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owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that manufacturer's instructions are followed for any EPIRB that is disposed of.
Penalty 50 penalty units
       (3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 4 Safety, urgency and distress communications
Subdivision 4.1 Safety communications including safety signals and danger messages
[SOLAS V/31 & V/32]

31 Safety signals and danger messages — prescribed matters
      (1) For subparagraph 187(1)(b)(i) of the Navigation Act:
(a) the safety signal that is sent out in the format mentioned in Article 33 of the Radio Regulations; and
(b) the danger message must include the information mentioned in Regulations 31 and 32 of Chapter V of SOLAS.
Note for paragraph (a)   Article 33 sets out the format and manner of transmission of safety communications including the use of the safety signal being the word 'SECURITE' spoken 3 times.
Note for paragraph (b)   Regulations 31 and 32 of Chapter V of SOLAS provide that certain information related to the following dangers must be communicated:
           * dangerous ice
           * a dangerous derelict or any other direct danger to navigation
           * a tropical storm
           * encounters with sub-freezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds causing severe ice accretion on superstructures
           * winds of force 10 or above on the Beaufort scale for which no storm warning has been received.
       (2) The safety signal and danger message must be sent out in accordance with paragraph 4 of Regulation 31 of Chapter V of SOLAS.
Note   Paragraph 4 of Regulation 31 of Chapter V of SOLAS provides that the procedure mentioned in the Radio Regulations must be used to send out radio messages. See section IV of Article 33 of the Radio Regulations.
       (3) For subparagraph 187(1)(b)(ii) of the Navigation Act, the report to shore must be made to:
(a) for a vessel in NAVAREA X — the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Australia; or
(b) for a vessel outside NAVAREA X — the Coordinator for the NAVAREA the vessel is in.
Note   The telephone number of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Australia is +61 2 6230 6811 or 1800 641 792; the fax number is +61 2 6230 6868 or 1800 622 153; the email is rccaus@amsa.gov.au.

32 Records of dangers and danger messages
        The master of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that the following is recorded in the vessel's official logbook:
(a) any danger to navigation observed; and
(b) any danger message received for a danger to the navigation of the vessel; and
(c) information received on a danger to the navigation of