Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01656:front:0:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01656
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 30907–33732

vessel has on board equipment in good working condition that will, if an electronic system fails, enable:
(a) an adequate lookout to be maintained; and
(b) safe navigation of the vessel.
       (2) For a vessel < 500 GT, the master must ensure that the vessel has on board flags N and C of the International Code of Signals.
       (3) For a vessel ≥500 GT, the master must ensure that the vessel has on board a complete set of flags set out in the International Code of Signals.
       (4) Except in an emergency, the master of a vessel must not use, or permit to be used, any equipment mentioned in subsection (1) that is not in good working condition or that is improperly rigged.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (5) An offence against subsection (4) is a strict liability offence.
       (6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (4).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 3 Radio installations and radio equipment

27 Radio installations and carriage requirements for radio equipment etc
[SOLAS IV/6-11]
       (1) The owner of a vessel to which Chapter IV of SOLAS applies must ensure that:
(a) a radio installation is fitted and radio equipment is carried on board in accordance with Regulations 6 to 11 of Chapter IV of SOLAS; and
(b) for a regulated Australian vessel — they have taken into account the ARPANSA Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields – 100 kHz to 300 GHz (Rev. 1) (2021), as amended from time to time, for the safe operation of radio installations.
       (2) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel to which Chapter IV of SOLAS does not apply must ensure that the vessel has fitted adequate radio installations and carries on board adequate radio equipment to meet the functional requirements mentioned in subsection 28(2).

28 Functional requirements for radio installations and equipment
[SOLAS IV/4]
       (1) For a vessel to which Chapter IV of SOLAS applies — the radio installations fitted and radio equipment carried on board must meet the functional requirements that are set out in Regulation 4 of Chapter IV of SOLAS.
       (2) For an Australian regulated vessel to which Chapter IV of SOLAS does not apply — the radio installations fitted and radio equipment carried on board must meet the following functional requirements:
(a) perform ship-to-shore distress alerting by two separate and independent means, each using a different radio communication service;
(b) receive shore-to-ship distress alert relays;
(c) transmit and receive ship-to-ship distress alerting;
(d) transmit and receive on-scene communications, including appropriate SAR co-ordinating communications;
(e) transmit and receive locating signals;
(f) receive MSI;
(g) transmit and receive urgency and safety communications;
(h) transmit and receive bridge