15CCriteria for revocation of certificates — Load Lines Convention vessels

15C Criteria for revocation of certificates — Load Lines Convention vessels

 15C.1 For section 102 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for revocation of an international load line certificate are that:

(a) the hull or superstructures of the vessel are altered to the extent that an increased freeboard must be assigned; or

(b) the fittings and appliances mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention are not maintained in effective condition; or

(c) the certificate is not endorsed to show that the vessel has been inspected in accordance with subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention; or

(d) the structural strength of the vessel is lowered to the extent that the vessel is unsafe.

 15C.2 For section 102 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for revocation of an international load line exemption certificate are that:

(a) the hull or superstructures of the vessel are altered to the extent that an increased freeboard must be assigned; or

(b) the fittings and appliances mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention are not maintained in effective condition; or

(c) the certificate is not endorsed to show that the vessel has been inspected in accordance with subparagraph (1)(c) of Article 14 of the Load Lines Convention; or

(d) the structural strength of the vessel is lowered to the extent that the vessel is unsafe; or

(e) the vessel does not comply with a safety requirement specified as a safety requirement with which the vessel must comply.

Note   Paragraph 5 of Article 19 of the Load Lines Convention provides that a certificate issued to a vessel ceases to be valid on the transfer of the vessel to the flag of another State.

[13] Section 16

16  Entries to be made in the official log‑book

  For section 309 of the Navigation Act, the master of a regulated Australian vessel must make the entries in the official log-book that are mentioned in Parts II and III of the prescribed form of the official log-book.

Note   Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) 2013 sets out the matters which must be recorded in the official log book.

[14] Sections 19 to 21

21  Alterations

 21.1 The owner of a vessel may permit an alteration mentioned in Article 15 of the Load Lines Convention to be made to the vessel only if:

(a) the owner applies for approval in writing to the assigning authority for the existing load line certificate, stating the nature of the alteration proposed; and

(b) the assigning authority approves the proposed alteration; and