Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Master or
owner of any vessel shall affix and keep affixed an effective ratguard disc or
screen of such size and pattern as has been approved by the Commonwealth
Department of Health, not less than 300 millimetres or more than one metre
from the side of the vessel, to every rope or hawser connecting the vessel
with the wharf, or lighter, or other vessel.
(2) Where, in the
opinion of the Harbour Master or the Berthing Master, it is impracticable to
affix an effective ratguard disc or screen to a rope or hawser, one metre of
such rope or hawser, commencing from the ship’s side must be covered
with freshly tarred canvas.
[Regulation 76 amended by Gazette
21 June 1974 p.2084.]