Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this Part,
unless the contrary intention appears —
at sea , in relation to radio watch keeping means,
in its application to commercial vessels of Classes 1, 2 and 3, the period
during which the vessel is under way beyond smooth waters;
coast station means land station used by the
Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) established under the
Overseas Telecommunications Act 1946 2 , as amended, of the
Commonwealth for the exchange of communications with ship stations and
correspondence on behalf of members of the public;
limited coast station means land station, other
than a coast station, used by a person licensed to do so under the Wireless
Telegraphy Act 1905 3 , as amended, of the Commonwealth for the
exchange of communications with ship stations;
master , in relation to a seagoing ship, includes
person for the time being having the control of the seagoing ship;
radio watch means listening on the distress
frequency which is appropriate to the type of installation by means of which
that listening takes place;
seagoing ship means ship to which this Part
applies by virtue of regulation 3;
silence periods means periods of 3 minutes
duration commencing at each hour, and at the expiry of 30 minutes after each
hour, of each day according to Western Australian Standard Time;
survey means survey of an installation;
the former regulations means the Western
Australian Marine Act (Radiotelephony) Regulations 4 , as amended.
(2) In this Part a
reference to an emission, signal or wave of —
(a) type
A3H shall be read as a reference to single sideband amplitude modulated
radiotelephony having a carrier emitted at a level of not more than 6
decibels; or
(b) type
A3J shall be read as a reference to single sideband amplitude modulated
radiotelephony having a carrier emitted at a level of 40 decibels or more,
below the peak
envelope power.
[Regulation 2 amended in Gazette
1 Jul 1983 p. 2189; 11 Dec 2009
p. 5102‑3.]