7 Requirements

7.1 Bulk grain to be loaded etc in accordance with Code

7.1.1 Subject to other provisions of this Part and SOLAS, grain in bulk must be loaded, trimmed and carried in accordance with the requirements of Part C of Chapter VI of SOLAS and with the Code.

7.1.2 A ship to be loaded with bulk grain must carry the documents necessary to demonstrate compliance with these requirements.[5]

7.1.3 In accordance with A 7.2 of the Code, AMSA may require the master of a ship to demonstrate the ability of the ship to comply with the stability requirements of the Code at all stages of the voyage. For this purpose, the master’s calculations demonstrating compliance with the stability criteria at all stages of the voyage must be completed prior to loading or partial discharge and made available to a surveyor on request.[6]

7.1.4 A surveyor may at any time inspect a ship carrying or intending to carry grain from an Australian port to verify compliance with this Part and with the Code.[7]

7.2 Fumigation

If a cargo space, whether containing grain or not, is required to be fumigated prior to the loading of grain, the fumigation must be carried out in accordance with the IMO Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides on Ships.[8]

7.3 Exemptions for certain voyages
(A 5 of the Code)

A ship fully or partly loaded with grain, while on passage:

(a) between ports in Spencer Gulf; or
(b) between ports in St Vincent's Gulf; or
(c) within the geographic limits of Port Phillip;

is exempt from the stability requirements of this Part provided it complies with the requirements specified in the Appendix.