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;

Code means the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.266(84);

crew means persons employed on board a ship on the business of the ship:

(a) navigating the ship;
(b) maintaining the ship, its machinery, systems and arrangements essential for propul­sion and safe navigation; or
(c) providing services for other persons on board the ship;

Deputy CEO means the person acting in the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Operations in AMSA;

IMO means the International Maritime Organization;

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;

Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;

penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations 1980;

Note Subregulation 4 (1) of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations provides that a person who fails to comply with a provision of an order made under subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act that is expressed to be a penal provision is guilty of an offence and is punishable by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. The maximum penalty that a court may impose on a body corporate that fails to comply with a penal provision is 250 penalty units.

SOLAS means the Safety Convention as defined in the Navigation Act; and

survey authority means a corporation or association for the survey of shipping, approved by AMSA, in writing, for the purposes of the Navigation Act.

Note A list of approved survey authorities is available on AMSA’s website: www.amsa.gov.au.