross registered tons; or
(b) the
vessel —
(i)
is registered, or is required to be registered, under the
Shipping Registration Act 1981 of the Commonwealth; or
(ii)
is wholly-owned, or solely operated, by persons who are
entitled to reside permanently in Australia under an Act of the Commonwealth,
and the master of the
vessel holds —
(iii)
a current Exemption Certificate issued under
regulation 116; or
(iv)
a current Certificate of Local Knowledge issued under
regulation 122.
(2) For the purposes
of subregulation (1) (b), a person is deemed not to be the
master —
(a) of
an inward bound vessel unless the person has been in charge of the vessel, and
the person’s name entered as master on the vessel’s register, from
prior to its departure from the last port of call until after its arrival at
its berthing place in the Port; or
(b) of
an outward bound vessel unless the person has been in charge of the vessel,
and the person’s name entered as master on the vessel’s register,
from prior to its departure from its berthing place until its arrival at its
next port of call.
(3) If the services of
a pilot are used by a vessel that would otherwise be exempt from pilotage
under subregulation (1) (b), the pilotage charges prescribed under
regulation 7 of the Port Authorities (Charges for Pilotage Services)
Regulations 2000 apply.
[(4) repealed]
(5) Regardless of any
other provision of these regulations, the Harbour Master may exempt any vessel
from pilotage in any waters of the Port if the Harbour Master considers that
to do so is justified for the convenience of shipping.
[Regulation 101 inserted by Gazette
30 November 1993 pp.6428-9; amended in Gazette 20 June 2000 p.3037.]
[ 102. Repealed in
Gazette 20 June 2000 p.3037.]
[ 103. Repealed in
Gazette 30 June 1989 p.1907.]
[ 104. Repealed in
Gazette 22 June 1990 p.3083.]