1.1 In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, the following definitions apply:
AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority;
bulk cargo means any material other than liquid or gas in any combination of particles, granules or other like fragmentation or aggregation which is loaded directly into a cargo space of a ship without any other form of containment;
bulk carrier means a ship designed and constructed for the carriage of bulk cargo;
cargo includes:
(a) ship's stores, provisions, equipment and fuel;
(b) mails;
(c) passengers' baggage;
(d) material for the repair of a ship or for the fitting of a cargo space or material and equipment used for securing cargo;
(e) mechanical stowing appliances and transport equipment when carried as cargo or being handled by means of cranes or derricks.
cargo gear means an article of equipment for use with a crane or derrick in loading or unloading cargo, that:
(a) is not riveted, welded or otherwise permanently attached to the crane or derrick or ; and
(b) is designed to be detachable from the crane or derrick,
and includes any wire rope, fibre rope, sling, net, clamp, grab, loose gear, magnetic lifting device, vacuum lifting device, patent cargo handling system or self unloading system but does not include transport equipment or packaging;
Note: Pallets are not subject to the testing and certification requirements of this Part. They should, however, be constructed to a recognised standard (see Appendix 20), be suitable for the load to be conveyed, be in good condition and, unless intended for once only use, be marked with the owner's name or insignia.
cargo space means a space in a ship intended for the carriage of cargo and includes any trunkway and hatchway to that space;
Chief Marine Surveyor means the person occupying the position of Manager, Marine Services—Ship Inspection Programs, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitable qualified person authorised by the Manager, Marine Services—Ship Inspection Programs, for that purpose;
closed container means a container that totally encloses its contents by permanent structures;
Note: A container that has small ventilation openings may be accepted as a closed container if the openings are satisfactorily sealed against the ingress of sparks.
competent person means a person having practical and theoretical knowledge and relevant experience, sufficient to enable that person to detect and evaluate any defects and any weaknesses that may affect the intended performance of the equipment;
Note: Chief Officers, Chief Engineer Officers and Second Engineer Officers are considered to be competent persons in relation to the carrying out of thorough annual examinations, and other inspections, of unclassed cargo gear and lifting appliances.
container and container corner fittings have the same meaning as in Marine Orders, Part 44 (Safe Containers);
crane includes a derrick crane except where the context otherwise requires, but excludes a machinery space crane which is subject to the requirements of Appendix 4 of Marine Orders, Part 20 (Ship Machinery);
derrick crane means a derrick fitted with operating winches and two span tackles of such design that the derrick can be topped and slewed while hoisting a load;
derrick includes, unless the context otherwise requires, the supporting structure and positioning devices, such as mast, king post, sampson post, stay, lugs, goosenecks, eyebolts, topping lift, guys, preventers and winches;
fibre rope means a rope constructed of natural or synthetic fibre only and includes rope or flat-woven webbing constructed of natural or synthetic fibres;
hatchway means an aperture in a deck of a ship providing access to a cargo space for loading or unloading;
IBC means intermediate bulk container;
illumination means illumination in the horizontal plane at a height of one metre above a working surface;
inspection, in relation to materials handling equipment, for the purposes of 15 of this Part, means a careful visual examination including, if necessary, dismantling, to assess the condition of the assembly or article for any deformation, distortion, damage, wear, corrosion or any other defect impairing its operational reliability;
intermediate bulk container means a cargo receptacle:
(a) constructed of rigid, semi-rigid or flexible materials, or a combination of such materials;
(b) designed to be lifted by materials handling equipment, by means of either integral or detachable devices; and
(c) having a capacity, of not less than 0.25 cubic metres and not more than 3 cubic metres;
loading means conveying cargo from a location outside a ship to a location on board a ship, or transferring cargo between locations on board a ship, and includes associated operations such as lashing and securing of cargo and inserting clamps and pins in securing devices;
loose gear means an item of equipment by means of which a load may be attached to a crane or derrick, which does not form an integral part of the crane or derrick, and includes any block, shackle, hook, swivel, connecting plate, ring, chain block or hoist, chain or overhauling weight and the component parts of a pallet bar, lifting beam, lifting frame, spreader, tray, tub or other cargo receptacle other than an intermediate bulk container or transport equipment;
materials handling equipment means an article or an integrated assembly of articles designed to convey or for use in conveying cargo and includes cargo gear, a crane, derrick, cargo lift, side loading platform, mechanical loading appliance and mechanical stowing appliance;
mechanical stowing appliance means a wheeled or tracked machine or vehicle designed to convey or move cargo and includes any lift truck, straddle truck, side-loader, tractor, bulldozer, front-end loader, trailer and truck;
owner, in relation to shore equipment used in loading or unloading a ship, includes the person having possession of the equipment for the purpose of the loading or unloading operation;
pallet means a load-carrying platform having 2 interconnected decks separated to permit the entry of lifting equipment, such as fork arms, tines, bars or slings;
person in charge means a person appointed under 9 of this Part;
personnel cradle means a cradle, cage, box platform or similar appliance for use in conveying persons to work locations at or near the top of a container, barge or similar transport equipment or to cargo stowed on board a ship;
portable means capable of being lifted manually by one person or 2 persons in conjunction;
prescribed person means the surveyor in charge of the nearest AMSA survey office;
proof load, in relation to materials handling equipment, means the proof load for that equipment determined in accordance with this Part;
responsible person means a person who, in relation to materials handling equipment, is competent and qualified and:
(a) is responsible to:
(i) the manufacturer of that equipment;
(ii) a classification society in pursuance of a scheme of classification or certification of such equipment; or
(iii) a competent testing establishment,
for carrying out any testing and associated thorough examination and issuing certificates of test in respect of that equipment as required by this Part; or
(b) is responsible to:
(i) the owner or master of the ship, where that equipment is the ship's equipment; or
(ii) the owner, where that equipment is shore equipment; or
(iii) a classification society in pursuance of a scheme of classification or certification of such equipment,
for carrying out thorough examinations, other than those associated with testing, of that equipment required by this Part or for determining the safe working load of cargo gear that is not required to be permanently marked with a SWL;
Note: In respect of testing, thorough examination associated with testing, and certification of equipment, a responsible person should be a suitably qualified person who has been appointed or authorised by a classification society, or an organisation dedicated to the test and certification of materials handling equipment.
returnable cargo unit means a packaging, into which cargo is packed, intended to convey cargo from consignor to consignee and that:
(a) is designed to be handled as a single unit;
(b) is not a freight container or intermediate bulk container;
(c) is fitted with integral lifting attachments;
(d) is intended for return and subsequent re-use; and
(e) may or may not be collapsible;
runner means a wire rope used for hoisting or lowering a load;
safe working load means, in relation to an article of materials handling equipment, the load that a responsible person considers is the maximum load that may be imposed on that article in order to allow an adequate margin of safety in the normal operation of that article;
self unloading system means, in relation to the handling of bulk cargoes, an arrangement of devices and equipment on board a ship, designed so that unloading is effected without recourse to the use of grabs, tubs or similar items of loose gear in conjunction with cranes or derricks;
shipborne barge means an independent, non-self-propelled vessel, specifically designed and equipped to be lifted in a loaded condition and stowed on board a ship;
ship equipment means materials handling equipment carried or installed on board a ship;
shore crane means a crane that is shore equipment and includes any equipment operated or controlled from the cabin of that crane, being:
(a) permanently attached ancillary equipment; or
(b) detachable equipment designed for use with the crane;
shore equipment means materials handling equipment that is not ship equipment and includes a floating crane;
specialised handling system means a method of loading or unloading cargo that employs specialised materials handling equipment designed to dispense with manual handling of cargo by sling, tray, tub, pallet or similar cargo gear, and includes reclaiming devices, conveyor belts, and the handling of multiple units connected together by twistlocks, banding or strapping, or similar appliances, that have not been individually tested and marked in accordance with this Part;
SWL means safe working load;
testing establishment means an establishment equipped for the testing and examination of cargo gear;
thorough examination means a detailed visual examination in accordance with 15.2.10;
transport equipment means equipment of a permanent character that facilitates the transport of a combination or aggregation of cargo as a single unit and includes containers, intermediate bulk containers, returnable cargo units and shipborne barges, but does not include cargo gear;
tray means an article of materials handling equipment designed for repeated use in conveying cargo, that has attachments by which it may be hoisted or otherwise conveyed but does not include transport equipment or a pallet; and
unloading means to convey cargo located on board a ship to a location outside the ship, and includes associated operations such as unlashing of cargo and removing clamps and pins from securing devices.
1.2 In this Part, a reference to the date on which a ship was built 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.
1.3 In this Part:
(a) headings and sub-headings are part of the Part;
(b) each Appendix is part of the Part;
(c) a note included in the text and printed in italics is not part of the Part.
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