Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00206:reg:23:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00206
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 39673–41590

letters 'O.N.' followed by the official number of the ship; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the letters 'N.T.' followed by the net tonnage of the ship as shown on its tonnage certificate; or
 (ii) if the ship is not a ship to which subsection 16(1) of the Act applies—the letters 'L.O.A.' followed by the length of the ship in metres taken to 2 decimal places;
being letters and figures:
 (c) that:
 (i) are incised into the surface of the portion of the ship to which they are applied; or
 (ii) form part of the fabric of that portion of the ship and project from the surrounding surface of that portion of the ship; and
 (d) the height of which is:
 (i) not less than 100 millimetres; or
 (ii) if the portion of the ship to which they are applied is such that compliance with subparagraph (i) is not practicable—the maximum practicable height.

Exemptions
 (4) If the Authority considers that it is unreasonable to require compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) in relation to a ship, the Authority may, by written instrument, exempt the ship from the requirements specified in the instrument, subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the instrument.
 (5) If the Authority considers that it is unreasonable to require compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) in relation to ships included in a class of ships, the Authority may, by legislative instrument, exempt ships included in a specified class of ships from the requirements specified in the instrument, subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the instrument.

Evidence of marking
 (6) For the purposes of subsection 26(1) of the Act, the notice under that subsection, endorsed with a statement signed by the owner of the ship stating that the ship has been marked in accordance with this section with marks directed by the Registrar by that notice, is evidence that the ship has been marked with marks so directed.