VPRS 21312 Minutes of Manning Committees

The series consists of a minute book documenting the safety manning meetings of the Marine Board of Victoria (VA 1424). The Marine Board had responsibility for ensuring the safety of ships in Victoria. Manning Committees were appointed by the Board to determine the minimum number of crew required on commercial vessels and fishing vessels.  Handwritten inside the front cover of the minute book, the purpose and makeup of the Manning Committees is described as: In accordance with Regulation 6(1) of the Marine (Safety Manning) Regulations 1981 as amended by the Marine (Safety Manning) (Amendments) Regulations 1983 – ‘Every Manning Committee shall be appointed by the Board, either of the request of the owner or master or of its own volition and shall consist of a chairman and such other persons as the Board considers necessary’.  Each entry typically contains: Date of meeting Board members present Name, size, and owner of vessel Area of operation Proposed number of passengers Recommendation to the Board on regarding manning the vessel. Minutes were initially handwritten, but from early 1990 minutes were typed and then pasted into the book.

本系列档案包含一册会议记录簿，记录了维多利亚州海事委员会（Marine Board of Victoria，编号VA 1424）的安全配员会议相关内容。该委员会负责保障维多利亚州境内船舶的航行安全。配员委员会（Manning Committees）由该委员会任命，旨在确定商业船舶与渔船所需的最低船员配备人数。

该会议记录簿的内封面手写有配员委员会的设立宗旨与组成规则，具体内容如下：
依据经《1983年海事（安全配员）（修订）规例》修订的《1981年海事（安全配员）规例》第6(1)条规定："配员委员会可应船舶所有人或船长的请求设立，亦可由委员会自行发起任命；其组成包括一名主席，以及委员会认为必要的其他人员。"

每条记录通常包含以下内容：会议日期、出席的委员会成员、船舶名称、吨位与所有人、作业区域、拟搭载乘客数量，以及向委员会提交的船舶配员相关建议。

会议记录最初为手写形式，自1990年初起，记录改为打字排版后粘贴入该簿册中。