Marine Orders - Part 41: Carriage of dangerous goods, Issue 6 (Order No. 4 of 2003)
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3.1 A reference to ‘the Administration’ in Part A of Chapter VII of SOLAS is to be read as a reference to the Government of the country whose flag the ship flies and, in the case of a ship registered in Australia, to the Chief Marine Surveyor.
3.2 Unless otherwise specified in this Part, a reference to ‘competent authority’ in the IMDG Code is, in relation to a shipment of dangerous goods from Australia, to be read as a reference to the Chief Marine Surveyor.
3.3 A reference in this Part to a class of dangerous goods is a reference to a class as defined in Part 2 of the IMDG Code.
3.4 Words and phrases defined in the IMDG Code have the same meaning in this Part, unless otherwise defined in this Part.
3.5 In this Part:
headings and sub-headings are part of the Part;
the Appendix is part of the Part;
a footnote is not part of the Part, but may provide additional information or guidance in applying the Part.