2Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

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

Certificate of Approval means a Certificate of Approval referred to in 6.2;

Deputy CEO means the person occupying the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Operations, in AMSA

IMO means the International Maritime Organization;

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;

survey authority means a corporation or association for the survey of shipping, approved by AMSA, in writing, for the purposes of the Navigation Act;

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

the International Regulations means the Rules and Annexes constituting the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended and in force for Australia, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Appendix;

the Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;

the Prevention of Collisions Convention has the same meaning as in subsection 187A(1) of the Navigation Act.

Note Attention is drawn to IMO circulars MSC.Circ.1260 and MSC.Circ.1260/Corr 1: Unified interpretation of COLREG 1972, as amended.