Marine Orders Part 12: Construction Subdivision & stability, machinery and electrical installations, Issue 2 (Amendment) (Order No. 7 of 2006) (Cth)

MARINE ORDERS

Part 12

Construction—
Subdivision & stability, machinery and
electrical installations

Issue 2
Amendment

Order No. 7 of 2006

Pursuant to Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912, I hereby make this Order amending Marine Orders, Part 12, Issue 2, in the manner set out herein, to come into operation on 1 July 2006.

Clive Davidson
Chief Executive Officer

19 June 2006

Table of Contents

1        Purpose & power

2        Amendment of principal provisions

3        Amendment of appendices

4        Amendment of footnotes

5        General amendments

Previous issues

Part 12, Issue 1, Order No 10 of 1983

Part 13, Issue 1, Order No 17 of 1983

—Amended by Order No 7 of 1986
—Amended by Order No 2 of 1990
—Amended by Order No 9 of 1992

Part 20, Issue 1, Order No 18 of 1983

Amended by Order No 4 of 1989
Amended by Order No 3 of 1990
Amended by Order No 1 of 1994

Part 12, Issue 2, Order No 16 of 1998

Amended by Order No 15 of 2001
Amended by Order No 5 of 2004

1  Purpose & power

1.1  Purpose

This Marine Orders makes amendments to Issue 2 of Marine Orders, Part 12 (ConstructionSubdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations), which gives effect to Chapter II-1 of SOLAS and prescribes standards to be met concerning structure, subdivision, stability, machinery and electrical installations for SOLAS ships and non-SOLAS ships.

1.2  Power

1.2.1  Paragraph 190B(1)(a) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to specify requirements with which the construction, hull, equipment and machinery of ships shall comply.  Section 191 of that Act provides for regulations to make provision for or in relation to giving effect to SOLAS, while section 192B provides for regulations to make provision for or in relation to the carrying on a ship of information with respect to the stability of the ship.  Paragraph 283D(1)(a) of the Act provides that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to giving effect to resolutions of the International Maritime Organization with respect to off-shore industry vessels.

1.2.2  Subsection 425(1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

1.2.3  Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulation.

2  Amendment of principal provisions

2.1     After Provision 1.2.1, insert the following provision:

“1.2.1A Subsection 425(1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.”

2.2     In Provision 2, omit the definition of “Chief Marine Surveyor”.

2.3     In Provision 2, insert after the definition of “length” the following definition:

“Manager, Ship Inspections, means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Inspections, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Inspections, for that purpose;”

2.4     Omit Provision 6.1.1; substitute the following:

“6.1.1  If the Manager, Ship Inspections, makes a decision under this Part, a person affected by the decision may, within 3 months of the date of notification of the decision or such longer period as determined by the General Manager, apply to the General Manager for review of that decision.”

2.5     After Provision 6.1.3, insert the following provision:

“6.1.4  The General Manager must notify his or her decision in writing to the applicant within 28 days of receiving the application for internal review.”

2.6     Omit Provision 6.2.2; substitute the following:

“6.2.2  The notice under 6.1.4 must include:

(a)    a statement to the effect that, if the person is dissatisfied with the decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision; and

(b)   a statement to the effect that the person may request a statement under section 28 of that Act.”

3  Amendment of appendices

3.1     Omit Provision 8.1 of Appendix 2 (retain Note); substitute:

“8.1  Required Layout

The calculations for every loading condition in a ship’s stability book must:

(a)   be set out in accordance with Table 1: and

(b)  use the following reference plans:

1. for vertical measurements - the baseline; and

2. for longitudinal measurements - the aft perpendicular.”

   3.2     Omit Provisions 5.2 and 5.3 of Appendix 4.

   3.3     Omit Provision 7.1.1 of Appendix 4; substitute the following:

   “7.1.1  This part of Appendix 4 sets out requirements for oil mist detectors and alarm systems.  The requirements of Regulations 47.2 and 51 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS are applicable to all ships whether they have unmanned machinery spaces or not.”

   3.4     Omit Provision 7.2 of Appendix 4.

   3.5     Omit Provision 7.3 of Appendix 4 (including Tables 1 to 7); substitute:

   “7.3  Alarm systems

   Whether the engine room is manned or unmanned:

   (a)    alarm systems must be provided in accordance with Regulation 51 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS and survey authority requirements; and

   (b)   a shutdown system for machinery must be provided, as necessary, with all important pressures, temperatures and fluid levels and other essential criteria as set out in relevant survey authority rules for unmanned machinery system.”

   3.6     Omit Provision 7.4 of Appendix 4.

   4  Amendment of footnotes

   Note: a footnote, or a note included in the text and printed as italics, is not part of the Part, but may provide additional information or guidance in applying the Part.

   4.1     Omit the text of footnote 2; substitute the following text:

   “The current text of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS is to be found in the SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2004, as amended by IMO Resolutions MSC.151(78), MSC.170(79) and, with effect from 1 January 2007, by Resolution MSC.194(80).”

   4.2     Omit the text of footnote 3; substitute the following text:

   “The following survey authorities are approved: American Bureau of Shipping; Bureau Veritas; Det Norske Veritas; Germanischer Lloyd; Lloyd's Register; and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai.  Other survey authorities may be approved by AMSA if they meet relevant criteria.”

   4.3     Omit the text of footnote 4; substitute the following text:

   “Chapter II-1 of SOLAS refers to a number of Resolutions, Circulars etc of relevance in giving effect to the Regulations.  These are obtainable from AMSA and, in general, are given effect to in Australia.”

   4.4     In footnote 6, omit “2001”; substitute “2004”.

   5  General amendments

   Omit “Chief Marine Surveyor”, wherever occurring in the Part (including Appendices, footnotes and notes); substitute “Manager, Ship Inspections”.

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