Marine Orders Part 25: Equipment Life-saving, Issue 5 (Order No. 1 of 2006) (Cth)
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Table of Contents
1 Purpose & power
2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part
3 Interpretation
4 Application
5 Exemptions and equivalents
6 Review of decisions
7 Transitional
8 Additional appliances or equipment
9 Damage to appliances and equipment
10 Control
11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over
12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage
13 Fishing vessels
Appendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over
Appendix 2 Certain specifications additional to LSA Code
Previous issues
Issue 1, Order No. 19 of 1983
—Amended by Order No. 10 of 1986
—Amended by Order No. 1 of 1992
—Amended by Order No. 10 of 1992
Issue 2, Order No. 6 of 1992
—Amended by Order No. 11 of 1992
Issue 3, Order No. 13 of 1994
Amended by Order No. 1 of 1997
Issue 4, Order No. 12 of 1998
Amended by Order No. 1 of 2002
—Amended by Order No. 7 of 2004
1 Purpose & power
1.1 Purpose
This Part gives effect to Chapter III of SOLAS, including giving effect to the LSA Code, and prescribes matters for the purposes of sections 215 and 228 of the Navigation Act.
1.2 Power
1.2.1 Section 191 of the Navigation Act provides that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to giving effect to SOLAS.
1.2.2 Section 215 of the Navigation Act provides that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to the saving of life at sea, including the appliances to be carried, the measures to be observed on ships for the saving of life at sea, and the exemption of ships from any requirement of this Act that relates to the saving of life at sea.
1.2.3 Section 228 of the Navigation Act provides that the master of a ship shall not take the ship to sea, and the owner of a ship shall not permit the ship to go to sea, unless it is duly furnished with the prescribed means of making signals of distress.
1.2.4 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.
1.2.5 Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act provides for the making of orders with respect to matters that can be made by the regulations.
2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part
AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990;
approved means approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority;
Chapter III means Chapter III of SOLAS;[1]
[1] The current text of Chapter III of SOLAS is to be found in the SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2004, amended by Resolutions MSC.152(78) and MSC.170(79).
General Manager means the person occupying the position of General Manager, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;
IMO means the International Maritime Organization;
length, in relation to a ship, means 96 per cent of the total length on a water-line at 85 per cent of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel or the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that water-line, if that be greater, except that in ships designed with a rake of keel, the water-line on which this length is measured must be parallel to the designed water-line;
LSA Code means the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, adopted by IMO as resolution MSC.48(66);
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;
Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, for that purpose;
Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;
penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations;[2]
[2]
SOLAS means the Safety Convention as defined in the Navigation Act;
survey authority means a survey authority approved for the purposes of the Navigation Act;[3]
[3] 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.
surveyor means:
(a) a person appointed as a surveyor under section 190 of the Navigation Act; or
(b) a person authorised by the Manager, Ship Inspections, to perform a particular function as a surveyor under this Part;
tanker means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of a flammable nature;
USL Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code referred to in section 427 of the Navigation Act.
3 Interpretation
3.1 In this Part, a reference to the date on which a ship was constructed means the date on which not less than 50 tonnes or one per cent of the proposed total mass of the structural material of the ship, whichever is the less, has been assembled.
3.2 In this Part, a reference to the number of persons that a ship is certified to carry is a reference to the number of persons for whom life-saving appliances are provided as specified in the record of equipment contained in or appended to the certificate of the ship.
3.3 The expression to the satisfaction of the Manager, Ship Inspections, or any similar expression appearing in this Part, means that the Manager, Ship Inspections, may require the fitting, material, appliance or apparatus referred to, to be demonstrated to be safe and effective for its intended purpose.
3.4 Subject to 3.6, a reference to the Administration in Chapter III (other than Regulation 10), the LSA Code, an IMO resolution or document referred to in this Part is to be read as a reference to the Manager, Ship Inspections.[4]
[4] Copies of IMO Resolutions or other documents referred to in this Part are available from AMSA.
3.5 A reference to the Administration in Regulation 10 of Chapter III is to be read as a reference to the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications.
3.6 A requirement in Chapter III, the LSA Code, an IMO resolution or document referred to in this Part that an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by the Administration means that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority.
3.7 In this Part:
(a) headings and subheadings are part of the Part;
(b) each Appendix is part of the Part;
(c) a footnote is not part of the Part, but may provide additional information or guidance in applying the Part.
4 Application
4.1 Subject to 4.2 and 4.3, this Part applies to a ship that is:
(a) a ship registered in Australia; or
(b) a ship registered in a country other than Australia that is in the territorial sea of Australia or waters on the landward side of the territorial sea.
4.2 This Part does not apply to a ship that is a Safety Convention ship registered in a country other than Australia, except to the extent that the ship fails to comply with SOLAS.
4.3 This Part does not apply to a ship that is registered in a country other than Australia that is a party to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960, except to the extent that the ship fails to comply with that Convention.
4.4 A cargo ship, whenever built, that is converted to a passenger ship is to be treated as a passenger ship constructed on the date on which such conversion commences.
4.5 Where a provision of this Part requires or permits the appliances, equipment or arrangements of a ship to comply with the USL Code, one or more requirements of this Part may be replaced by the corresponding requirements of the USL Code.
4.6 If a ship is to be certificated in accordance with one of the Codes referred to in Marine Orders, Part 49 (High Speed Craft) or the Code referred to in Marine Orders, Part 50 (Special Purpose Ships), and a provision of the relevant Code is inconsistent with a provision of this Part, the provision of the Code will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
5 Exemptions and equivalents[5]
[5] Applications for modifications or exemptions should be made to the Manager, Ship Inspections, and should be accompanied by relevant information. The Manager, Ship Inspections, may seek additional information to assist in reaching a decision.
5.1 Exemptions
(SOLAS I-4 and III-2)
5.1.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part (other than a provision giving effect to Regulation 10 of Chapter III) would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship, its equipment and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.
5.1.2 The Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part giving effect to Regulation 10 of Chapter III would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship, its personnel and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.
5.2 Equivalents
(SOLAS I-5)
Where a provision of this Part requires a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof to be fitted or carried in a ship or a particular provision to be made in a ship, the Manager, Ship Inspections, may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made, if that officer is satisfied that the other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by that provision of this Part.
5.3 Exemptions and equivalents not to contravene SOLAS
5.3.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections, must not give an exemption under 5.1.1 or allow an equivalent under 5.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.
5.3.2 The Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, must not give an exemption under 5.1.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.
6 Review of decisions
6.1 Internal review
6.1.1 If the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, makes a decision under this Part, a person affected by the decision may, within three months of the notification or within such longer period as determined by the General Manager, apply to the General Manager for review of that decision.
6.1.2 An application for internal review under 6.1.1 must be made in writing to the General Manager and must be accompanied by such information as the General Manager requires to enable the decision to be properly reviewed.
6.1.3 The General Manager may:
(a)affirm the original decision by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications; or
(b) make any decision that could be made by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, in accordance with this Part.
6.1.4 The General Manager must give his or her decision in writing within 28 days of receiving the application for internal review.
6.2 Review by the AAT
6.2.1 Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the General Manager under 6.1.3.
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.
6.2.3 Failure to comply with 6.2.2 in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of that decision.
7 Transitional
7.1 Exemptions
An exemption granted or continued under a provision of Marine Orders, Part 25, Issue 4, and in force immediately before this Issue of this Part came into force, is to continue in force as if granted under this Issue of this Part.
7.2 Approvals
An appliance, item of equipment or arrangement approved under a provision of Marine Orders, Part 25, Issue 4, and in service on a ship immediately before this Issue of this Part came into force, is deemed to be approved under this Issue of this Part.
7.3 Pre-1998 ships
(SOLAS III-1.4)
7.3.1 Subject to 7.3.2 and 7.3.3, if an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement on a ship constructed before 1 July 1998 does not comply with this Issue of this Part but complied with Issue 4 of this Part, it is deemed to comply with this Issue of this Part.
7.3.2 If:
(a)an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement referred to in 7.3.1 is replaced; or
(b) the ship on which an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement referred to in 7.3.1 requires additional or different appliances, items of equipment or arrangements,
the replacement or additional appliances, items of equipment or arrangements must comply with this Issue of this Part. If, however, a survival craft is replaced without replacing its launching appliance, or vice versa, the replacement may be of the same type as the item replaced.
7.3.3 The following regulations or parts of regulations of Chapter III apply to all relevant ships irrespective of date of build: paragraphs 2 and 5 of Regulation 6; Regulations 8, 9, 10, 19 and 20; paragraphs 3.1 and 4.1 of Regulation 22; Regulations 26 and 27; paragraph 1 of Regulation 28; Regulations 29 and 30; paragraphs 2 and 3 of Regulation 32; Regulations 35, 36 and 37.
8 Additional appliances or equipment
If a ship is provided with an appliance or item of equipment additional to the appliances and equipment required by this Part, that appliance or item of equipment must comply with the requirements of this Part as if it were an appliance or item of equipment required to be provided by this Part.
9 Damage to appliances and equipment
9.1 A person must not without reasonable excuse engage in conduct resulting in any damage to an appliance or item of equipment stored in or belonging to any appliance.
This is a penal provision
9.2 A person must not without reasonable excuse engage in conduct resulting in the alteration or defacement of any label or marking on an appliance or on an item of equipment stored in or belonging to a life-saving appliance.
This is a penal provision
10 Control
10.1 Quality control
A manufacturer of appliances or equipment for use on a ship must institute quality control measures in relation to the manufacture, service and repair of those appliances or equipment to the satisfaction of the Manager, Ship Inspections, or survey authority.
10.2 Examination
For the purpose of 10.1, a surveyor must be permitted by the manufacturer to examine:
(a)any such appliance or item of equipment during manufacture, service or repair; and
(b) the quality control measures in relation to that appliance or equipment.
10.3 Certificate of approval
(SOLAS III-4)
10.3.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or survey authority may issue a document called a Certificate of Approval as evidence that a particular appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, has been approved under this Part.
10.3.2 A Certificate of Approval remains in force until such date as is shown on that certificate, and may be renewed for a further period if the Manager, Ship Inspections, or survey authority is satisfied that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, continues to comply with this Part.
10.3.3 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority after consultation with the Manager, Ship Inspections, may revoke a Certificate of Approval if satisfied that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, no longer complies with this Part.
10.3.4 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or survey authority will not normally approve appliances, equipment or arrangements that do not comply with the requirements of this Part or, where appropriate, have not successfully passed the tests specified in IMO Resolution MSC.81(70), as amended by MSC.200(80), or, for appliances of novel design, A.520(13).
10.4 Production tests
(SOLAS III-5)
The Manager, Ship Inspections, or survey authority may carry out such production tests as are necessary to establish that appliances and equipment are manufactured to the same standard as the approved prototype.
11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over
11.1 For the purposes of section 215 of the Navigation Act, the prescribed life-saving appliances to be carried and the measures to be observed are, subject to 11.4, those specified in Chapter III and the LSA Code, as appropriate to the ship.
11.2 All life-saving appliances and arrangements referred to in 11.1 must meet the testing and approval requirements of Regulation 4 of Chapter III.
11.3 Appendix 1 sets out more detailed or additional requirements in relation to life-saving appliances that must be carried on an Australian registered ship.
11.4 The equipment requirements for a passenger ship certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 1D or 1E are as specified in Section 10 of that Code.
12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage
12.1 Survival craft and rescue boats
12.1.1 A ship 85 metres or over in length must be provided with:
(a)on each side of the ship, a lifeboat or lifeboats having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; and
(b) life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate half the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry.
12.1.2 A ship 35 metres or over in length, but less than 85 metres in length, must be provided with:
(a)the lifeboats and life-rafts specified in 12.1.1; or
(b)(i)a lifeboat having a capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry and which is capable of being launched from either side of the vessel; and
life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate half the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; or
(c)(i) unless the ship is an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or a gas carrier, life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry, no single life-raft being counted towards the aggregate capacity for more than the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; and
a rescue boat.
12.1.3 A ship 25 metres or over in length, but less than 35 metres in length, must be provided with:
(a)the appliances specified in 12.1.2; or
(b) (i)life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; and
(ii)a rescue boat; or
(c) life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate double the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry, no single life-raft being counted towards the aggregate capacity for more than the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry.
12.1.4 A ship less than 25 metres length must be provided with life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry.
12.1.5 Lifeboats on a chemical tanker or a gas carrier certified to carry cargoes emitting toxic vapours or gases must comply with section 4.8 of the LSA Code.
12.1.6 Lifeboats on an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or a gas carrier certified to carry cargoes having a flash-point not exceeding 60°C (closed cup test) must comply with section 4.9 of the LSA Code.
12.2 Lifebuoys
12.2.1 A ship 60 metres or over in length must be provided with at least 8 lifebuoys, of which 50 per cent must be fitted with self-igniting lights. Two of the lifebuoys with self-igniting lights must also be provided with self activating smoke signals. Of the lifebuoys without self-igniting lights, 2 must be provided with buoyant lines.
12.2.2 A ship 45 metres or over in length, but less than 60 metres in length, must be provided with at least 6 lifebuoys, of which 50 per cent must be fitted with self-igniting lights. Two of the lifebuoys with self-igniting lights must also be provided with self activating smoke signals. Of the lifebuoys without self-igniting lights, 2 must be provided with buoyant lines.
12.2.3 A ship 25 metres or over in length, but less than 45 metres in length, must be provided with at least 4 lifebuoys, of which 2 must be fitted with self-igniting lights and 2 with buoyant lines.
12.2.4 A ship 15 metres or over in length, but less than 25 metres in length, must be provided with at least 2 lifebuoys, of which one must be fitted with self-igniting lights and one with buoyant lines.
12.2.5 A ship less than 15 metres in length must be provided with at least one lifebuoy and fitted with a self-igniting light.
12.3 Life-jackets
12.3.1 There must be provided on a ship a life-jacket for each person that the ship is certified to carry, including a suitable life-jacket for each person aboard the ship who weighs less than 32 kilograms.
12.3.2 In addition to the life-jackets required by 12.3.1, a ship must carry a sufficient number of life-jackets stowed in working spaces for the use of crew members who may be required to remain on duty in those spaces.
12.4 Anti-exposure suits
If a ship is engaged in operational areas with a monthly mean temperature of 15oC or less, an anti-exposure suit of an appropriate size complying with section 2.4 of the LSA Code must be provided for each person assigned to crew a rescue boat.
12.5 Line-throwing appliances
A line-throwing appliance must be carried in a ship of 45 metres or more in length.
12.6 Distress signals
12.6.1 A ship of 25 metres or more in length must carry no fewer than 12 rocket parachute flares.
12.6.2 A ship that is less than 25 metres in length must carry either the signals specified in 12.6.1 or the following distress signals:
(a)6 rocket parachute flares;
(b) 4 hand flares; and
(c) 2 buoyant smoke signals.
12.7 Alarm signal
A ship of 25 metres or more in length must be provided with an alarm signal for summoning the crew to muster stations if efficient mustering cannot be carried out by voice.
12.8 Emergency electrical installation
12.8.1 A ship of 50 metres or more in length must be provided with a self-contained electrical installation, in addition to the main generating set, capable of simultaneously operating emergency lighting, alarm signals, navigation lights and communication equipment.
12.8.2 The installation referred to in 12.8.1 must be capable of continuous operation for:
(a)6 hours, in the case of ships of 125 metres or over in length; or
(b) 3 hours, in the case of ships under 125 metres in length.
12.8.3 A ship under 50 metres in length must be provided with:[6]
[6] The emergency installations referred to in (b) and (c) may be the normal starting batteries if they are suitably placed in the ship.
(a)an electric torch or hand lamp for each crew member;
(b) an emergency installation capable of operating navigation lights (if they are solely electric) for 3 hours; and
(c) an emergency installation capable of operating signalling lamps (if they are normally operated from the main electrical power source) and communication equipment for 3 hours.
12.8.4 A ship must be provided with:
(a)a copy of the life-saving signals referred to in the 'Table of Life-saving Signals' in Appendix 3 of the International Code of Signals on a waterproof card or in a waterproof container; and
(b) one copy for each crew member of the Survival at Sea Instruction Manual, published by AMSA.
12.9 Stowage, launching and recovery arrangements
Arrangements for stowage, launching and recovery of survival craft and rescue boats must comply with the appropriate regulations of Chapter III.
12.10 Approval, testing, servicing and maintenance
All life-saving appliances and arrangements referred to in 12.1 to 12.9 inclusive, including arrangements for testing, must be approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections, survey authority or other organisation acceptable to the Manager, Ship Inspections. Servicing and maintenance must be carried out in accordance with appropriate regulations of Chapter III or other equivalent standard or manufacturer’s specifications acceptable to the Manager, Ship Inspections.
12.11 Communications
12.11.1 At least two approved two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be provided on a ship.[7]
[7] If a ship is less than 300 gross tonnage, or between 300 and 500 gross tonnage and not on an international voyage, the Manager, Ship Inspections, may allow the requirements in 12.11.1 to be reduced.
12.11.2 At least one approved radar transponder must be carried on a ship.
12.12 Restricted operations
The equipment requirements for a ship certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 2B, 2C, 2D or 2E are as specified in Section 10 of that Code.
13 Fishing vessels
13.1 The equipment requirements for a fishing vessel:
(a) of 500 gross tonnage or over; and
(b) certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 3A,
are those specified for cargo ships of equivalent size in Provision 11.
13.2 The equipment requirements for a fishing vessel:
(a) under 500 gross tonnage; and
(b) certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 3A,
are those specified for cargo ships of equivalent size in Provision 12.
13.3 The equipment requirements for a fishing vessel certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 3B, 3C, 3D or 3E are as specified in Section 10 of that Code.
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Appendix 1
Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over
1 General
This Appendix sets out more detailed or additional requirements for passenger ships registered in Australia and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over registered in Australia.
2 Narcotic drugs and goods for therapeutic use
2.1 Narcotic drugs
2.1.1 A ship registered in Australia must be provided with narcotic drugs for use in survival craft on the scale of one pack per 15 persons or part thereof that the ship is certified to carry, the maximum required number being 2 packs.
2.1.2 Each pack referred to in 2.1.1 must contain:
(a)5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml disposable syringe pack; or
(b) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml ampoule with five suitable sterile disposable syringes, complete with needles, per ampoule; or
(c) 6 doses of Omnopon Tubunic 30 mg (equivalent to Anhydrous Morphine 15 mg).
2.1.3 The narcotic drugs must be stowed in one of the following alternative locations at the discretion of the master, provided that the drugs are so stowed as to be capable of ready transfer to lifeboats or life-rafts in the event of an emergency:
(a)in the locked inner cupboard of the ship's medical cabinet; or
(b) in a secure location in the wheelhouse or normal navigating position.
2.2 Goods for therapeutic use
If articles contained in a first-aid outfit, or narcotic drugs carried on a ship for use on survival craft, are goods for therapeutic use within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 the goods must:
(a)conform to specific standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods; and
(b) conform to general standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods.
3 Provisions providing more detail about, or in addition to, Regulations of Chapter III
3.1 Immersion suits, anti‑exposure suits and thermal protective aids
(SOLAS III-7.3, 22.4.1.2 & 32.3.2)
For the purposes of Regulations 7.3, 22.4.1.2 and 32.3.2 of Chapter III, the Manager, Ship Inspections, has determined that a ship need not carry immersion suits, anti‑exposure suits or thermal protective aids if the ship is constantly engaged on voyages between latitudes 35°S and 35°N.
3.2 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements
(SOLAS III-31.1.4)
If a life-raft is provided in accordance with Regulation 31.1.4 of Chapter III, a knotted lifeline, consisting of a fibre rope not less than 24 millimetres in diameter knotted at intervals not exceeding 2 metres and fitted with an eye to enable it to be rapidly secured, long enough to reach the water from the point of embarkation, must be provided for embarkation if a ladder specified in Regulation 11.7 of Chapter III is not provided.
3.3 Stowage of rescue boats
(SOLAS III-14)
A rescue boat must not be stowed on the tank deck of a tanker except with the approval of the Manager, Ship Inspections.[8]
3.4 Emergency training and drills
(SOLAS III-19 & 35)
3.4.1 In addition to the training manual required by Regulation 35 of Chapter III , the following must be provided:
(a) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual for each member of the crew;
(b) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual in each survival craft; and
(c) access to any other relevant documents relating to the training of personnel on the use of the life-saving appliances carried on the ship.[9]
[9] All crew should be made familiar with the existence of such documents and, in particular, with the details of any equipment that differs in any material respect from the equipment described in the Survival Manual.
3.4.2 For the purposes of Regulation 19.5 of Chapter III, the log book in which details of drills are to be recorded is the official log-book of the ship.
3.5 Servicing of EPIRBs and radar transponders
Every 121.5/243 MHz, 406 MHz and 1.6 GHz[10] EPIRB, and every radar transponder provided in accordance with this Part, must, at the intervals specified by the manufacturer, be inspected, tested and, if necessary, have its source of energy replaced.[11] In the case of a 121.5/243 MHz EPIRB, the servicing interval must not exceed 12 months unless it is contained in an inflatable life-raft, in which case it must be serviced whenever the life-raft is serviced.
[10] The alerting service for 1.6 GHz EPIRBs will be discontinued from 1 December 2006.
[11] Attention is drawn to IMO circulars MSC/Circ.1040: Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs, MSC/Circ.1039: Guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite EPIRBs and MSC/Circ.1123: Guidelines on annual testing of L-band satellite EPIRBs.
3.6 Life-jackets
(SOLAS III-32)
3.6.1 In addition to the life-jackets required by Regulation 7 of Chapter III, a cargo ship must be provided with another life-jacket for each person that the ship is certified to carry.
3.6.2 The additional life-jackets required by 3.6.1 may be used to comply with Regulation 7.2.1.2 of Chapter III and the remaining life-jackets, if any, must be kept in float-free locker or lockers in a suitable and plainly-indicated location.
4 Provisions providing more detail about, or in addition to, the LSA Code
4.1 Life-jackets
(LSA Code, §2.2)
4.1.1 No more than 2 types of life-jacket requiring different methods of adjustment may be carried on any one ship.
4.1.2 If 2 different types of life-jacket are carried, appropriate illustrated directions for donning of the life-jackets must be placed near the stowage position for each life-jacket.
4.2 Life-raft equipment
(LSA Code, §4.1.5)
4.2.1 The normal equipment of a life-raft as set out in paragraph 4.1.5.1 of the LSA Code is varied as follows:
(a) the first-aid outfit required by paragraph 4.1.5.1.8 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;
(b) an approved EPIRB that meets either AS/NZ Standard 4330 (121.5/243 MHz EPIRB) or AS/NZ Standard 4280.1 (406 MHz EPIRB) is to be provided, in addition to an efficient radar reflector or survival craft radar transponder required by paragraph 4.1.5.1.14 of the LSA Code;[12] and
[12] The COSPAS-SARSAT system will cease processing signals from 121.5/243 MHz beacons with effect from 1 February 2009 and 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs will not be approved for use after that date. A suitable replacement for a 121.5/243 MHz EPIRB in a life-raft is a Class 3, 406 MHz beacon as described in AS/NZ Standard 4280.1. The Manager, Ship Inspections, may, under Provision 5, accept alternative arrangements for the requirement of carrying an EPIRB in a life-raft.
(c) the food ration required by paragraph 4.1.5.1.18 of the LSA Code must comply with 4.31 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;
4.2.2 For the purposes of paragraph 4.1.5.2 of the LSA Code, a life-raft may only be marked “SOLAS A PACK” if it complies with the LSA Code as varied by 4.2.1.
4.2.3 Where the Manager, Ship Inspections, has exercised the discretion contained in paragraph 4.1.5.3 of the LSA Code to reduce the quantity of items of equipment carried in a life-raft on a passenger ship engaged on voyages other than international voyages, the life-raft, provided that it otherwise complies with the LSA Code as varied by 4.2.1, is to be marked:
(a) if the minimum equipment is carried—"SOLAS B PACK"; and
(b) if the equipment carried is more than the B Pack standard but less than the A Pack standard—"SOLAS B+ PACK".
4.3 Servicing of inflatable life-rafts
4.3.1 A servicing station will not be approved unless it complies with IMO Resolution A.761(18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable life-rafts, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.55(66).
4.3.2 Despite 4.3.1, the Manager, Ship Inspections, may approve a servicing station without the manufacturer's accreditation when in exceptional circumstances the manufacturer is unable to accredit the station.
4.3.3 The Manager, Ship Inspections, may grant temporary approval for a servicing station to service a life-raft or life-rafts subject to such conditions as are considered necessary to ensure that the level of safety is not reduced.[13]
[13] Temporary approval will normally only be granted pending completion of approval formalities.
4.3.4 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority will issue a Certificate of Approval to an approved servicing station and that certificate, together with the certificates issued by the life-raft manufacturer in respect of persons trained in the repair and servicing of those life-rafts, must be prominently displayed on the premises.
4.3.5 A life-raft must be serviced in accordance with IMO Resolutions A.761(18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable life-rafts, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.55(66).
4.4 Lifeboat propulsion
(LSA Code, §4.4.6)
The batteries required by paragraph 4.4.6.9 of the LSA Code must be of the totally sealed type that do not emit hydrogen during charging.
4.5 Lifeboat equipment
(LSA Code, §4.4.8)
The normal equipment of a lifeboat as set out in paragraph 4.4.8 of the LSA Code is varied as follows:
(a) a compass must comply with 4.6 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;
(b) a sea-anchor, whether installed or spare, must comply with ISO 17339:2000 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;
(c) the first-aid outfit required by paragraph 4.4.8.20 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;
(d) the food ration required by paragraph 4.4.8.12 of the LSA Code must comply with 4.31 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;
(e) the manual pump required by paragraph 4.4.8.25 must comply with 4.3 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA; and
(f) a motor lifeboat must carry 2 portable fire extinguishers capable of discharging foam or other substance suitable for quenching oil fires and complying with Standard AS/NZ 1841 and 1850 relating to the type of extinguisher, provided that in the case of a foam extinguisher the size need not exceed 4.5 litres capacity and in the case of a dry powder extinguisher, the size need not exceed 2.25 kg capacity.[14]
[14] Extinguishers should be rated as 10B in accordance with Standard AS/NZS 1850:1997. In the compaction test for a powder extinguisher, all five samples are required to pass the test in accordance with Standard AS/NZS 1841.5:1997.
4.6 Rescue boat equipment
(LSA Code, §5.1.2)
The Manager, Ship Inspections, will accept a radar transponder, complying with IMO Resolution A.802(19), stowed in the rescue boat as being equivalent to a radar reflector as specified in item 12 of paragraph 5.1.2.2. of the LSA Code.
4.7 Fast rescue boats
A fast rescue boat must be equipped with:
(a) portable fire‑extinguishing equipment of an approved type suitable for extinguishing oil fires; and
(b) an easily operated fixed single‑point suspension arrangement or equivalent.
4.8 Launching and embarkation appliances
(LSA Code, §6.1.2)
For the purposes of paragraph 6.1.2.10 of the LSA Code, the maximum lowering speed is 1.3 metres per second, or such greater speed as the Manager, Ship Inspections, considers reasonable, having regard to the design of the survival craft or rescue boat, the protection of its occupants from excessive forces, and the strength of the launching arrangements taking into account inertia forces during an emergency stop.
4.9 General alarm and public address system
(LSA Code, §7.2)
In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph 7.2.1 of the LSA Code, the general emergency alarm required by Regulation 6.4.2 of Chapter III must also comply with IMO Resolution A.830(19): Code on Alarms and Indicators, 1995.
4.10 Visibility of colours
A requirement in the LSA Code to use a ‘highly visible colour’ may be met by use of one of the following colours listed in the Australian Standard 2700:
(a) X 15: orange;
(b) R 11: international orange;
(c) R 12: scarlet.
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Appendix 2
Certain specifications additional to LSA Code
1 First-aid outfits
1.1 Contents
1.1.1 A first-aid outfit for a lifeboat, a life raft or a rescue boat on an Australian ship must be fit for the purpose intended.
1.1.2 The contents and instructions for their use, must be adequate to treat most conditions likely to be encountered during emergencies at sea such as severe wounds, pains, shock, burns, fractures, immersion foot, semi-drowning, etc.[15]
[15] See 3.3 for guidance on recommended minimum quantities of medicine and equipment.
1.1.3 The contents of the first-aid outfit must be maintained within their use-by date, taking into account servicing arrangements.
1.2 Container
The container for a first-aid outfit must be:
(a) fit for the purpose intended;
(b) waterproof and rustproof;
(c) sealed to indicate that the contents are intact; and
(d) indelibly marked on the outside with:
(i) the words FIRST AID KIT; and
(ii) the supplier name and contact details.
1.3 Recommended minimum quantities of medicine and equipment
The following are recommended as minimum quantities of medicine and equipment to be included in a first-aid kit:
(a) Four standard dressings No.14 (medium), measuring approximately 15 cm by 10 cm;
(b) Four standard dressings No.15 (large), measuring approximately 15 cm by 20 cm;
(c) Six triangular bandages, with sides measuring approximately one metre;
(d) Ten open weave bandages, measuring approximately 7.5 cm by 5 metres (paper bandages are not acceptable);
(e) A self adhesive waterproof dressing of at least 1 metre length by 60 mm width or equivalent alternative treatment;
(f) Ten paraffin gauze dressings for burns, individually wrapped, measuring approximately 10 cm by 10 cm;
(g) Three 30 ml applications each of antiseptic liquid (Centrimide solution, 0.5 per cent), clearly marked NOT FOR USE ON EYES;
(h) Fifty 500 mg analgesic tablets (e.g. Paracetamol);
(i) One pair of rustless, stainless metal scissors measuring at least 10 cm with one sharp and one blunt point;
(j) One pair of tweezers for removing foreign objects;
(k) Twelve rustless stainless metal safety pins of assorted sizes;
(l) One small packet of silica gel;
(m) Three 30 ml applications each of 0.9% sodium chloride solution (for irrigating eyes);
(n) Ten small antiseptic cleaning wipes;
(o) One mouldable wire splint approximately 10 cm by 60 cm;
(p) Simple first-aid instructions, including instructions for the use of the outfit’s contents and narcotic drugs, printed on a durable surface, in English;[16]
[16] The instructions must also include: “Silica gel is included as a drying agent – do not remove – not to be taken”.
(q) One resuscitation shield; and
(r) Five pairs of disposable gloves.
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A person who fails to comply with a provision of an order made under subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912 that is expressed to be a penal provision is guilty of an offence and is punishable by:
(a) if the offender is an individual—a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
By virtue of section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914, a penalty unit is equivalent to $110.
(a) stowage is as far as possible from a hazardous area;
(b) the boat is powered by a diesel engine;
(c) there is a gas detection system at the stowage position; and
(d) the installation is intrinsically safe.
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