Section 66 - Ports and Maritime Administration Regulation 2021 - Definitions

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(1) In this Part—

approved means approved from time to time by the relevant authority for a port.

AS 3846 means the Australian Standard AS 3846—2005, The handling and transport of dangerous cargoes in port areas, as in force from time to time.

berth means a dock, pier, jetty, quay, wharf, marine terminal or similar structure, whether floating or not, at which a ship may tie up, and includes a plant or premises, other than a ship, used for purposes ancillary or incidental to the loading or unloading of cargoes of dangerous goods within a port operational area.

bulk, in relation to dangerous goods, means a cargo of the goods that is intended to be carried, without an intermediate form of containment, in—

(a) a structural part of a ship, or

(b) a tank that is permanently fixed in or on a ship.

cargo agent means a person engaged by or on behalf of the owner, charterer or operator of a ship, or by the owner of cargo, to provide shipping services.

consignee of dangerous goods means a person who is—

(a) entitled to take delivery of the goods, and

(b) identified as the consignee of the goods in—

(i) a sea-carriage document within the meaning of the Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997, or

(ii) the manifest for the seaward transport of the goods.

consignor of dangerous goods means a person who is the shipper of goods and includes a person identified as the consignor of the goods in the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form, as published by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority from time to time, relating to the transport of the goods.

dangerous goods means the goods listed in the IMDG Code and includes a restricted chemical.

dangerous goods incident—see section 74(2).

emergency service means an ambulance, fire, police or other emergency service and includes a emergency service within the Australian Defence Force.

explosives means explosive substances and explosive articles within the meaning of the IMDG Code.

export goods means goods that are, or are to be, delivered to a port facility by road or rail for loading on a ship due to depart from the port.

flammable means capable of being ignited and burning.

flammable liquid has the same meaning as in the IMDG Code.