2Purpose

2 Purpose

This Order:

(a) prescribes matters for machinery and equipment that belong to a vessel and are used for loading or unloading the vessel, including inspection, testing, maintenance and operation; and

(b) gives effect to those parts of the following instruments of the International Labour Organization that apply to machinery, appliances and equipment that belong to a vessel and are used for loading or unloading the vessel:

(i) Convention No. 27, Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels), 1929, as in force from time to time;

(ii) Convention No. 152, Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work), 1979, as in force from time to time;

(iii) Recommendation No.160, Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work), 1979, as in force from time to time;

(iv) the ILO Code.