1Purpose and power

1 Purpose and power

1.1 Purpose This Part of Marine Orders gives effect to the Prevention of Collisions Convention, which sets out internationally agreed measures for the navigation, management and working of a ship, and the lights and signals to be provided and used on a ship, for the prevention of collisions. 1.2 Power 1.2.1 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. 1.2.2 Section 258 of the Navigation Act provides that the regulations may prescribe measures to be observed for the prevention of collisions and may make provision for or in relation to the provision and use on ships of lights and signals. The Navigation (Collision) Regulations 1982 specify that the measures to be observed for the prevention of collisions and the lights and signals to be provided and used on a ship are those in this Part of Marine Orders. 1.2.3 Section 258 also provides that the regulations may make provision for and in relation to giving effect to the Prevention of Collisions Convention. 1.2.4 Subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulation.