Section 172 Navigating ship from berth or anchorage

(1) This section applies if the master of a ship that is at a berth, or at anchor, in a pilotage area is about to navigate the ship in the pilotage area.

(2) The master must report to the area VTS by VHF radio the following particulars for the ship—

(a) the ship’s name;

(b) the name of the berth or, if at anchor, the name of the anchorage or the position where the ship is anchored with reference to the closest aid to navigation;

(c) if the ship is to leave the pilotage area—the place where it will leave the area;

(d) if the ship is not leaving the pilotage area—the place to which the ship is navigating;

(e) the name and quantity of all dangerous cargo (if any) the ship is carrying;

(f) details of damage to, and defects and deficiencies in, the ship that could affect the safety of the ship, a person or the environment;

(g) if requested by a harbour master for the pilotage area—

(i) the ship’s draught fore and aft; and

(ii) the expected arrival time of the ship at the place to which the ship is navigating.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.