Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution anti-fouling systems) 2013 (Cth)

AMSA MO 2013/13

Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution — anti-fouling systems) 2013

I, Mick Kinley, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under section 24 of the Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006.

22 July 2013

Mick Kinley
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Division 1             Preliminary....................................................................................... 3

1Name of Order............................................................................................... 3

2Commencement............................................................................................. 3

3Repeal of Marine Orders Part 98, issue 1......................................................... 3

4Purpose......................................................................................................... 3

5Definitions..................................................................................................... 3

6Application.................................................................................................... 3

Division 2             Documents...................................................................................... 4

7Issue and endorsement of anti-fouling certificates............................................ 4

8Cancellation of anti-fouling certificates — service of notices............................ 4

9Notices of happenings for Australian ships...................................................... 4

10Anti-fouling declaration................................................................................... 4

Schedule 1                   Forms......................................................................................... 5

Division 1     Preliminary

1. Name of Order

This Order is Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution — anti-fouling systems) 2013.

1. Commencement

This Order commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Repeal of Marine Orders Part 98, issue 1

Marine Orders Part 98, issue 1 is repealed.

1. Purpose

This Marine Order:

(a)   gives effect to those provisions of the Convention that provide for controls on anti-fouling systems and for the survey, inspection and certification of ships for those systems; and

(b)     prescribes survey and certification requirements and forms to be used to report happenings.

1. Definitions

In this Order:

AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.

anti-fouling system has the meaning given by the Convention.

Note 1   Some terms used in this Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2011, including:

·AFS Act

·IMO

Note 2   Other terms used in this Order are defined in the AFS Act, including:

·anti-fouling certificate

·Australian ship

·Convention

·foreign ship

·master

·owner

·ship

Note 3   The AFS Act adopts the Convention definition of ship which includes fixed or floating platforms, floating storage units (FSUs) and floating production storage and off-loading units (FPSOs).

Note 4   For information on obtaining copies of IMO documents mentioned in this Order — see AMSA’s website at These documents may also be purchased from the IMO — see the IMO website at type="1">

Application

This Order applies to an Australian ship.

Note   Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the AFS Act apply to foreign ships. See the AFS Act for further information about the obligations, responsibilities and inspection powers mentioned in the Act that affect foreign ships.

Division 2     Documents

1. Issue and endorsement of anti-fouling certificates

(1)     For subsection 10(1) of the AFS Act, an anti-fouling certificate for an Australian ship must be in accordance with Form MO 98/1 in Schedule 1.

(2)     For subsection 10(2) of the AFS Act, an endorsement of an anti-fouling certificate for an Australian ship must be in accordance with ‘Endorsement of the Records’ in Form MO 98/1 in Schedule 1.

Note   Form MO98/1 is also available on AMSA’s website: (3)     For paragraph 25(c) of the AFS Act, a survey mentioned in section 10 of the Act must be carried out in accordance with the 2010 Guidelines for survey and certification of anti-fouling systems on ships adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.195(61).

1. Cancellation of anti-fouling certificates — service of notices

For paragraphs 12(3)(b) and 12(5)(c) of the AFS Act, notice must be served by email, fax or post.

1. Notices of happenings for Australian ships

For paragraph 14(1)(c) of the AFS Act, notice of a happening must be in accordance with Form MO 98/2 in Schedule 1.

Note 1   Subsection 14(1) of the AFS Act provides that the master and owner each commit an offence if notice is not given within 7 days after the happening.

Note 2   Form MO98/2 is also available on AMSA’s website: type="1">

Anti-fouling declaration

For the definition of anti-fouling declaration in subsection 15(5) of the AFS Act, the declaration must be in accordance with Form MO 98/3 in Schedule 1.

Note    Form MO98/3 is also available on AMSA’s website: 1    Forms

(sections 7, 9 and 10)

1 Form MO 98/1

AUSTRALIA  MO-98/1

Certificate Number

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEM CERTIFICATE

Issued under the
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF HARMFUL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS ON SHIPS,
under the authority of the Government of Australia
by

When a Certificate has been previously issued, this Certificate replaces the certificate dated

Particulars of ship

Name of ship		IMO Number 1
Gross tonnage	Distinctive number or letters	Port of registry

An anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 has not been applied during or after

construction of this ship ................................................................................................................... q

An anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 has been applied on this ship previously,

but has been removed by                 on ............................................................................................. q

An anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 has been applied on this ship previously,

but has been covered with a sealer coat applied by                  on ........................................................ q
An anti-fouling system controlled under Annex 1 was applied on this ship prior

to               ², but must be removed or covered with a sealer coat prior to .............................................. ³q
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT:

1.     the ship has been surveyed in accordance with regulation 1 of Annex 4 to the Convention; and

2.the survey shows that the anti-fouling system on the ship complies with the applicable requirements of Annex 1 to the Convention.

Issued at

(Place of issue of certificate)     (Date of issue)                   (Signature of authorised official issuing the certificate)

Date of completion of the survey on which this certificate is issued:

(Seal or stamp of the authority as appropriate)

¹ In accordance with the IMO Ship Identification Number Scheme adopted by the Organization by resolution A.600(15)

² Date of entry into force of the control measure.

³ Date of expiration of any implementation period specified in article 4(2) or Annex 1.

MO- 4M             9

Certificate Number

RECORD OF ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS

This Record shall be permanently attached to the International Anti-Fouling System Certificate.

Particulars of ship

Name of ship Distinctive number or letters IMO Number

Details of anti-fouling system(s) applied

Type(s) of anti-fouling system(s) used................................................................................................................

Date(s) of application of anti-fouling system(s)....................................................................................................

Name(s) of company(ies) and the facility(ies)/location(s) where applied................................................................

Name(s) of anti-fouling system manufacturer(s)..................................................................................................

Name(s) and colour(s) of anti-fouling system(s).................................................................................................

Active ingredient(s) and their Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number(s) (CAS number(s))............................

Type(s) of sealer coat, if applicable...................................................................................................................

Name(s) and colour(s) of sealer coat applied, if applicable....................................................................................

Date of application of sealer coat......................................................................................................................

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that this Record is correct in all respects.

Issued at

(Place of issue of certificate)                  (Date of issue)           (Signature of authorised official issuing the certificate)

M0-9811 (05/2008

Endorsement of the Records4

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a survey required in accordance with regulation 1(1)(b) of Annex 4 to the

Convention found that the ship was in compliance with the Convention.

Details of anti-fouling system(s) applied

Type(s) of anti-fouling system(s) used..........................................................................................................................

Date(s) of application of anti-fouling system(s)...............................................................................................................

Name(s) of company(ies) and the facility(ies)location(s) where applied ................................ ................................................

Name(s) of anti-fouling system manufacturer(s)........................ .........................................................................

Name(s) and colour(s) of anti-fouling system(s)............. .................................................................................................

Active ingredient(s) and their Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number(s) (CAS number(s))........ ...................

Type(s) of sealer coat, if applicable.................... ............................................................................................................

Name(s) and colour(s) of sealer coat applied, if applicable ...................... ......................................................................

Date of application of sealer coat...................... ............................................................................................

Issued at

(Place of issue of certificate)         (Date of issue) ⁵ (Signature of authorised official issuing the certificate)

(Seal or stamp of the authority)

4

This page of the Record must be reproduced and added to the Record as considered necessary by the Administration.

5 Date of completion of the survey on which this endorsement is made.

M0.9811 (0512008

1. Form MO 98/2

NOTICE OF ALTERATION OR DAMAGE TO AN AUSTRALIAN SHIP	M098/2
Marine Order 98 (Marine Pollution — Anti-fouling Systems) 2013

To: Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration

Australian Maritime Safety Authority GPO Box 2181, Canberra ACT 2601 email: [email protected]

Fax:[phone]

Particulars to be Notified

Name of ship	IMO number	Official number (if any)
Home port/port of registry	Call sign
Name of owner(s) or agent
Address of principal place of business of owner or agent in Australia

Date of issue and reference number  of International Anti-fouling Certificate

Date of issue Reference number

Nature and extent of alteration or damage to the ship (including date(s) on which the damage occurred and the date(s) on which repairs or alterations, as the case may be, were commenced and completed)

Nature and extent of alteration or damage to the ship Location of ship when alteration or damage occurred Date alteration or damage occurred Date repairs/ alterations commenced Date repairs/ alterations completed

Name and address of person or corporation effecting alteration or repairs

Reason(s) for, or cause(s) of, alteration or repairs

Particulars of changes in the construction of the ship

Additional information (if any) affecting the compliance of the ship with the provisions of the Convention

Signature of master or owner   Date

AMSA 254 (8/08)

3   Form MO 98/3

DECLARATION ON ANTI-FOULING SYSTEM

Drawn up under the

International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships

Particulars of ship
Name of ship	Distinctive number or letters
Port of registry
Length	Gross tonnage	IMO number (if applicable)
I declare that the anti-fouling system  used on this ship complies with Annex 1 of the Convention.
Signature of owner or owner's authorised agent			Date
Endorsement of anti-fouling system(s) applied
Type(s) of anti- fouling system(s) used and date(s) of application
Signature of owner or owner's authorised agent			Date
Type(s) of anti- fouling system(s) used and date(s) of application
Signature of owner or owner's authorised agent			Date
Type(s) of anti- fouling system(s) used and date(s) of application
Signature of owner or owner's authorised agent			Date

AMSA 239 (10/07)

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