218Interpretation

#### 218 Interpretation (1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears: > Australian load line certificate means a certificate issued under paragraph 222(b). > international load line certificate means a certificate issued under paragraph 222(a). > international load line exemption certificate means a certificate issued under section 223. > load line means a load line other than a subdivision load line. > Load Line Convention country means a country or territory specified in a notice under section 219. > non‑Australian Load Line Convention ship means a ship that is registered in a Load Line Convention country and is a ship to which the Load Line Convention applies. > ship to which the Load Line Convention applies means a ship to which, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of the Load Line Convention, that Convention applies. > the conditions of assignment means the regulations which give effect to Chapter II of Annex I to the Load Line Convention, including any application of those regulations to ships or a class of ships not engaged on international voyages or to which the Load Line Convention does not otherwise apply. > valid Load Line Convention certificate means a certificate in the form of the International Load Line Certificate set out in Annex III to the Load Line Convention, being a certificate that: (a) is issued in respect of a non‑Australian Load Line Convention ship by or with the authority of the government of the country in which the ship is registered; and (b) complies with such requirements as are prescribed. > valid Load Line Convention exemption certificate means a certificate in the form of the International Load Line Exemption Certificate set out in Annex III to the Load Line Convention, being a certificate that: (a) is issued in respect of a non‑Australian Load Line Convention ship by or with the authority of the government of the country in which the ship is registered; and (b) complies with such requirements as are prescribed.