Western Australia W.A. Marine (Adjustment of Compasses) Regulations 1983 Western Australia W.A. Marine (Adjustment of Compasses) Regulations 1983 CONTENTS 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Application 1 4. Adjustment of compasses 1 5. Licence to adjust compass 3 6. Certificates of competency 3 7. Restriction 4 8. Offence 4 9. Repeal 4 Notes Western Australia Western Australian Marine Act 1982 W.A. Marine (Adjustment of Compasses) Regulations 1983 1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the W.A. Marine (Adjustment of Compasses) Regulations 1983 1. 2. Commencement These regulations shall come into operation on 1 July 1983. [2A. Deleted in Gazette 15 February 1991 p.702.] 3. Application These regulations shall apply to all vessels and voyages to which the Act applies. 4. Adjustment of compasses (1) In this regulation - Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code, referred to in section 115 of the Act, as in existence on 1 October 2009; licensed adjuster means - (a) the holder of a licence as an adjuster of compasses under regulation 5; or (b) in relation to a vessel that does not exceed 35 metres in length - (i) the holder of a licence as an adjuster of compasses (restricted) under regulation 5; or (ii) a person who is a licensed compass adjuster as defined in the Marine Orders Part 21 (Commonwealth). (1A) Subject to subregulation (2) the compass of a vessel must be adjusted, and a deviation card must be furnished, by a licensed adjuster - (a) before an initial certificate of survey of the vessel is issued; and (b) thereafter at intervals not exceeding - (i) if the vessel is a new vessel as defined in Amendment List 7 to the Code as adopted on 7 November 2008 - 4 years; or (ii) for any other vessel - 3 years. (2) Where the chief executive officer is satisfied that a compass adjustment is not required or that an adjustment may be deferred without detriment to the safety of the vessel, the chief executive officer may exempt the vessel from compass adjustment for such period as the chief executive officer may determine. (2a) A deviation card referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in a form approved by the chief executive officer. (3) Without prejudice to the requirements of subregulations (1) and (2), the compass of a vessel must be adjusted, and a deviation card must be furnished, by a licensed adjuster in the following circumstances - (a) if the vessel has undergone repairs or alterations of such a nature as is, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, likely to affect the accuracy of the compass; (b) if the vessel has not previously operated from a port or place in Australia; and (c) if the compass of the vessel is, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, unsatisfactory or unreliable. [Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 5 August 1983 p.2839; 30 August 1985 p.3084; 16 October 1987 p.3896; 30 June 1989 p.1929; 1 August 1990 p.3644; 15 February 1991 p.702; 26 July 1991 p.3928; 30 June 1992 p.2905; 11 August 1992 p.3976; 29 June 1993 pp.3184-5; 14 June 1994 p.2486; 11 July 1995 p.2947; 25 June 1996 p.2998; 11 Dec 2009 p. 5088- 9.] 5. Licence to adjust compass (1) A licence as an adjuster of compasses or an adjuster of compasses (restricted) may be issued by the chief executive officer to a competent person. [(2) deleted] (3) A person is competent to be granted a licence as an adjuster of compasses if he is the holder of a certificate of competency as compass adjuster. (4) A person is competent to be granted a licence as an adjuster of compasses (restricted) for the adjustment of compasses on vessels not exceeding 35 metres in length if he is the holder of a certificate of competency (restricted) as compass adjuster. [Regulation 5 amended in Gazette 11 August 1992 p.3976; 11 Dec 2009 p. 5089.] 6. Certificates of competency (1) The chief executive officer shall issue a certificate of competency as compass adjuster - (a) without further examination and on payment of a fee of $10 to the holder of a certificate of competency as extra master, Class I or equivalent, issued or recognized under the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth; (b) without further examination and on payment of a fee of $10 to the holder of a licence as a compass adjuster issued or recognized under the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth. (2) The chief executive officer shall issue a certificate of competency (restricted) as compass adjuster for compasses on vessels not exceeding 35 metres in length, without further examination and on payment of a fee of $10, to an applicant who has, not more than 12 months before making the application, successfully completed a course for compass adjusters (restricted) conducted by the Australian Maritime College at Launceston and approved by the chief executive officer. [Regulation 6 amended in Gazette 11 August 1992 p.3976.] 7. Restriction A licensed adjuster must not adjust the compass of a vessel, or furnish a deviation card in respect of a vessel, of which he is the master. [Regulation 7 amended in Gazette 11 Dec 2009 p. 5089.] 8. Offence The owner or master of a vessel shall not send or take the vessel on a voyage or permit the vessel to begin a voyage unless the compass of the vessel has been adjusted and a deviation card furnished in accordance with the requirements of these regulations. Penalty: $1 000. 9. Repeal [Omitted under s. 7(4)(f) of the Reprints Act 1984.] Notes 1 This is a compilation of the W.A. Marine (Adjustment of Compasses) Regulations 1983 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. Compilation table |Citation |Gazettal |Commencement| |W.A. Marine |1 July 1983 |1 July 1983 | |(Adjustment of | |(see regulat| |Compasses) |p.2191-2 |ion 2) | |Regulations 1983 | | | |W.A. Marine |5 August |5 August | |(Adjustment of |1983 p.2839 |1983 | |Compasses) | | | |Amendment | | | |Regulations 1983 | | | |W.A. Marine |30 August |2 September | |(Adjustment of |1985 p.3084 |1985 | |Compasses) | |(see regulat| |Amendment | |ion 2) | |Regulations 1985 | | | |W.A. Marine |16 October |16 October | |(Adjustment of |1987 p.3896 |1987 | |Compasses) | | | |Amendment | | | |Regulations 1987 | | | |W.A. Marine |30 June 1989|1 July 1989 | |(Adjustment of |pp.1928-9 |(see | |Compasses) | |regulation | |Amendment | |2) | |Regulations (No. | | | |2) 1989 | | | |W.A. Marine |1 August |1 August | |(Adjustment of |1990 |1990 | |Compasses) |pp.3643-4 |(see regulat| |Amendment | |ion 2) | |Regulations 1990 | | | |W.A. Marine |15 February |15 February | |(Adjustment of |1991 |1991 | |Compasses) |pp.701-02 | | |Amendment | | | |Regulations 1991 | | | |W.A. Marine |26 July 1991|1 August | |(Adjustment of | |1991 | |Compasses) |p.3928 |(see | |Amendment | |regulation | |Regulations 1991 | |2) | |W.A. Marine |30 June 1992|1 July 1992 | |Amendment | |(see | |Regulations (No. |p.2905 |regulation | |2) 1992, | |2) | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |11 August |11 August | |Amendment |1992 p.3976 |1992 | |Regulations 1992,| | | | | | | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |29 June 1993|1 July 1993 | |Amendment |pp.3184-5 |(see | |Regulations 1993,| |regulation | | | |2) | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |14 June 1994|1 July 1994 | |Amendment | |(see | |Regulations 1994,|p.2486 |regulation | | | |2) | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |11 July 1995|11 July 1995| |Amendment | | | |Regulations 1995,|p.2947 | | | | | | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |25 June 1996|25 June 1996| |Amendment | | | |Regulations 1996,|p.2998 | | | | | | |Part 2 | | | |W.A. Marine |11 Dec 2009 |12 Dec 2009 | |Amendment |p. 5087-109 |(see | |Regulations 2009 | |r. 2(b)) | |Pt. 2 | | | 2 Regulation 4(2)(b) was repealed in Gazette 15 February 1991 p.702.