Sch 13Marine Orders Part 27, issue 4

Schedule 13 Marine Orders Part 27, issue 4

  This Order is Marine Order 27 (Radio equipment) 2009.

1.1 Purpose

(a) gives effect to Chapter IV of SOLAS that deals with the provision, maintenance and use of radio equipment on board vessels; and

(b) provides for seafarers to have GMDSS qualifications.

Note   For the current text of Chapter IV of SOLAS — see SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2011, published by the IMO.

[3] Subsections 1.2.1 and 1.2.2

 1.2.1 Subsection 51(2) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations about matters to which AMSA must have regard when making a determination under subsection 51(1) of the Navigation Act about the master, officers or seafarers to be carried by a vessel who must hold specified seafarer certificates.

 1.2.2 Subparagraph 339(2)(b)(ii) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations about radio installations, radio navigational aids and communications equipment to be carried on board vessels.

 1.2.2A Paragraph 340(1)(a) of the Navigation Act provide for regulations to give effect to SOLAS.

 1.2.2B Paragraph 339(2)(c) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations about the operation, maintenance, checking and testing of equipment.

 1.2.2C Paragraph 339(2)(l) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations about logbooks.

 

[5] Section 2, definitions of AMSA, Deputy CEO, IMO, Manager, Ship Inspections, Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, Navigation Act and non-SOLAS ship

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[6] Section 2, definition of Radio Regulations

  Radio Regulations has the same meaning as in Regulation 2.11 of Chapter IV of SOLAS.

Note   The text of the Radio Regulations is available at the International Telecommunications Union website: http://www.itu.int.

[7] Section 2, definitions of SOLAS, SOLAS ship, STCW Code, STCW Convention and survey authority

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[8] Section 2, note

 

[9] Subsection 3.5

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[10] Subsections 4.1 and 4.2

 4.1 This Order applies to the each of the following vessels:

 4.2 This Order applies to a foreign vessel that is a vessel to which Chapter IV of SOLAS applies only to the extent that the vessel fails to comply with SOLAS.

[11] Section 5, heading

[12] After subsection 5.1

 5.1A A person may apply, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2011, for an exemption of a vessel from a requirement of this Order.