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• MARINE ORDERSPart 25Equipment — Life-savingIssue 6

• Order No. 4 of 2008Pursuant to subsection 425 (1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912, I repeal Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 5, and make Marine Orders Part 25, Issue 6, to come into operation on 1 July 2008.

• Graham PeacheyChief Executive Officer25 May 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous issues

Issue 1, Order No. 19 of 1983 —Amended by Order No. 10 of 1986 —Amended by Order No. 1 of 1992 —Amended by Order No. 10 of 1992 Issue 2, Order No. 6 of 1992 —Amended by Order No. 11 of 1992 Issue 3, Order No. 13 of 1994 Amended by Order No. 1 of 1997 Issue 4, Order No. 12 of 1998 Amended by Order No. 1 of 2002 Issue 5, Order No. 1 of 2006

Table of Contents

1 Purpose and power

2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

3 Interpretation

4 Application

5 Exemptions and equivalents

6 Review of decisions

7 Transitional

8 Additional appliances or equipment

9 Damage to appliances and equipment

10 Control

11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships that are 500 gross tonnage and over

12 Requirements for cargo ships that are less than 500 gross tonnage

Appendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships

Appendix 2 First aid outfit requirements

 

1 Purpose and power

1.1 Purpose

 This Part gives effect to Chapter III of SOLAS, including giving effect to the LSA Code, and prescribes matters for the purposes of sections 215 and 228 of the Navigation Act.

1.2 Power

1.2.1 Subsection 191 (1) of the Navigation Act provides that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to giving effect to SOLAS.

1.2.2 Paragraph 215 (1) (a) and subsection 215 (2) of the Navigation Act provide that the regulations may make provision for or in relation to the following:

(a) the saving of life at sea;

(b) the appliances to be carried;

(c) the measures to be observed on ships for the saving of life at sea;

(d) the exemption of ships from any requirement of this Act that relates to the saving of life at sea.

1.2.3 Section 228 of the Navigation Act provides that the master of a ship shall not take the ship to sea, and the owner of a ship shall not permit the ship to go to sea, unless it is duly furnished with the prescribed means of making signals of distress.

1.2.4 Subsection 425 (1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

1.2.5 Subsection 425 (1AA) of the Navigation Act provides for the making of orders with respect to matters that can be made by the regulations.

2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

In this Part:

AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990;

approved means approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections or a survey authority;

Chapter III means Chapter III of SOLAS;

Note   The current text of Chapter III of SOLAS is to be found in the SOLAS Consolidated Edition 2004, amended by Resolutions MSC.152 (78), MSC.170 (79) and Annexes 1 and 3 to MSC.216 (82).  The amendments to Chapter III of SOLAS that are made by Annex 1 to IMO Resolution MSC 216 (82) come into operation on 1 July 2008 and the amendments that are made by Annex 3 to that Resolution come into operation on 1 July 2010.

General Manager means the person occupying the position of General Manager, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;

IMO means the International Maritime Organization;

length, in relation to a ship, means 96 per cent of the total length on a water-line at 85 per cent of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel or the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that water-line, if that be greater, except that in ships designed with a rake of keel, the water-line on which this length is measured must be parallel to the designed water-line;

LSA Code means the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, adopted by IMO as resolution MSC.48 (66) and amended by resolution MSC.218 (82);

Manager, Ship Inspections means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Inspections in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Inspections for that purpose;

Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications for that purpose;

Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912.

penal provision means a penal provision for subregulation 4 (1) of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations 1980;

Note   Subregulation 4 (1) of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations 1980 provides that a person who fails to comply with a provision of an order made under subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act that is expressed to be a penal provision is guilty of an offence and is punishable by:

(a) if the offender is an individual — a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or

(b) if the offender is a body corporate — a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.

Under section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914, a penalty unit is currently $110.

SOLAS means the Safety Convention as defined in the Navigation Act;

survey authority means a survey authority approved for the purposes of the Navigation Act;.

Note   A list of approved survey authorities is available on AMSA’s website: www.amsa.gov.au

surveyor means:

(a) a person appointed as a surveyor under section 190 of the Navigation Act; or

(b) a person employed as a surveyor by a survey authority;

tanker means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of a flammable nature;

USL Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code mentioned in section 427 of the Navigation Act.

Note   Information on obtaining copies of IMO documents referred to in this Part is available from AMSA’s website: www.amsa.gov.au or via e-mail: international.relations@amsa.gov.au.

3 Interpretation

3.1 In this Part, a reference to the date on which a ship was constructed means the date on which not less than 50 tonnes or one per cent of the proposed total mass of the structural material of the ship, whichever is the less, has been assembled.

3.2 In this Part, a reference to the number of persons that a ship is certified to carry is a reference to the number of persons for whom life-saving appliances are provided as specified in the record of equipment contained in or appended to the certificate of the ship.

3.3 The expression to the satisfaction of the Manager, Ship Inspections, or any similar expression appearing in this Part, means that the Manager, Ship Inspections may require the fitting, material, appliance or apparatus referred to, to be demonstrated to be safe and effective for its intended purpose.

3.4 Subject to provision 3.6, a reference to the Administration in Chapter III (other than Regulation 10), the LSA Code, an IMO resolution or a document referred to in this Part is to be read as a reference to the Manager, Ship Inspections.

3.5 A reference to the Administration in Regulation 10 of Chapter III is to be read as a reference to the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications.

3.6 A requirement in Chapter III, the LSA Code, an IMO resolution or a document referred to in this Part that an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by the Administration means that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections or a survey authority.

3.7 In this Part:

(a) headings and subheadings are part of the Part; and

(b) each Appendix is part of the Part; and

(c) a note is not part of the Part, but may provide additional information or guidance in applying the Part.

4 Application

4.1 Subject to provisions 4.2 and 4.3, this Part applies to a ship that is:

(a) a ship registered in Australia; or

(b) a ship registered in a country other than Australia that is in the territorial sea of Australia or waters on the landward side of the territorial sea.

4.2 This Part does not apply to a ship that is a Safety Convention ship registered in a country other than Australia, except to the extent that the ship fails to comply with SOLAS.

4.3 This Part does not apply to a ship that is registered in a country other than Australia that is a party to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960, except to the extent that the ship fails to comply with that Convention.

4.4 A cargo ship, whenever built, that is converted to a passenger ship is to be treated as a passenger ship constructed on the date on which such conversion commences.

4.5 If a provision of this Part requires or permits the appliances, equipment or arrangements of a ship to comply with the USL Code, 1 or more requirements of this Part may be replaced by the corresponding requirements of the USL Code.

4.6 If a ship is certified in accordance with one of the Codes referred to in Marine Orders Part 49 (High Speed Craft) or the Code referred to in Marine Orders Part 50 (Special Purpose Ships), and a provision of the relevant Code is inconsistent with a provision of this Part, the provision of the Code will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

5 Exemptions and equivalents

5.1 Exemptions

(SOLAS Chapters I-4 and III-2)

5.1.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part (other than a provision giving effect to Regulation 10 of Chapter III) would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship, its equipment and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.

5.1.2 The Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part giving effect to Regulation 10 of Chapter III would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship, its personnel and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.

5.2 Equivalents

(SOLAS Chapter I-5)

 Where a provision of this Part requires a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof to be fitted or carried in a ship or a particular provision to be made in a ship, the Manager, Ship Inspections may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made, if that officer is satisfied that the other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by that provision of this Part.

5.3 Exemptions and equivalents not to contravene SOLAS

5.3.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections must not give an exemption under provision 5.1.1 or allow an equivalent under provision 5.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.

5.3.2 The Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications must not give an exemption under provision 5.1.2 if it would contravene SOLAS.

Note   Applications for modifications or exemptions should be made to the Manager, Ship Inspections, and should be accompanied by relevant information.  The Manager, Ship Inspections may seek additional information to assist in reaching a decision.

6 Review of decisions

6.1 Internal review

6.1.1 If the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, makes a decision under this Part, a person affected by the decision may apply to the General Manager for review of that decision:

(a) within three months of the notification; or

(b) within such longer period as determined by the General Manager.

6.1.2 An application for internal review under provision 6.1.1 must be made in writing to the General Manager and must be accompanied by such information as the General Manager requires to enable the decision to be properly reviewed.

6.1.3 The General Manager may:

(a) affirm the original decision by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications; or

(b) make any decision that could be made by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications in accordance with this Part.

6.1.4 The General Manager must give his or her decision in writing within 28 days of receiving the application for internal review.

6.2 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

6.2.1 Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the General Manager, under provision 6.1.3.

6.2.2 The notice under provision 6.1.4 must include:

(a) a statement to the effect that, if the person is dissatisfied with the decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision; and

(b) a statement to the effect that the person may request a statement under section 28 of that Act.

6.2.3 Failure to comply with provision 6.2.2 in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of that decision.

7 Transitional

7.1 Exemptions

 An exemption granted or continued under a provision of Marine Orders, Part 25, Issue 5, and in force immediately before this Issue of this Part came into force, is to continue in force as if granted under this Issue of this Part.

7.2 Approvals

 An appliance, item of equipment or arrangement approved under a provision of Marine Orders, Part 25, Issue 5, and in service on a ship immediately before this Issue of this Part came into force, is deemed to be approved under this Issue of this Part.

7.3 Pre‑1998 ships

(SOLAS Chapter III-1.4)

7.3.1 Subject to provision 7.3.2, if an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement on a ship constructed before 1 July 1998 does not comply with this Issue of this Part but complied with Issue 5 of this Part, it is deemed to comply with this Issue of this Part.

7.3.2 If:

(a) an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement referred to in provision 7.3.1 is replaced; or

(b) the ship on which an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement referred to in provision 7.3.1 requires additional or different appliances, items of equipment or arrangements,

 the replacement or additional appliances, items of equipment or arrangements must comply with this Issue of this Part.  If, however, a survival craft is replaced without replacing its launching appliance, or vice versa, the replacement may be of the same type as the item replaced.

8 Additional appliances or equipment

 If a ship is provided with an appliance or item of equipment additional to the appliances and equipment required by this Part, that appliance or item of equipment must comply with the requirements of this Part as if it were an appliance or item of equipment required to be provided by this Part.

9 Damage to appliances and equipment

9.1 A person must not without reasonable excuse engage in conduct resulting in any damage to an appliance or item of equipment stored in or belonging to any appliance.

9.2 A person must not without reasonable excuse engage in conduct resulting in the alteration or defacement of any label or marking on an appliance or on an item of equipment stored in or belonging to a life-saving appliance.

9.3 Provisions 9.1 and 9.2 are penal provisions.

10 Control

10.1 Quality control

 A manufacturer of appliances or equipment for use on a ship must institute quality control measures in relation to the manufacture, service and repair of those appliances or equipment to the satisfaction of the Manager, Ship Inspections or a survey authority.

10.2 Examination

 For the purpose of provision 10.1, a surveyor must be permitted by the manufacturer to examine:

(a) any such appliance or item of equipment during manufacture, service or repair; and

(b) the quality control measures in relation to that appliance or equipment.

10.3 Certificate of approval

(SOLAS Chapter III-4)

10.3.1 The Manager, Ship Inspections or a survey authority may issue a document called a Certificate of Approval as evidence that a particular appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, has been approved under this Part.

10.3.2 A Certificate of Approval remains in force until such date as is shown on that certificate, and may be renewed for a further period if the Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority, is satisfied that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, continues to comply with this Part.

10.3.3 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority after consultation with the Manager, Ship Inspections, may revoke a Certificate of Approval if satisfied that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement, or make or type of appliance or equipment, no longer complies with this Part.

10.3.4 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority, will not normally approve appliances, equipment or arrangements that do not comply with the requirements of this Part or, where appropriate, have not successfully passed the tests specified in IMO Resolution MSC.81 (70), as amended by MSC.200 (80) and MSC.226 (82), or, for appliances of novel design, A.520 (13).

10.4 Production tests

(SOLAS Chapter III-5)

 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority, may carry out such production tests as are necessary to establish that appliances and equipment are manufactured to the same standard as the approved prototype.

11 Requirements for all passenger ships and cargo ships that are 500 gross tonnage and over

11.1 For section 215 of the Navigation Act and subject to provision 11.4, the prescribed life-saving appliances to be carried on a ship and the measures to be observed are those specified in Chapter III and the LSA Code, as appropriate to the ship.

11.2 For provision 11.1, all life-saving appliances and arrangements must satisfy the testing and approval requirements of Regulation 4 of Chapter III.

11.3 Appendix 1 to this Part sets out additional requirements in relation to life‑saving appliances that must be carried on an Australian registered ship.

11.4 A passenger ship that is certified under the USL Code to be a Class 1D or 1E vessel must satisfy the requirements for life-saving appliances mentioned in the USL Code.

12 Requirements for cargo ships that are less than 500 gross tonnage

12.1 Survival craft and rescue boats

12.1.0 In this provision:

ship’s certified capacity means the total number of persons that a ship is certified to carry.

Ships 85 metres or over in length

12.1.1 A ship that is 85 metres or over in length must carry:

(a) on each side of the ship, 1 or more lifeboats that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity; and

(b) either of the following:

(i) 1 or more liferafts that:

(A) have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate half of the ship’s certified capacity; and

(B) are stowed in a position that allows for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level;

(ii) on each side of the ship, 1 or more liferafts that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate half of the ship’s certified capacity.

Ships at least 35 metres but less than 85 metres in length

12.1.2 A ship that is at least 35 metres but less than 85 metres in length must carry:

(a) lifeboats and liferafts that satisfy the requirements mentioned in provision 12.1.1; or

(b) both of the following:

(i) 1 or more lifeboats that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity and are capable of being launched from either side of the ship;

(ii) 1 or more liferafts that satisfy the requirements mentioned in provision 12.1.1 (b); or

(c) if the ship is not an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or a gas carrier, both of the following:

(i) 2 or more liferafts that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate double of the ship’s certified capacity, where a liferaft’s capacity is calculated in accordance with the following:

(A) if a liferaft’s capacity is not more than the ship’s certified capacity, the liferaft’s capacity is the actual capacity of the liferaft;

(B) if a liferaft’s capacity exceeds the ship’s certified capacity, the liferaft’s capacity is taken to equal the ship’s certified capacity;

(ii) a rescue boat.

Ships at least 25 metres but less than 35 metres in length

12.1.3 A ship that is at least 25 metres but less than 35 metres in length must carry:

(a) lifeboats, liferafts and rescue boats (as the case may be) that satisfy the requirements mentioned in provision 12.1.2; or

(b) a rescue boat and one of the following:

(i) 1 or more liferafts that:

(A) have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity; and

(B) are stowed in a position that allows for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level;

(ii) on each side of the ship, 1 or more liferafts that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity; or

(c) 2 or more liferafts that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate double of the ship’s certified capacity, where a liferaft’s capacity is calculated in accordance with the following:

(i) if a liferaft’s capacity is not more than the ship’s certified capacity, the liferaft’s capacity is the actual capacity of the liferaft;

(ii) if a liferaft’s capacity exceeds the ship’s certified capacity, the liferaft’s capacity is taken to equal the ship’s certified capacity.

Ships less than 25 metres in length

12.1.4 A ship that is less than 25 metres length must carry:

(a) 1 or more liferafts that:

(i) have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity; and

(ii) are stowed in a position that allows for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level; or

(b) on each side of the ship, 1 or more liferafts that have an aggregate capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the ship’s certified capacity.

Chemical tankers or gas carriers

12.1.5 In respect of a chemical tanker or gas carrier that is certified to carry cargoes emitting toxic vapours or gases, a lifeboat must comply with section 4.8 of the LSA Code.

12.1.6 In respect of an oil tanker, a chemical tanker or gas carrier certified to carry cargoes having a flash-point not exceeding 60°C (closed cup test), a lifeboat must comply with section 4.9 of the LSA Code.

12.2 Lifebuoys

12.2.1 A ship 60 metres or over in length must be provided with at least 8 lifebuoys, of which 50 per cent must be fitted with self-igniting lights.  Two of the lifebuoys with self-igniting lights must also be provided with self activating smoke signals.  Of the lifebuoys without self-igniting lights, 2 must be provided with buoyant lines.

12.2.2 A ship 45 metres or over in length, but less than 60 metres in length, must be provided with at least 6 lifebuoys, of which 50 per cent must be fitted with self-igniting lights.  Two of the lifebuoys with self-igniting lights must also be provided with self activating smoke signals.  Of the lifebuoys without self-igniting lights, 2 must be provided with buoyant lines.

12.2.3 A ship 25 metres or over in length, but less than 45 metres in length, must be provided with at least 4 lifebuoys, of which 2 must be fitted with self-igniting lights and 2 with buoyant lines.

12.2.4 A ship 15 metres or over in length, but less than 25 metres in length, must be provided with at least 2 lifebuoys, of which one must be fitted with self-igniting lights and one with buoyant lines.

12.2.5 A ship less than 15 metres in length must be provided with at least one lifebuoy that is fitted with a self-igniting light.

12.3 Life-jackets

12.3.1 There must be provided on a ship a life-jacket for each person that the ship is certified to carry, including a suitable life-jacket for each person aboard the ship who weighs less than 32 kilograms.

12.3.2 In addition to the life-jackets required by provision 12.3.1, a ship must carry a sufficient number of life-jackets stowed in working spaces for the use of crew members who may be required to remain on duty in those spaces.

12.4 Anti-exposure suits

 If a ship enters an operational area that has an average monthly sea surface temperature of 15oC or less, an anti-exposure suit of an appropriate size complying with section 2.4 of the LSA Code must be provided for each person assigned to crew a rescue boat.

12.5 Line-throwing appliances

 A line-throwing appliance must be carried in a ship of 45 metres or more in length.

12.6 Distress signals

12.6.1 A ship of 25 metres or more in length must carry at least 12 rocket parachute flares.

12.6.2 A ship that is less than 25 metres in length must carry:

(a) at least 12 rocket parachute flares; or

(b) all of the following distress signals:

(i) 6 rocket parachute flares;

(ii) 4 hand flares;

(iii) 2 buoyant smoke signals.

12.7 Alarm signal

 A ship of 25 metres or more in length must be provided with an alarm signal for summoning the crew to muster stations if efficient mustering cannot be carried out by voice.

12.8 Emergency electrical installation

12.8.1 A ship of 50 metres or more in length must be provided with a self-contained electrical installation, in addition to the main generating set, capable of simultaneously operating emergency lighting, alarm signals, navigation lights and communication equipment.

12.8.2 The installation referred to in provision 12.8.1 must be capable of continuous operation for:

(a) 6 hours, in the case of ships of 125 metres or over in length; or

(b) 3 hours, in the case of ships under 125 metres in length.

12.8.3 A ship under 50 metres in length must be provided with:

(a) an electric torch or hand lamp for each crew member;

(b) an emergency installation capable of operating navigation lights (if they are solely electric) for 3 hours; and

(c) an emergency installation capable of operating signalling lamps (if they are normally operated from the main electrical power source) and communication equipment for 3 hours.

Note   The emergency installations mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) may be the ship’s normal starting batteries if they are suitably placed in the ship.

12.8.4 A ship must be provided with:

(a) a copy of the life-saving signals referred to in the 'Table of Life-saving Signals' in Appendix 3 of the International Code of Signals on a waterproof card or in a waterproof container; and

(b) one copy for each crew member of the Survival at Sea Instruction Manual, published by AMSA.

Note   These documents are available on AMSA’s website: www.amsa.gov.au

12.9 Stowage, launching and recovery arrangements

 Arrangements for stowage, launching and recovery of survival craft and rescue boats must comply with the appropriate regulations of Chapter III.

12.10 Approval, testing, servicing and maintenance

 All life-saving appliances and arrangements mentioned in provisions 12.1 to 12.9, including arrangements for testing, must be approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections, survey authority or other organisation acceptable to the Manager, Ship Inspections.  Servicing and maintenance must be carried out in accordance with appropriate regulations of Chapter III or other equivalent standard or manufacturer’s specifications acceptable to the Manager, Ship Inspections.

12.11 Communications

12.11.1 At least 2 approved 2-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus must be carried on a ship.

12.11.2 At least 1 approved radar transponder must be carried on a ship.

Note   The Manager, Ship Inspections, may allow the requirements in provision 12.11.1 to be reduced, if a ship is:

(a) less than 300 gross tonnage; or

(b) at least 300 gross tonnage but less than 500 gross tonnage and the ship is not on an overseas voyage.

12.12 Equipment requirements for restricted operations

 A ship that is certified to be a Class 2B, 2C, 2D or 2E vessel under the USL Code must satisfy the equipment requirements mentioned in the USL Code.

13 Fishing vessels

13.1 A fishing vessel must meet the equipment requirements for a cargo ship of an equivalent size set out in provision 11, if the fishing vessel:

(a) is 500 gross tonnage or more; and

(b) is certified to be a Class 3A vessel under the USL Code.

13.2 A fishing vessel must meet the equipment requirements  for a cargo ship of an equivalent size set out in provision 12, if the fishing vessel:

(a) is under 500 gross tonnage; and

(b) is certified to be a Class 3A vessel under the USL Code.

13.3 A fishing vessel that is certified to be a Class 3B, 3C, 3D or 3E vessel under the USL Code must meet the equipment requirements set out in section 10 of the USL Code.

Appendix 1 Specific requirements for Australian registered passenger ships and Australian registered cargo ships

(Provisions 11.3 and 12.13)

1 General

 This Appendix sets out specific requirements for passenger ships and cargo ships that are registered in Australia.

2 Narcotic drugs and goods for therapeutic use

2.1 Narcotic drugs

2.1.1 A ship registered in Australia must be provided with narcotic drugs for use in survival craft on the scale of one pack per 15 persons or part thereof that the ship is certified to carry, the maximum required number being 2 packs.

2.1.2 Each pack referred to in clause 2.1.1 must contain:

(a) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml disposable syringe pack; or

(b) 5 doses of Morphine Sulphate Injection 15 mg in 1 ml ampoule with five suitable sterile disposable syringes, complete with needles, per ampoule; or

(c) 6 doses of Omnopon Tubunic 30 mg (equivalent to Anhydrous Morphine 15 mg).

2.1.3 The narcotic drugs must be stowed in one of the following alternative locations at the discretion of the master, provided that the drugs are so stowed as to be capable of ready transfer to lifeboats or liferafts in the event of an emergency:

(a) in the locked inner cupboard of the ship's medical cabinet; or

(b) in a secure location in the wheelhouse or normal navigating position.

2.2 Goods for therapeutic use

 If articles contained in a first-aid outfit, or narcotic drugs carried on a ship for use on survival craft, are goods for therapeutic use within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 the goods must:

(a) conform to specific standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods; and

(b) conform to general standards, within the meaning of that Act, applicable to the goods.

3 Requirements relevant to Chapter III Regulations

3.1 Immersion suits, anti‑exposure suits and thermal protective aids

(SOLAS Chapter III, regulations 7-3, 22.4.1.2 and 32.3.2)

 For Regulations 7.3, 22.4.1.2 and 32.3.2 of Chapter III, the Manager, Ship Inspections has determined that a ship need not carry immersion suits, anti‑exposure suits or thermal protective aids if the ship is constantly engaged on voyages between latitudes 35°S and 35°N.

3.2 Survival craft muster and embarkation arrangements

(SOLAS Chapter III, regulation 31.1.4)

 If a liferaft is provided in accordance with Regulation 31.1.4 of Chapter III, a knotted lifeline, consisting of a fibre rope not less than 24 millimetres in diameter knotted at intervals not exceeding 2 metres and fitted with an eye to enable it to be rapidly secured, long enough to reach the water from the point of embarkation, must be provided for embarkation if a ladder specified in Regulation 11.7 of Chapter III is not provided.

3.3 Stowage of rescue boats

(SOLAS, Chapter III, regulation 14)

3.3.1 A rescue boat must not be stowed on the tank deck of a tanker except with the approval of the Manager, Ship Inspections.

3.3.2 The Manager, Ship Inspections may approve the stowage of a rescue boat on the tank deck if the Manager is satisfied that:

(a) the rescue boat is stowed as far as practicable away from a hazardous area; and

(b) the rescue boat is powered by a diesel engine; and

(c) there is a gas detection system at the stowage position; and

(d) the installation is intrinsically safe.

3.4 Emergency training and drills

(SOLAS Chapter III, regulations 19 and 35)

3.4.1 In addition to the training manual required by Regulation 35 of Chapter III , the following must be provided:

(a) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual for each member of the crew;

(b) one copy of the latest edition of the publication Survival at Sea, Instruction Manual in each survival craft;

(c) access to any other relevant documents relating to the training of personnel on the use of the life-saving appliances carried on the ship.

Note   All crew must be made familiar with the details of any equipment that differs in any material respect from the equipment described in the Survival Manual.

3.4.2 For the purposes of Regulation 19.5 of Chapter III, the log book in which details of drills are to be recorded is the official log-book of the ship.

3.5 Servicing of EPIRBs and radar transponders in liferafts

3.5.1 This provision applies to an EPIRB or a radar transponder that:

(a) is located in a liferaft; and

(b) is part of the equipment of the liferaft.

3.5.2 If the liferaft is an inflatable liferaft, an EPIRB or radar transponder must be inspected, tested and its energy source replaced (if appropriate) in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the EPIRB or radar transponder, whenever the liferaft is serviced.

3.5.3 However, if the liferaft is not an inflatable liferaft, an EPIRB or radar transponder must be inspected, tested and its energy source replaced (if appropriate) in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the EPIRB or radar transponder.

Note   Further information about the testing of EPIRBS can be found in IMO circulars MSC/Circ.1040: Guidelines on annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs, and MSC/Circ.1039: Guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite EPIRBs. 

3.6 Life-jackets

(SOLAS, Chapter III, regulation 32)

3.6.1 In addition to the life-jackets required by Regulation 7 of Chapter III, a cargo ship must be provided with another life-jacket for each person that the ship is certified to carry.

3.6.2 The additional life-jackets required by provision 3.6.1 may be used to comply with Regulation 7.2.1.2 of Chapter III and the remaining life-jackets, if any, must be kept in float‑free locker or lockers in a suitable and plainly-indicated location.

4 Requirements relevant to the LSA Code

4.1 Life-jackets

(LSA Code, regulation 2.2)

4.1.1 No more than 2 types of life-jacket requiring different methods of adjustment may be carried on any one ship.

4.1.2 If 2 different types of life-jacket are carried, appropriate illustrated directions for donning of the life-jackets must be placed near the stowage position for each life-jacket.

4.2 Liferaft equipment

(LSA Code, paragraph 4.1.5)

4.2.1 The normal equipment of a liferaft as set out in subparagraph 4.1.5.1 of the LSA Code is varied by the following:

(a) the first-aid outfit required by subparagraph 4.1.5.1.8 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;

(b) in addition to the requirement of an efficient radar reflector or survival craft radar transponder mentioned in subparagraph 4.1.5.1.14 of the LSA Code, an approved EPIRB that:

(i) is suitable for the operational area of the ship; and

(ii) is registered with AMSA; and

(iii) meets whichever of the following Standards is applicable:

(A) before 1 February 2009 —AS/NZ Standard 4330 (121.5/243 MHz EPIRB);

(B) AS/NZ Standard 4280.1 (406 MHz EPIRB);

(C) another Standard that is at least equivalent to the Standard mentioned in sub‑subparagraph (B) and acceptable to the Manager, Ship Inspections.

Note   On 1 February 2009, the COSPAS-SARSAT system will stop processing signals from 121.5/243 MHz beacons and 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs are not approved for use after that date. 

Note 2   Depending on the ship’s intended area of operation, a suitable replacement for a 121.5/243 MHz EPIRB in a liferaft is a Class 3, 406 MHz beacon as described in AS/NZ Standard 4280.1.  A Class 3 beacon, however, is not suitable for use in temperatures below -20ºC.  Under provision 5 of this Marine Order, the Manager, Ship Inspections may exempt a ship from the requirement that a liferaft carry an EPIRB.

Note 3   See AMSA’s website www.amsa.gov.au for information about how to register a 406MHz EPIRB.

4.2.2 For paragraph 4.1.5.2 of the LSA Code, a liferaft may only be marked ‘SOLAS A PACK’ if it complies with the LSA Code as varied by clause 4.2.1 of this Appendix.

4.2.3 Where the Manager, Ship Inspections has exercised the discretion contained in paragraph 4.1.5.3 of the LSA Code to reduce the quantity of items of equipment carried in a liferaft on a passenger ship engaged on voyages other than international voyages, the liferaft, provided that it otherwise complies with the LSA Code as varied by clause 4.2.1 of this Appendix, is to be marked in the following manner:

(a) if the minimum equipment is carried—‘SOLAS B PACK’;

(b) if the equipment carried is more than the B Pack standard but less than the A Pack standard — ‘SOLAS B+ PACK’.

4.3 Servicing of inflatable liferafts

4.3.1 A servicing station will not be approved unless it complies with IMO Resolution A.761 (18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.55 (66).

4.3.2 Despite clause 4.3.1, the Manager, Ship Inspections may approve a servicing station without the manufacturer's accreditation when in exceptional circumstances the manufacturer is unable to accredit the station.

4.3.3 Subject to appropriate conditions to ensure that the level of safety is not reduced, the Manager, Ship Inspections may grant a temporary approval to a servicing station in respect of servicing a liferaft.

Note   Temporary approval is usually granted pending completion of approval formalities.

4.3.4 The Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority, will issue a Certificate of Approval to an approved servicing station and that certificate, together with the certificates issued by the liferaft manufacturer in respect of persons trained in the repair and servicing of those liferafts, must be prominently displayed on the premises.

4.3.5 A liferaft must be serviced in accordance with IMO Resolution A.761 (18), Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts, as amended by IMO Resolution MSC.55 (66).

4.4 Lifeboat propulsion

(LSA Code, paragraph 4.4.6)

 The batteries required by paragraph 4.4.6.9 of the LSA Code must be of the totally sealed type that do not emit hydrogen during charging.

4.5 Lifeboat equipment

(LSA Code, paragraph 4.4.8)

 The normal equipment of a lifeboat as set out in paragraph 4.4.8 of the LSA Code is varied by the following:

(a) a compass must comply with clause 4.6 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;

(b) a sea-anchor, whether installed or spare, must comply with clause ISO 17339:2000 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;

(c) the first-aid outfit required by subparagraph 4.4.8.20 of the LSA Code must comply with Appendix 2;

(d) the manual pump required by subparagraph 4.4.8.25 must comply with clause 4.3 of ISO 18813:2006 or other equivalent international standard approved by AMSA;

(e) a motor lifeboat must carry 2 portable fire extinguishers of an appropriate capacity that:

(i) are capable of discharging foam or dry powder of a kind that is suitable for extinguishing oil fires; and

(ii) comply with those parts of AS/NZ Standard 1841 and 1850 which relate to foam or dry powder fire extinguishers.

Note for paragraph (e)   Fire extinguishers must be rated as 10B in accordance with AS/NZS Standard 1850:1997. 

4.6 Rescue boat equipment

(LSA Code, paragraph 5.1.2)

 The Manager, Ship Inspections will accept a radar transponder, complying with IMO Resolution A.802 (19), that is stowed in a rescue boat to be equivalent to a radar reflector mentioned in item 12 of paragraph 5.1.2.2. of the LSA Code.

4.7 Fast rescue boats

 A fast rescue boat must be equipped with:

(a) portable fire‑extinguishing equipment of an approved type suitable for extinguishing oil fires; and

(b) an easily operated fixed single‑point suspension arrangement or equivalent.

4.8 Launching and embarkation appliances

(LSA Code, paragraph 6.1.2)

 For the purposes of paragraph 6.1.2.10 of the LSA Code, the maximum lowering speed is 1.3 metres per second, or such greater speed as the Manager, Ship Inspections considers reasonable, having regard to the design of the survival craft or rescue boat, the protection of its occupants from excessive forces, and the strength of the launching arrangements taking into account inertia forces during an emergency stop.

4.9 General alarm and public address system

(LSA Code, regulation 7.2)

 In addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph 7.2.1 of the LSA Code, the general emergency alarm required by Regulation 6.4.2 of Chapter III must also comply with IMO Resolution A.830 (19): Code on Alarms and Indicators, 1995.

4.10 Visibility of colours

 A requirement in the LSA Code to use a ‘highly visible colour’ may be met by using one of the following colours listed in the Australian Standard 2700:

(a) X 15: orange;

(b) R 11: international orange;

(c) R 12: scarlet.

Appendix 2 First aid outfit requirements

(Clauses 4.2 and 4.5 of Appendix 1)

1 First-aid outfit

1.1 Contents

1.1.1 A first-aid outfit for a lifeboat, liferaft or rescue boat on an Australian ship must be fit for the purpose intended.

1.1.2 The contents and instructions for the use of the first-aid outfit must be adequate to treat most conditions likely to be encountered during emergencies at sea, including severe wounds, pains, shock, burns, fractures, immersion foot and semi-drowning.

Note   See provision 1.3 for guidance on recommended minimum quantities of medicine and equipment.

1.1.3 The contents of the first-aid outfit must be maintained within their use-by date, taking into account servicing arrangements.

1.2 Container

 A container used for a first-aid outfit must meet the following requirements:

(a) be fit for the purpose intended;

(b) be waterproof and rustproof;

(c) be sealed to indicate that the contents are intact;

(d) be indelibly marked on the outside with:

(i) the words ‘FIRST AID KIT’; and

(ii) the supplier’s name and contact details.

1.3 Recommended quantities of medicine and equipment

 A first-aid outfit is recommended to include at least each of the following items of medicine and equipment in the quantity specified in that item:

(a) 4 standard dressings No.14 (medium), measuring approximately 15 cm by 10 cm;

(b) 4 standard dressings No.15 (large), measuring approximately 15 cm by 20 cm;

(c) 6 triangular bandages, with sides measuring approximately 1 metre;

(d) 10 open weave bandages, measuring approximately 7.5 cm by 5 metres (paper bandages are not acceptable);

(e) A self adhesive waterproof dressing of at least 1 metre length by 60 mm width or an equivalent alternative treatment;

(f) 10 paraffin gauze dressings for burns, individually wrapped, measuring approximately 10 cm by 10 cm;

(g) 3 units of 30 ml applications each of antiseptic liquid (Centrimide solution, 0.5%), clearly marked ‘NOT FOR USE ON EYES’;

(h) 50 units of 500 mg analgesic tablets (e.g. Paracetamol);

(i) 1 pair of rustless, stainless metal scissors measuring at least 10 cm with a sharp and a blunt point;

(j) 1 pair of tweezers for removing foreign objects;

(k) 12 rustless stainless metal safety pins of assorted sizes;

(l) 1 small packet of silica gel;

(m) 3 units of 30 ml applications each of 0.9% sodium chloride solution (for irrigating eyes);

(n) 10 small antiseptic cleaning wipes;

(o) 1 mouldable wire splint approximately 10 cm by 60 cm;

(p) Simple first-aid instructions, including instructions for the use of the outfit’s contents and narcotic drugs, printed on a durable surface, in English;

(q) 1 resuscitation shield;

(r) 5 pairs of disposable gloves.

Note for paragraph (p)   The instructions must also include the words: ‘Silica gel is included as a drying agent – do not remove – not to be taken’.

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