Marine and Safety (Radio) Regulations 2022 (Tas)

Marine and Safety (Radio) Regulations 2022

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 .

24 October 2022

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Marine and Safety (Radio) Regulations 2022 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 20 December 2022.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority established under the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 of the Commonwealth; Act means the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 ; Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology means the Bureau of that name established under the Meteorology Act 1955 of the Commonwealth; limited coast marine rescue station means a land station, within the meaning of the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 of the Commonwealth, established for the purpose of communication with vessels at sea, that is licensed as a limited coast marine rescue station with the ACMA; MAST means the Authority; radio telephone installation means the radiotelephone equipment installed at a limited coast marine rescue station including, if applicable – (a) the transmitter; and (b) the receiver, whether separate from, or combined with, the transmitter; and (c) the radiating system; and (d) the source of electrical energy.

4. MAST- approved marine radio stations (1) MAST may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare a limited coast marine rescue station to be a MAST-approved marine radio station for the purpose of ensuring the safe operation of vessels in the waters over which MAST has jurisdiction. (2) Before making a declaration under subregulation (1) , MAST must be satisfied that the limited coast marine rescue station continuously listens on distress frequencies appropriate to its radiotelephone installation. (3) Before making a declaration under subregulation (1) , MAST may also take into consideration whether the limited coast marine rescue station – (a) regularly broadcasts weather forecasts issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology; and (b) broadcasts, on receipt, weather and navigational warnings issued by official meteorological or search and rescue agencies; and (c) provides a service for mariners to lodge position reports and voyage reports; and (d) has in place auditable contingency arrangements that ensure a limited service can be provided under abnormal operating conditions; and (e) is operated in accordance with the Radio Regulations (being the regulations administered by the International Telecommunications Union, as from time to time amended); and (f) has in place auditable processes that ensure the station operates efficiently; and (g) has in place a record-keeping system that MAST considers to be satisfactory; and (h) has in place a radiotelephone installation that complies with the requirements of Schedule 1 ; and (i) does not replicate services provided by any other MAST-approved marine radio station. (4) A MAST-approved marine radio station is to be operated by an authorised person appointed under section 44 of the Act for the purposes of this regulation. (5) An authorised person referred to in subregulation (4) is to listen, or assist in listening, to distress frequencies appropriate to the radiotelephone installation of the MAST-approved marine radio station.