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Recipient Name
Auckland RC
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Introduce the following directions into the harbour bylaws covering their ports, to emphasise the intent and principles of STCW and SOLAS:
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
Reply Text
Enclosed is a copy of our proposed Maritime Bylaws, due for implementation on 1 January 2001. Clause 3.12 mirrors your recommendations.
3.12
(i) The master or person in charge of any vessel, including a sailing vessel, shall, when that vessel is within Auckland’s Pilotage Districts, keep the vessel out of the way of any vessel of U.M.S. gross 500 or upwards, such distance of clearance to be a minimum of 50 metres.
(ii) All vessels of UMS gross 500 tonnes or upwards, whether under pilotage or pilotage exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within pilotage limits.
(iii) The number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan.
(iv) In determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigation chart.
3.12
(i) The master or person in charge of any vessel, including a sailing vessel, shall, when that vessel is within Auckland’s Pilotage Districts, keep the vessel out of the way of any vessel of U.M.S. gross 500 or upwards, such distance of clearance to be a minimum of 50 metres.
(ii) All vessels of UMS gross 500 tonnes or upwards, whether under pilotage or pilotage exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within pilotage limits.
(iii) The number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan.
(iv) In determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigation chart.
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