7Interpretation

7 Interpretation (1) In this Act: advisory committee means an advisory committee established under Part 2, Division 3. air-cushioned vehicle means a vehicle designed to be supported, when in motion, wholly or partly by the air expelled from the vehicle forming a cushion, the boundaries of which include the water or other surface below the vehicle. appointed pilotage services provider, see section 181A. certificate means any of the following: (a) a certificate of operation issued under section 48 of the Marine Safety National Law; (b) a certificate of survey; (c) a certificate of competency; (d) a certificate recognised under section 73 of the Marine Safety certificate of competency means a certificate of competency issued under section 60 of the Marine Safety National Law. certificate of survey means a certificate of survey issued under section 38 of the Marine Safety National Law and, in the case of a vessel that is being towed, includes a towage permit issued under the Regulations.

Marine Act 1981 3 crew, in relation to a vessel, means those persons employed on board and in the business of a vessel, other than: (a) a person temporarily employed on board the vessel while the vessel is at a port; or (b) a pilot; or (c) in the case of a fishing vessel, a person solely engaged in catching or processing fish. dangerous goods means goods listed as dangerous goods in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organisation, as amended from time to time. designated port, see section 3 of the Ports Management Act 2015. Director means the Chief Executive Officer, as defined in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, of the Agency as defined in that Act primarily responsible under the Minister for the administration of this Act. domestic commercial vessel, see section 7 of the Marine Safety fish includes turtles, dugong, crustacea, molluscs and any other living resources of the sea or the seabed. fishing operations means: (a) taking, catching or capturing fish for trading or manufacturing purposes; or (b) processing (including on land) or carrying fish that are taken, caught or captured. fishing vessel means a vessel that is used wholly or principally for fishing operations and includes: (a) a vessel that is used: (i) to provide food, fuel and other supplies to persons who are engaged in fishing operations; or (ii) to transport crew and other persons who are engaged in fishing operations; and (b) a vessel that is in the course of construction and is intended to be used wholly or principally for fishing operations.

Marine Act 1981 4 hire-and-drive vessel means a vessel which is let for hire or reward or for any other consideration whatsoever, including vessels provided in conjunction with holiday establishments or hotels for the use of guests or tenants, and which the hirer uses solely for pleasure. land includes land covered by water. marine incident means any of the following: (a) the death of a person associated with the operation or navigation of a vessel; (b) an injury to a person associated with the operation or navigation of a vessel that requires or results in treatment by a medical practitioner; (c) the loss or presumed loss of a vessel; (d) a collision of a vessel with another vessel; (e) a collision by a vessel with an object; (f) the grounding, sinking, flooding or capsizing of a vessel; (g) a fire on board a vessel; (h) a loss of stability of a vessel that affects the safety of the vessel; (i) the structural failure of a vessel; (j) a situation in which vessels pass each other, or a vessel passes another vessel, a person or an object, in such proximity that a reasonable person would conclude that in all the circumstances there was a risk of an imminent collision; (k) an event that results in, or could have resulted in: (i) the death of, or an injury of a kind mentioned in paragraph (b) to, a person on board a vessel; or (ii) the loss of a person from a vessel; or (iii) a vessel becoming disabled and requiring assistance; (l) the fouling or damaging by a vessel of: (i) any pipeline or submarine cable; or