Marine Orders - Part 41: Carriage of dangerous goods, Issue 8 (Order No. 16 of 2006)
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3.1 In regulation 5 of Chapter VII of SOLAS, approved by the Administration means:
(a) in respect of an Australian ship—approved by the Manager, Ship Inspections, or a survey authority;
(b) in respect of a ship registered in a country other than Australia—approved by or on behalf of the Administration of that country.
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 Manager, Ship Inspections.
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:
(a) headings and subheadings are part of the Part;
(b) the Appendix is part of the Part;
(c) a footnote is not part of the Part, but may provide additional information or guidance in applying the Part.