Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NAVIGATION (CONSTRUCTION) REGULATIONS 1968 - REG 21

The Authority may, by instrument in writing, grant in relation to a ship (other than a nuclear ship), subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks necessary, an exemption from compliance with a requirement of this Division, if, in its opinion:

(a)

the intact metacentric height of the ship in any service condition necessary to meet the requirements of this Division is excessive for the service for which the ship is intended;

(b)

the proportions, arrangements and other characteristics of the ship are the most favourable to stability after damage that can practically and reasonably be adopted in the particular circumstances; and

(c)

in all the circumstances it would be unreasonable to require compliance with the requirement.