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:

(a) the version of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code known as IMDG Code 2006, adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.122(75) and amended by MSC.157(78), MSC.205(81) and the document Errata and Corrigenda issued by IMO on 1 November 2004; or

(b) until 31 December 2007, the version of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code known as IMDG Code 2004, adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.122(75) and amended by MSC.157(78) and the document Errata and Corrigenda issued by IMO on 1 November 2004;

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), MSC.135(76) and 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;

operator means the owner of the ship or any other organisation or person such as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for operation of the ship from the owner of the ship and who on assuming such responsibility has agreed to take over all duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Safety Management Code;

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;