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;

Chief Marine Surveyor means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Inspection, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Inspection, for that purpose;

cargo includes mails and passengers' baggage;

consolidator means a person who packs, or supervises the packing of, cargo for various shippers into a cargo transport unit for transport by sea;

container has the same meaning as in Marine Orders, Part 44 (Safe Containers);

dangerous goods means any goods to which the IMDG Code is expressed to apply, whether specifically listed in the IMDG Code or not;

General Manager means the person occupying the position of General Manager, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;

handling, in relation to cargo, includes loading, unloading, stacking, stowing or restowing and any operation incidental to or arising out of any of those operations;

IMDG Code means the version of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.122(75), also referred to as the IMDG Code 2002 Edition, including errata and corrigenda that pertain to this edition of the IMDG Code;

IMO means the International Maritime Organization;

INF Code means the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on board Ships, adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.88(71), amended by Resolution MSC.118(74) and, with effect from 1 July 2004, by Resolution MSC.135(76)[3];

leakage and spillage includes leakage and spillage of dry contents, and emission of radiation at levels that are either directly or indirectly injurious to human health;

MARPOL means the Convention as defined in the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983;

originating shipper means any person, organisation or Government which prepares a consignment of dangerous goods to be shipped by a consolidator in a cargo transport unit;

penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations.[4]

person in charge means the person in charge for the purposes of Marine Orders, Part 32 (Cargo Handling Equipment);

shipper means any person, organisation or Government which prepares a consignment for transport and, in the case of dangerous goods shipped by container or vehicle in less than full container or vehicle load, includes the consolidator of those goods;