Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
The master of any
vessel in the circumstances hereinafter set out shall observe the following
provisions —
(a)
Anchor Signals — a vessel at anchor in or near the fairway or
within the Inner Harbour shall, between the hours of sunrise and sunset, have
exhibited on the fore part of the vessel where best seen a black ball
600 millimetres in diameter.
(b)
Anchor Lights — a vessel at anchor, or fastened to a mooring
buoy or other fixture shall, from sunset to sunrise, have exhibited a bright
white light in a lantern so placed as to show a clear, uniform and unbroken
light visible all round the horizon and at a distance of at least one mile. In
cases of vessels of over 45 metres in length, a second light shall be
exhibited, and the two lights shall be so located as to indicate the
extremities of the vessel. This paragraph shall not apply to vessels moored to
the shore or any wharf, such vessels being provided for elsewhere in these
regulations.
(c)
Lights When Under Way —
(i)
Every motor boat of more than four metres but not more
than 5.5 metres in length and every sailing vessel of more than four metres in
length that is not equipped and displaying the lights referred to in
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, shall, while operating between
sunset and sunrise, have fixed to the mast-head or, if the vessel has no mast,
then in a prominent position on the forepart of the vessel, and kept lighted,
a white light visible all round the horizon at a distance of at least one
mile.
(ii)
Every motor boat, of more than 5.5 metres in length shall
be equipped with and display the lights required to be carried by a
power-driven vessel of the same length in accordance with the provisions of
the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea in force under
Section 89 of the Western Australian Marine Act 1948 .
[Regulation 66 amended by Gazette
21 June 1974 pp.2083-84.]
[Heading inserted by Gazette 22 June 1990 p.3082.]