1Interpretation

1 Interpretation

1.1 In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, the following definitions apply:

AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990;

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

IMO means the International Maritime Organization;

Manager means the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications in AMSA, or in respect of any particular purpose under this Appendix, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualification for that purpose;

MODU means a mobile off-shore drilling unit as defined in the 1989 MODU Code;

MODU certificate means a MODU Safety Certificate (1979) or a MODU Safety Certificate (1989);

MODU Safety Certificate (1979) means a certificate in the form appearing in the Appendix to the 1979 MODU Code;

MODU Safety Certificate (1989) means a certificate in the form appearing in the Appendix to the 1989 MODU Code;

person in charge means the person who, for the time being, is the person in charge in accordance with Appendix 1;

survey authority means a survey authority approved for the purposes of the Navigation Act;

Note: The following survey authorities are approved:
American Bureau of Shipping Bureau Veritas
Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd
Lloyd's Register of Shipping Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

surveyor means:

(a) a person appointed as a surveyor under section 190 of the Navigation Act; or
(b) a person employed as a surveyor by a survey authority as defined in the Navigation Act;

the 1979 MODU Code means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1979, (IMO Resolution A.414(XI) as amended by MSC/Circ.561); and

the 1989 MODU Code means the Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989, (IMO Resolution A.649(16) as amended by MSC/Circ.561 and Resolution MSC.38(63)).

1.2 In this Part, unless otherwise provided or unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases have the same meaning as they have in the 1989 Code.

1.3 A reference in a MODU Code to the Administration is to be read as a reference to the Chief Marine Surveyor, and a power, function or discretion exercisable by the Administration is exercisable by the Chief Marine Surveyor.

1.4 The expression to the satisfaction of the Administration, or any similar expression appearing in a MODU Code, means that the Chief Marine Surveyor may require the fitting, material, appliance, apparatus or arrangement referred to, to meet any relevant requirements specified in Marine Orders or otherwise be demonstrated to be safe and effective for its intended purpose.