15ACriteria for issue of certificates — Load Lines Convention vessels

15A Criteria for issue of certificates — Load Lines Convention vessels

 15A.1 For sections 103 and 104 of the Navigation Act, a regulated Australian vessel to which the Load Lines Convention applies must have:

(a) an international load line certificate in accordance with Form 1 in Schedule 2; or

(b) an international load line exemption certificate in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 2.

 15A.2 For paragraph 100(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criterion for the issue of an international load line certificate is that the vessel is surveyed in accordance with Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention and found to comply with the Convention.

 15A.3 For subsection 99(1) of the Navigation Act, an international load line certificate is a safety certificate.

Note    It is an offence under sections 103 and 104 of the Navigation Act if a vessel is taken to sea without a certificate of a specified kind in force for the vessel.

 15A.4 An international load line certificate must specify a period up to 5 years for which the certificate remains in force.

 15A.5 For paragraph 100(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criterion for the issue of an international load line exemption certificate is that paragraph 2 or 4 of Article 6 of the Load Lines Convention applies to the vessel.

 15A.7 For subsection 99(1) of the Navigation Act, an international load line exemption certificate is a safety certificate.

 15A.8 An international load line exemption certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Load Lines Convention must specify a period of up to 5 years for which the certificate remains in force.

 15A.9 An international load line exemption certificate issued in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Load Lines Convention remains in force for the duration of the single voyage for which it is issued.