{"id":"F2006L01762","name":"Marine Orders - Part 25: Equipment - Life-saving, Issue 5 (Order No. 1 of 2006)","slug":"marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":59539,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01762-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Issue 5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue 5","content":"##### Issue 5\n\n```html\n

Order No. 1 of 2006

Pursuant to subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912, I hereby make this Order repealing Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 4, and issuing the attached Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 5, to come into operation on 1 July 2006.

Dianne Rimington
Acting Chief Executive Officer

2 June 2006

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MARINE ORDERS

Part 25

Equipment—Life-saving

Issue 5

Order No. 1 of 2006

Pursuant to subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912, I hereby make this Order repealing Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 4, and issuing the attached Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 5, to come into operation on 1 July 2006.

Dianne Rimington
Acting Chief Executive Officer

2 June 2006

\n```\n\n# Table of Contents","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part","content":"1 Purpose & power\n\n# 2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part\n\n# 3 Interpretation\n\n# 4 Application\n\n5 Exemptions and equivalents\n\n6 Review of decisions\n\n7 Transitional\n\n8 Additional appliances or equipment\n\n9 Damage to appliances and equipment\n\n## 10 Control\n\n11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage\n\n13 Fishing vessels\n\nAppendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n# Appendix 2 Certain specifications additional to LSA Code","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interpretation","content":"1 Purpose & power\n\n# 2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part\n\n# 3 Interpretation\n\n# 4 Application\n\n5 Exemptions and equivalents\n\n6 Review of decisions\n\n7 Transitional\n\n8 Additional appliances or equipment\n\n9 Damage to appliances and equipment\n\n## 10 Control\n\n11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage\n\n13 Fishing vessels\n\nAppendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n# Appendix 2 Certain specifications additional to LSA Code","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Application","content":"# 4 Application\n\n5 Exemptions and equivalents\n\n6 Review of decisions\n\n7 Transitional\n\n8 Additional appliances or equipment\n\n9 Damage to appliances and equipment","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"part","heading":"Control","content":"## 10 Control\n\n11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage\n\n13 Fishing vessels\n\nAppendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Appendix 2 Certain specifications additi","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appendix 2 Certain specifications additional to LSA Code","content":"# Appendix 2 Certain specifications additional to LSA Code","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5.1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemptions(SOLAS I-4 and III-2)","content":"### 5.1 Exemptions \n(SOLAS I-4 and III-2)\n\n5.1.1 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.\n\n5.1.2 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.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"5.2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Equivalents(SOLAS I-5)","content":"### 5.2 Equivalents \n(SOLAS I-5)\n\nWhere 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.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"5.3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemptions and equivalents not to contravene SOLAS","content":"### 5.3 Exemptions and equivalents not to contravene SOLAS\n\n5.3.1 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.\n\n5.3.2 The Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, must not give an exemption under 5.1.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.\n\n6 Review of decisions\n\n6.1 Internal review\n\n6.1.1 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.\n\n6.1.2 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.\n\n6.1.3 The General Manager may:\n\n (a) affirm the original decision by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications; or\n (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.\n\n6.1.4 The General Manager must give his or her decision in writing within 28 days of receiving the application for internal review.\n\n6.2 Review by the AAT\n\n6.2.1 Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the General Manager under 6.1.3.\n\n6.2.2 The notice under 6.1.4 must include:\n\n (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\n (b) a statement to the effect that the person may request a statement under section 28 of that Act.\n\n6.2.3 Failure to comply with 6.2.2 in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of that decision.\n\n7 Transitional","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"7.1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Exemptions","content":"### 7.1 Exemptions\n\nAn 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.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"7.2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Approvals","content":"### 7.2 Approvals\n\nAn 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.\n\n7.3 Pre-1998 ships \n(SOLAS III-1.4)\n\n7.3.1 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.\n\n7.3.2 If:\n\n (a) an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement referred to in 7.3.1 is replaced; or\n (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,\n\nthe 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.\n\n7.3.3 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.\n\n8 Additional appliances or equipment\n\nIf 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.\n\n9 Damage to appliances and equipment\n\n9.1 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.\n\nThis is a penal provision\n\n9.2 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.\n\nThis is a penal provision","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"10.1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Quality control","content":"### 10.1 Quality control\n\nA 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.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"10.2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Examination","content":"### 10.2 Examination\n\nFor the purpose of 10.1, a surveyor must be permitted by the manufacturer to examine:\n\n (a) any such appliance or item of equipment during manufacture, service or repair; and\n (b) the quality control measures in relation to that appliance or equipment.\n\n10.3 Certificate of approval \n(SOLAS III-4)\n\n10.3.1 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.\n\n10.3.2 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.\n\n10.3.3 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.\n\n10.3.4 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).\n\n10.4 Production tests \n(SOLAS III-5)\n\nThe 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.\n\n11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n11.1 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.\n\n11.2 All life-saving appliances and arrangements referred to in 11.1 must meet the testing and approval requirements of Regulation 4 of Chapter III.\n\n11.3 Appendix 1 sets out more detailed or additional requirements in relation to life-saving appliances that must be carried on an Australian registered ship.\n\n11.4 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.\n\n12 Requirements for cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage\n\n12.1 Survival craft and rescue boats\n\n12.1.1 A ship 85 metres or over in length must be provided with:\n\n (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\n (b) life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate half the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry.\n\n12.1.2 A ship 35 metres or over in length, but less than 85 metres in length, must be provided with:\n\n (a) the lifeboats and life-rafts specified in 12.1.1; or\n (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\n\n(ii) life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate half the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; or\n\n (c)(i)\n\n unless the ship is an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or a gas carrier, life-rafts\n 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\n\n(ii) a rescue boat.\n\n12.1.3 A ship 25 metres or over in length, but less than 35 metres in length, must be provided with:\n\n (a)\n the appliances specified in 12.1.2; or\n (b) (i) life-rafts having an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of persons that the ship is certified to carry; and\n (ii) a rescue boat; or\n (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.\n\n12.1.4 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.\n\n12.1.5 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.\n\n12.1.6 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.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"12.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lifebuoys","content":"## 12.2 Lifebuoys\n\n12.2.1 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.\n\n12.2.2 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.\n\n12.2.3 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.\n\n12.2.4 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.\n\n12.2.5 A ship less than 15 metres in length must be provided with at least one lifebuoy and fitted with a self-igniting light.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"12.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Life-jackets","content":"## 12.3 Life-jackets\n\n12.3.1 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.\n\n12.3.2 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.\n\n12.4 Anti-exposure suits\n\nIf 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.\n\n12.5 Line-throwing appliances\n\nA line-throwing appliance must be carried in a ship of 45 metres or more in length.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"12.6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Distress signals","content":"## 12.6 Distress signals\n\n12.6.1 A ship of 25 metres or more in length must carry no fewer than 12 rocket parachute flares.\n\n12.6.2 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:\n\n (a) 6 rocket parachute flares;\n (b) 4 hand flares; and\n (c) 2 buoyant smoke signals.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"12.7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Alarm signal","content":"## 12.7 Alarm signal\n\nA 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.","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"12.8","sectionType":"part","heading":"Emergency electrical installation","content":"## 12.8 Emergency electrical installation\n\n12.8.1 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.\n\n12.8.2 The installation referred to in 12.8.1 must be capable of continuous operation for:\n\n (a) 6 hours, in the case of ships of 125 metres or over in length; or\n (b) 3 hours, in the case of ships under 125 metres in length.\n\n12.8.3 A ship under 50 metres in length must be provided with:[\\[6\\]](#_ftn6)\n\n (a) an electric torch or hand lamp for each crew member;\n (b) an emergency installation capable of operating navigation lights (if they are solely electric) for 3 hours; and\n (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.\n\n12.8.4 A ship must be provided with:\n\n (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\n (b) one copy for each crew member of the Survival at Sea Instruction Manual, published by AMSA.\n\n12.9 Stowage, launching and recovery arrangements\n\nArrangements for stowage, launching and recovery of survival craft and rescue boats must comply with the appropriate regulations of Chapter III.\n\n12.10 Approval, testing, servicing and maintenance\n\nAll 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.\n\n12.11 Communications\n\n12.11.1 At least two approved two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be provided on a ship.[\\[7\\]](#_ftn7)\n\n12.11.2 At least one approved radar transponder must be carried on a ship.\n\n12.12 Restricted operations\n\nThe 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.\n\n13 Fishing vessels\n\n13.1 The equipment requirements for a fishing vessel:\n\n (a) of 500 gross tonnage or over; and\n (b) certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 3A,\n are those specified for cargo ships of equivalent size in Provision 11.\n\n13.2 The equipment requirements for a fishing vessel:\n\n (a) under 500 gross tonnage; and\n (b) certificated in accordance with the USL Code as Class 3A,\n are those specified for cargo ships of equivalent size in Provision 12.\n\n13.3 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.\n\n\\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\*","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"3.4.2 For the purposes of Regulation 19.","sectionType":"division","heading":"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.","content":"Appendix 1\n\nSpecific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and over\n\n1 General\n\nThis 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.\n\n## 2 Narcotic drugs and goods for therapeutic use\n\n2.1 Narcotic drugs\n\n2.1.1 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.\n\n2.1.2 Each pack referred to in 2.1.1 must contain:\n\n(a) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml disposable syringe pack; or\n\n (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\n (c) 6 doses of Omnopon Tubunic 30 mg (equivalent to Anhydrous Morphine 15 mg).\n\n2.1.3 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:\n\n (a) in the locked inner cupboard of the ship's medical cabinet; or\n (b) in a secure location in the wheelhouse or normal navigating position.\n\n2.2 Goods for therapeutic use\n\nIf 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:\n\n (a) conform to specific standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods; and\n (b) conform to general standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods.\n\n3 Provisions providing more detail about, or in addition to, Regulations of Chapter III\n\n3.1 Immersion suits, anti‑exposure suits and thermal protective aids \n(SOLAS III-7.3, 22.4.1.2 & 32.3.2)\n\nFor 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.\n\n3.2 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements \n(SOLAS III-31.1.4)\n\nIf 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.\n\n3.3 Stowage of rescue boats \n(SOLAS III-14)\n\nA rescue boat must not be stowed on the tank deck of a tanker except with the approval of the Manager, Ship Inspections.[\\[8\\]](#_ftn8)\n\n3.4 Emergency training and drills \n(SOLAS III-19 & 35)\n\n3.4.1 In addition to the training manual required by Regulation 35 of Chapter III , the following must be provided:\n\n (a) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual for each member of the crew;\n (b) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual in each survival craft; and\n (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\\]](#_ftn9)\n\n### 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.\n\n### 3.5 Servicing of EPIRBs and radar transponders\n\nEvery 121.5/243 MHz, 406 MHz and 1.6 GHz[\\[10\\]](#_ftn10) 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\\]](#_ftn11) 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.\n\n### 3.6 Life-jackets \n(SOLAS III-32)\n\n3.6.1 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.\n\n3.6.2 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.\n\n###### 4 Provisions providing more detail about, or in addition to, the LSA Code\n\n4.1 Life-jackets \n(LSA Code, §2.2)\n\n4.1.1 No more than 2 types of life-jacket requiring different methods of adjustment may be carried on any one ship.\n\n4.1.2 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.\n\n4.2 Life-raft equipment \n(LSA Code, §4.1.5)\n\n4.2.1 The normal equipment of a life-raft as set out in paragraph 4.1.5.1 of the LSA Code is varied as follows:\n\n (a) the first-aid outfit required by paragraph 4.1.5.1.8 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;\n (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\\]](#_ftn12) and\n (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;\n\n4.2.2 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.\n\n4.2.3 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:\n\n (a) if the minimum equipment is carried—\"SOLAS B PACK\"; and\n (b) if the equipment carried is more than the B Pack standard but less than the A Pack standard—\"SOLAS B+ PACK\".\n\n4.3 Servicing of inflatable life-rafts\n\n4.3.1 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).\n\n4.3.2 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.\n\n4.3.3 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\\]](#_ftn13)\n\n4.3.4 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.\n\n4.3.5 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).\n\n4.4 Lifeboat propulsion \n(LSA Code, §4.4.6)\n\nThe 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.\n\n4.5 Lifeboat equipment \n(LSA Code, §4.4.8)\n\nThe normal equipment of a lifeboat as set out in paragraph 4.4.8 of the LSA Code is varied as follows:\n\n (a) a compass must comply with 4.6 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;\n (b) a sea-anchor, whether installed or spare, must comply with ISO 17339:2000 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;\n (c) the first-aid outfit required by paragraph 4.4.8.20 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;\n (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;\n (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\n (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\\]](#_ftn14)\n\n \n4.6 Rescue boat equipment \n(LSA Code, §5.1.2)\n\n 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.\n\n4.7 Fast rescue boats\n\nA fast rescue boat must be equipped with:\n\n (a) portable fire‑extinguishing equipment of an approved type suitable for extinguishing oil fires; and\n (b) an easily operated fixed single‑point suspension arrangement or equivalent.\n\n4.8 Launching and embarkation appliances \n(LSA Code, §6.1.2)\n\nFor 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.\n\n4.9 General alarm and public address system \n(LSA Code, §7.2)\n\nIn 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.\n\n4.10 Visibility of colours\n\nA 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:\n\n (a) X 15: orange;\n (b) R 11: international orange;\n (c) R 12: scarlet.\n\n \\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"3.5","sectionType":"division","heading":"Servicing of EPIRBs and radar transponders","content":"### 3.5 Servicing of EPIRBs and radar transponders\n\nEvery 121.5/243 MHz, 406 MHz and 1.6 GHz[\\[10\\]](#_ftn10) 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\\]](#_ftn11) 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.","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"3.6","sectionType":"division","heading":"Life-jackets(SOLAS III-32)","content":"### 3.6 Life-jackets \n(SOLAS III-32)\n\n3.6.1 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.\n\n3.6.2 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.","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"Appendix 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Appendix 2","content":"# Appendix 2\n\n# Certain specifications additional to LSA Code\n\n1 First-aid outfits\n\n1.1 Contents\n\n1.1.1 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.\n\n1.1.2 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\\]](#_ftn15)\n\n1.1.3 The contents of the first-aid outfit must be maintained within their use-by date, taking into account servicing arrangements.\n\n1.2 Container\n\nThe container for a first-aid outfit must be:\n\n (a) fit for the purpose intended;\n (b) waterproof and rustproof;\n (c) sealed to indicate that the contents are intact; and\n (d) indelibly marked on the outside with:\n (i) the words FIRST AID KIT; and\n (ii) the supplier name and contact details.\n\n1.3 Recommended minimum quantities of medicine and equipment\n\nThe following are recommended as minimum quantities of medicine and equipment to be included in a first-aid kit:\n\n (a) Four standard dressings No.14 (medium), measuring approximately 15 cm by 10 cm;\n (b) Four standard dressings No.15 (large), measuring approximately 15 cm by 20 cm;\n (c) Six triangular bandages, with sides measuring approximately one metre;\n (d) Ten open weave bandages, measuring approximately 7.5 cm by 5 metres (paper bandages are not acceptable);\n (e) A self adhesive waterproof dressing of at least 1 metre length by 60 mm width or equivalent alternative treatment;\n (f) Ten paraffin gauze dressings for burns, individually wrapped, measuring approximately 10 cm by 10 cm;\n (g) Three 30 ml applications each of antiseptic liquid (Centrimide solution, 0.5 per cent), clearly marked NOT FOR USE ON EYES;\n (h) Fifty 500 mg analgesic tablets (e.g. Paracetamol);\n (i) One pair of rustless, stainless metal scissors measuring at least 10 cm with one sharp and one blunt point;\n (j) One pair of tweezers for removing foreign objects;\n (k) Twelve rustless stainless metal safety pins of assorted sizes;\n (l) One small packet of silica gel;\n (m) Three 30 ml applications each of 0.9% sodium chloride solution (for irrigating eyes);\n (n) Ten small antiseptic cleaning wipes;\n (o) One mouldable wire splint approximately 10 cm by 60 cm;\n (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\\]](#_ftn16)\n (q) One resuscitation shield; and\n (r) Five pairs of disposable gloves.\n\n\\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\*","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"Certain specifications additional to LSA","sectionType":"part","heading":"Certain specifications additional to LSA Code","content":"# Certain specifications additional to LSA Code\n\n1 First-aid outfits\n\n1.1 Contents\n\n1.1.1 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.\n\n1.1.2 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\\]](#_ftn15)\n\n1.1.3 The contents of the first-aid outfit must be maintained within their use-by date, taking into account servicing arrangements.\n\n1.2 Container\n\nThe container for a first-aid outfit must be:\n\n (a) fit for the purpose intended;\n (b) waterproof and rustproof;\n (c) sealed to indicate that the contents are intact; and\n (d) indelibly marked on the outside with:\n (i) the words FIRST AID KIT; and\n (ii) the supplier name and contact details.\n\n1.3 Recommended minimum quantities of medicine and equipment\n\nThe following are recommended as minimum quantities of medicine and equipment to be included in a first-aid kit:\n\n (a) Four standard dressings No.14 (medium), measuring approximately 15 cm by 10 cm;\n (b) Four standard dressings No.15 (large), measuring approximately 15 cm by 20 cm;\n (c) Six triangular bandages, with sides measuring approximately one metre;\n (d) Ten open weave bandages, measuring approximately 7.5 cm by 5 metres (paper bandages are not acceptable);\n (e) A self adhesive waterproof dressing of at least 1 metre length by 60 mm width or equivalent alternative treatment;\n (f) Ten paraffin gauze dressings for burns, individually wrapped, measuring approximately 10 cm by 10 cm;\n (g) Three 30 ml applications each of antiseptic liquid (Centrimide solution, 0.5 per cent), clearly marked NOT FOR USE ON EYES;\n (h) Fifty 500 mg analgesic tablets (e.g. Paracetamol);\n (i) One pair of rustless, stainless metal scissors measuring at least 10 cm with one sharp and one blunt point;\n (j) One pair of tweezers for removing foreign objects;\n (k) Twelve rustless stainless metal safety pins of assorted sizes;\n (l) One small packet of silica gel;\n (m) Three 30 ml applications each of 0.9% sodium chloride solution (for irrigating eyes);\n (n) Ten small antiseptic cleaning wipes;\n (o) One mouldable wire splint approximately 10 cm by 60 cm;\n (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\\]](#_ftn16)\n (q) One resuscitation shield; and\n (r) Five pairs of disposable gloves.\n\n\\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\*","sortOrder":29}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":3234},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Issue 5 is a reissue and update of Marine Orders Part 25, replacing Issue 4. It maintains the established scope of regulating life-saving appliances and equipment on ships. While it updates references to international standards (such as specific IMO resolutions and ISO standards) and clarifies administrative delegations within AMSA, it does not substantially expand the subject matter beyond life-saving equipment regulation or alter the fundamental regulatory framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to international maritime conventions (SOLAS, LSA Code) and multiple IMO resolutions","12+ defined terms including delegated statutory authority positions (Manager, Ship Inspections; Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications)","Tiered application framework based on ship tonnage (500+ gross tonnes vs under), length (15m to 85m+ brackets), construction date (pre/post 1998), and vessel type (passenger, cargo, tanker, fishing)","Nested conditional logic for exemptions (section 5.1) and equivalents (section 5.2) with prohibitions on contravening SOLAS (section 5.3)","Technical appendices specifying equipment standards including references to AS/NZ Standards, ISO standards, and specific pharmaceutical requirements","Transitional provisions preserving Issue 4 approvals and deemed compliance for pre-1998 vessels with replacement conditions","Dual administrative authority structure distinguishing between equipment inspection functions and operational qualification functions"],"plain_english_summary":"Marine Orders Part 25 sets Australia’s mandatory rules for life‑saving equipment on Australian‑registered ships and foreign vessels in Australian waters, and for manufacturers, servicers and surveyors of that equipment. It requires compliance with SOLAS/LSA standards plus some Australian additions (medical supplies, servicing and approvals by AMSA), allows tailored exemptions or equivalents, and imposes penalties for tampering. It ensures ships carry effective, inspected, and approved gear to protect lives at sea."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order continues the stated original purpose of giving effect to SOLAS Chapter III and the LSA Code and applies to Australian-registered ships and foreign ships in Australian waters (1.1, 4.1). It replaces the prior Issue 4 but preserves existing exemptions and approvals (7.1–7.2). Appendix provisions add Australia‑specific technical specifications and servicing rules but do not expand the core territorial or subject‑matter scope beyond the stated SOLAS/LSA implementation."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to international instruments (SOLAS Chapter III, LSA Code, IMO resolutions) creating layered obligations (1.1, 3.4, 11.1).","Broad delegations of discretionary power to AMSA officials (Manager, Ship Inspections; Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications) for approvals, exemptions and equivalents, increasing administrative discretion (5.1–5.3, 10.3).","Detailed, prescriptive technical rules differentiated by ship type, length and tonnage (12.1–12.12, 13) that impose varying equipment and maintenance burdens on owners/operators.","Multiple compliance pathways and references to alternative codes and standards (USL Code, ISO, AS/NZ), requiring interpretation which can complicate compliance choices (4.5, 4.2.1(c), 4.5, 4.5).","Transitional arrangements preserving prior exemptions and approvals and special rules for pre-1998 ships, adding temporal complexity to application (7.1–7.3).","Penal provisions for damaging or defacing life‑saving appliances and markings, which create criminal exposure for crew/others (9.1–9.2).","Certification, production testing, servicing station approval and revocation processes that impose ongoing administrative and commercial obligations on manufacturers and service providers (10.3–10.4, 4.3).","Built‑in review pathways (internal review to the General Manager and merits review by the AAT) which add procedural layers and timelines for contesting AMSA decisions (6.1–6.2).","Precise definitional provisions and measurement rules (length, date of construction, certification counts) that determine which rules apply to a particular vessel (Definitions, 3.1–3.3).","Highly prescriptive equipment and medical supplies lists (lifebuoys, life‑jackets, EPIRBs, first‑aid contents, narcotic drug packs) that create inventory and servicing obligations (12.2–12.11, Appendix 1, Appendix 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Marine Order requires Australian-registered ships and foreign ships in Australian territorial waters to carry, maintain and have approved life‑saving appliances by giving effect to SOLAS Chapter III and the LSA Code (1.1, 4.1). Shipowners and masters pay for equipment, servicing and compliance; manufacturers and servicing stations must meet AMSA quality‑control and approval rules (10.1–10.4, 4.3). AMSA officers decide approvals, exemptions and equivalents (5.1–5.3); some breaches (damage or defacement of equipment) are penal offences (9.1–9.2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marine-orders-part-25-equipment-life-saving-issue-5-order-no-1-of-2006/documents"}}