Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094:section:175
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 175
Character Range: 168080–169104

175  Vessels to which this Part applies

Vessels on the high seas
 (1) This Part applies to a vessel on the high seas, if the vessel is any of the following:
 (a) a regulated Australian vessel;
 (b) a domestic commercial vessel;
 (c) a recreational vessel that has Australian nationality.

Vessels not on the high seas
 (2) This Part applies to:
 (a) a regulated Australian vessel; or
 (b) a foreign vessel; or
 (c) a domestic commercial vessel; or
 (d) a recreational vessel;
if the vessel is situated in any of the following areas:
 (e) waters within the territorial sea of Australia;
 (f) unless the vessel is a foreign vessel or a recreational vessel that does not have Australian nationality—waters in the exclusive economic zone of Australia;
 (g) so far as the provision concerned gives effect to the Prevention of Collisions Convention:
 (i) the waters of the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea; or
 (ii) waters within Australia other than waters of the sea.

Division 2—Collisions, lights and signals