You must comply with this order if you intend to act as the master of a vessel in an area of Australian jurisdiction in the Torres Strait. An area of Australian jurisdiction includes any area of water in the protected zone, which is the area commonly referred to as the Torres Strait, lying between mainland Papua New Guinea and Australia and any Commonwealth managed fisheries within the Protected Zone coastal waters of Queensland.
This order gives effect to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), which prescribes internationally agreed measures for the navigation, management and working of a vessel, and the lights and signals to be provided and used on a vessel.
