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;

cargo includes mail and passengers' baggage;

consolidator means a person who packs, or supervises the packing of, cargo for various shippers into a cargo transport unit[4] for transport by sea;

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) and amended by MSC.157(78), also referred to as the IMDG Code 2004 Edition;

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 Resolutions MSC.118(74) and MSC.135(76) and, with effect from 1 July 2006, by Resolution MSC.178(79);

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;

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

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

Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;

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.[5]

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 cargo transport unit in less than full cargo transport unit load, includes the consolidator of those goods;