Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:3b_2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3B cl 2
Character Range: 182124–185042

2                                                        Bird scaring lines  The person must have a bird scaring line deployed whenever fishing gear is being set from the boat.                                                        The person must have at least one bird scaring line deployed and the line must:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (a) be attached to the boat so that when deployed the baits are protected by the streamer line (even in cross winds); and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (b) use streamers that:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (i) are brightly coloured; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (ii) are attached to the line with swivels that prevent the streamers from wrapping around the line; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (c) use streamers that are long enough to reach the sea‑surface in calm conditions and placed at intervals of no more than 5 metres apart for at least the first 55 metres of the line; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (d) be deployed so that:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (i) it remains above the water surface to a distance where the hooks have sunk to a depth of 15 metres; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (ii) it is at least 150 metres in length and suspended from a point on the boat that is at least 7 metres above the sea‑surface in calm conditions.