Marine Orders - Part 33: Cargo and cargo handling—grain, Issue 4
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4 Application
4.1 Subject to 4.2, and unless otherwise provided, this Part applies to the loading, stowing and carriage of grain in bulk in:
(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 in waters on the landward side of the territorial sea.
4.2 This Part does not apply to a ship taking on board or carrying grain wholly in bags, or in bulk wholly in freight containers.
5 Exemptions & equivalents[4]
5.1 Exemptions
The Manager, Ship Inspections, if satisfied that compliance with a provision of this Part would be unnecessary or unreasonable having regard to a ship or class of ships, its equipment and its intended voyage, may exempt that ship or class of ships from compliance with such provision to the extent specified and subject to such conditions as that officer thinks fit.