Marine Orders Part 31: Ship surveys and certification, Issue 6 Amendment (Order No. 1 of 2009) (Cth)

Case
No judgment structure available for this case.

MARINE ORDERS

Part 31

Ship surveys and
certification

Issue 6
Amendment

Order No. 1 of 2009

Pursuant to subsection 425 (1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912, I make this Order amending Marine Orders Part 31, Issue 6, in the manner set out in Schedules 1 and 2.

Schedule 1 comes into operation on 1 July 2009. Schedule 2 comes into operation on 1 January 2010.

Graham Peachey

Chief Executive Officer

15 June 2009

1      Commencement

This Order, amending Marine Orders Part 31, Issue 6, commences on:

(a)  this provision and Schedule 1 — 1 July 2009; and

(b)  Schedule 2 — 1 January 2010.

Schedule 1        Amendments that come into operation on 1 July 2009

[1]           Wherever occurring throughout the Part

omit

General Manager

substitute

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maritime Operations Division

[2]           Provision 2, definition of General Manager

omit

[3]           Provision 2, after definition of cargo ship

insert

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maritime Operations Division means the person occupying the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Operations Division, in AMSA;

[4]           Provision 2, after definition of surveyor

insert

USL Class 1A and 2A include international operations where the ship is not subject to SOLAS;

USL Class 3A includes international operations.

[5]           Provision 4.1

substitute

4.1This Part applies whenever a ship is surveyed, or is liable to be surveyed, under the Navigation Act.

[6]           Provision 4, after Provision 4.2

insert

4.3The survey requirements of this Part apply to a ship not propelled by mechanical means as though it were being surveyed for the issue, renewal or endorsement of a certificate as a steamship of an equivalent kind.

[7]           Note to Provision 13.1.2

add at end of text

The Manager, Ship Inspections, has been authorised by AMSA to exercise this power on its behalf.

[8]           Provisions 13.2.1A and 13.2.1B

substitute

13.2.1AFor subsection 268(1E) of the Navigation Act, a report is in the required form if the report sets out:

(a)  the particulars of the accident, damage, defect or event (as the case may be) and the time, place and circumstances of its occurrence;

(b)  the particulars of the ship, its owner and its crew; and

(c)  the particulars of the voyage during which the accident, damage, defect or event occurred

in a manner that complies with Form MO-31/14 (Incident Alert form – also known as form AMSA 18) or Form MO‑31/15 (Incident Report form – also known as form AMSA 19) in the Appendix.

13.2.1BA master of a ship must send to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maritime Operations Division:

(a)  an Incident Alert form no later than 4 hours after the incident occurred; and

(b)  an Incident Report form no later than 72 hours after the incident occurred.

[9]           Note to Provision13.2.2

substitute

Note   A report under section 268 of the Navigation Act is to be made to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maritime Operations Division  through Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Australia.  If a master is unable to access the appropriate AMSA Form, AMSA will accept another document if that document sets out the information mentioned in the appropriate AMSA Form.

AMSA Forms 18 and 19 are also available from AMSA’s website:

If the ship is in a port outside Australia, the master must, in addition to reporting the incident to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Maritime Operations Division, report the incident to the appropriate authority of the country in which the port is situated.

If one or more of the certificates relating to a ship in respect of which a report has been made under section 268 of the Navigation Act were issued by a survey authority, a report in similar terms must also be made to that survey authority.

[10]         After Provision 18.2

insert

18.2AIn 18.2, equivalent certificate means a certificate determined in writing by the Manager, Ship Inspections, to be an equivalent certificate for the purposes of that provision.

[11]         Form MO-31/3, in the Appendix

omit

Subdivision load lines assigned and marked on the ship's side amidships (Reg II-I/13)


Freeboard

To apply when the spaces in which passengers are carried include the following alternative spaces

C.1

........................

..........................................................................................

C.2

........................

..........................................................................................

C.3

........................

..........................................................................................

insert

Subdivision load lines assigned and marked on the ship’s side amidships (Reg II-I/18)*


Freeboard

To apply when the spaces in which passengers are carried include the following alternative spaces

P.1

........................

..........................................................................................

P.2

........................

..........................................................................................

P.3

........................

..........................................................................................

*  For ships constructed before 1 January 2009, the applicable subdivision notation C1, C2 and C3 should be used.

[12]         Form MO-31/9, in the Appendix

omit from the title of the form

(USL CLASS 1 B/C/D/E)

substitute

(USL CLASS 1 A/B/C/D/E)

Schedule 2        Amendments that come into operation on 1 January 2010

[13]         Form MO‑31/3 in the Appendix

omit item 11.1 of section 2 of Form P

substitute the following

11.1         Number of search and rescue locating devices
11.1.1      Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
11.1.2      AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

omit item 6 of section 3 of Form P

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponder (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

[14]         Form MO‑31/5 in the Appendix

omit item 9.1 of section 2 of Form E

substitute the following

9.1           Number of search and rescue locating devices
9.1.1        Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
9.1.2        AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

[15]         Form MO‑31/6 in the Appendix

omit item 6.1 of section 2 of Form R

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponder (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

[16]         Form MO‑31/7 in the Appendix

omit item 9.1 of section 2 of Form C

substitute the following

9.1           Number of search and rescue locating devices
9.1.1        Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
9.1.2        AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

omit item 6 of section 3 of Form R

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponders (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

[17]         Form MO‑31/9 in the Appendix

omit item 11.1 of section 2 of Form PP

substitute the following

11.1         Number of search and rescue locating devices
11.1.1      Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
11.1.2      AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

omit item 6 of section 3 of Form PP

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponder (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

[18]         Form MO‑31/10 in the Appendix

omit item 10.1 of section 2 of Form CC/EE/RR

substitute the following

10.1         Number of search and rescue locating devices
10.1.1      Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
10.1.2      AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

omit item 6 of section 3 of Form CC/EE/RR

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponder (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

[19]         Form MO‑31/11 in the Appendix

omit item 9.1 of section 2 of Form FF

substitute the following

9.1           Number of search and rescue locating devices
9.1.1        Radar search and rescue transponders (SART) ……….................................................
9.1.2        AIS search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SART) ……….................................................

omit item 6 of section 3 of Form FF

substitute the following

6        Ship’s search and rescue locating device

6.1     Radar search and rescue transponder (SART)

.................................…………..

6.2     AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART)

.................................…………..

Actions
Download as PDF Download as Word Document


Cases Citing This Decision

0

Cases Cited

0

Statutory Material Cited

0