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Marine Orders Part 91 Amendment 2012 (No. 1) (Australia)
Marine Orders Part 91 Amendment 2012 (No. 1)
Link to law: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L00585
AMSA MO 2012/2
Marine Orders Part 91 Amendment 2012 (No. 1) (Marine pollution prevention — oil)
I, Graham Peachey, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act 1912 and subsection 34(1) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.
This Order is Marine Orders Part 91 Amendment 2012 (No. 1).
3 Amendment of Marine Orders Part 91, issue 5
Schedule 1 amends Marine Orders Part 91, issue 5.
This Order is Marine Order 91, issue 5.
(inclusive), 40, 41 and 42
[6] Section 2, after definition of Area Manager
certificate of competency has the meaning given by the Annex, Chapter I, Regulation I/1 of the STCW Convention.
[7] Section 2, definition of Condition Assessment Scheme
MEPC.112(50) and MEPC.131(53), compliance with which is required by regulation 20.6 of Annex I;
MEPC.112(50), MEPC.131(53) and MEPC.155(55).
[8] Section 2, definitions of General Manager and IMO
[9] Section 2, definition of IOPP Certificate, footnote
relocate as a note at the foot of the definition
[10] Section 2, after definition of IOPP Certificate
[11] Section 2, definitions of Manager, Environment Protection Standards, Manager, Ship Inspections, MARPOL, Navigation Act, penal provision, Pollution Prevention Act, survey authority and surveyor
[12] Section 2, at the foot
Note 2 Some expressions used in this Order are defined or explained in Marine Order 1 (Administration), including:
· Manager, Marine Environment Standards
Note 3 Some expressions used in this Order are defined in the Navigation Act, including:
· survey authority
· surveyor.
[13] Subsection 3.1
3.1 In each of the following paragraphs of Annex I, the Administration is taken to mean the Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration:
(a) paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 of regulation 3;
(c) paragraphs 5 and 7 of regulation 20;
(d) paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of regulation 21;
(e) paragraph 1 of regulation 40;
(f) paragraph 1 of regulation 41.
[14] Subsection 3.5
[15] Subsection 4.2
[16] Section 5
5.1 A person may apply, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration), for an exemption of a ship from a requirement of this Order.
5.2 The decision maker for the application is the Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration.
Exemptions not to contravene Annex I
5.3 The Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration may give an exemption only if he or she is satisfied that it would not contravene Annex I.
5A Equivalents
5A.1 A person may apply, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration), for approval to use an equivalent.
5A.2 The decision maker for the application is the Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration.
5A.3 The Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration may approve use of an equivalent only if he or she is satisfied that:
(b) approving use of the equivalent would not contravene Annex I.
Meaning of equivalent and use
5A.4 For this section:
(a) a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus that could be fitted or carried in a ship as an alternative to a fitting, material, appliance or apparatus that a provision of this Order requires to be fitted or carried in the ship; or
(b) an arrangement that could be made, or a procedure that could be followed, in or for a ship as an alternative to a requirement of this Order.
(a) fitting or carrying the equivalent in or on a ship; and
[17] Subsection 6.1.1
If the Manager, Ship Inspections, or a surveyor makes a decision under this Part
If the Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration makes a decision under a section of this Order other than section 5 or 5A
[18] Subsections 6.1.1 to 6.2.2
General Manager, Maritime Operations Division
[19] Subsection 7.1
[20] Subsection 7.6, footnote
relocate as a note at the foot of the subsection
[21] Paragraph 8.1(b)
[22] Subsection 8.8.3, footnote
[23] Subsection 9.4.5, footnote
[24] Subsection 9.5
[25] Paragraph 9.6(c), footnote
relocate as a note at the foot of the paragraph
[26] Subsection 10.4.2
Manager, Environment Protection Standards
Manager, Marine Environment Standards
[27] Subsections 10.5 to 10.8
For each provision of the Pollution Prevention Act mentioned in the following table, each AMSA employee mentioned for the provision is a prescribed officer.
Manager, Marine Environment Pollution Response
General Manager, Marine Environment Division
subsections 11(2), (6), (7) and (8)
paragraphs 11(1)(a), 11(3)(b), (c) and (d)
subparagraphs 11F(1)(e)(i) and (ii), 11F(1)(f)(i) and (ii), paragraphs11F(2)(e) and (g)
subsections 14(5) and (6)
Note For the meaning of prescribed officer — see subsection 3(2) of the Pollution Prevention Act.
10.6 Notifying prescribed incidents — Australia
For paragraphs 11(1)(a) and (3)(c) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the form mentioned in subsection 10.7.1 must be given to the prescribed officer, or to the Rescue Coordination Centre Australia, by any of the following means:
(d) Inmarsat C and HF DSC MMSI 005030001
(e) by Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network to YSARYCYX.
Note For the meaning of prescribed incident — see s 11 of the Pollution Prevention Act.
10.7 Prescribed form — harmful substances
10.7.1 For subsections 11(6) and (7) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the prescribed form is MO‑91/2 Harmful Substances Report.
Note MO-91/2 Harmful Substances Report form is available on the AMSA website: http://www.amsa.gov.au.
10.7.2 If a time must be recorded in a harmful substances report, it must be expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
10.8 Time for giving report
For subsections 11(6) and 11(7) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the time for furnishing a report is within 24 hours after receiving a request for the report.
10.8A Ship-to-ship operations plan
10.8A.1 For subparagraph 11B(2)(a)(i) and 11D(2)(a) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the plan must be in accordance with regulation 41 of Chapter 1 of Annex I.
10.8A.2 If the ship has a safety management system mentioned in Chapter IX of SOLAS, the plan may be incorporated into the safety management system.
10.8B Person in control of ship-to-ship operation — safe operating conditions
A person in control of a ship-to-ship operation must ensure that the transfer is carried out in safe operating conditions taking into account the following:
(a) the ship-to-ship plan;
(b) the geographical transfer area;
(c) emergency procedures for the operation;
(d) the weather conditions for the proposed transfer period.
10.8C Person in control of ship-to-ship operation — qualifications
For paragraph 11C(1)(f) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the qualification requirements are the following:
10.8D Ship-to-ship records
For subsection 11E(3) of the Pollution Prevention Act, a ship-to-ship record must include the following information:
(b) the date and time that the transfer commenced;
(f) the date and time that the transfer ceased.
10.8E Giving ship-to-ship transfer information — Australia
For subparagraph 11F(1)(e)(i) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the ship-to-ship transfer information must be given to AMSA by any of the following means:
(a) email to sts@amsa.gov.au;
10.8F Ship-to-ship transfer information
10.8F.1 For subsections 11F(3) and 11G(3) of the Pollution Prevention Act, ship-to-ship transfer information is the following information for the ship-to-ship transfer:
(b) date, time and geographical location when the transfer starts;
10.8F.2 For paragraph 10.8F.1(f), the person in overall advisory control must be:
(a) the master of the manoeuvring ship; or
(b) the person who assists with the mooring and unmooring of ships, coordinates and supervises the transfer.
Note For paragraph (b), the person may be called the STS Superintendent.
10.8G Giving ship-to-ship transfer information — country other than Australia
For subparagraphs 11G(1)(f)(i) and (ii) and 11G(1)(g)(i) and (ii) and paragraphs 11G(2)(f) and (h) of the Pollution Prevention Act, ship-to-ship transfer information must be given to the government agency administering MARPOL by any of the following means:
[28] Paragraph 10.10.1(c)
(c) collection and disposal of oil residue (sludge);
[29] Subsection 11.2, footnote
[30] After subsection 11.2
Note The Unified Interpretations of Annex I is published in MARPOL, Consolidated Edition, 2011, IMO.
[31] After subsection 11.6
Note For guidance about upgrading the design of oil filtering equipment installed on board ships on or after 1 January 2005 — see the 2011 Guidelines and Specifications for Add-On Equipment for Upgrading Resolution MEPC.60(33) - Compliant Oil Filtering Equipment (IMO Resolution MEPC.205(62), Annex 24). They update the IMO adopted Revised Guidelines and Specifications for Pollution Prevention Equipment for Machinery Space Bilges of Ships (IMO Resolution MEPC.107(49), Annex 13).
[32] Appendix, heading
[33] Schedule 1, form MO‑91/1, heading
Marine Orders, Part 91 (Marine Pollution Prevention—Oil)
Marine Order 91 (Marine pollution prevention — oil)
[34] Schedule 1, form MO‑91/1
*Manager, Ship Inspections
*Area manager, Maritime Operations - ...............................
* Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration
* Area Manager, Maritime Operations,
[35] Schedule 1, form MO‑91/2, heading
[36] Schedule 1, form MO‑91/2
General Manager, Maritime Operations and
General Manager, Maritime Operations Division and
[37] Other amendments — Appendix
In the following provisions, omit ‘the Appendix’ and insert ‘Schedule 1’
· provision 8.8.3, note
· provision 10.2.2
[38] Other amendments — definitions
Each definition in section 2 (other than the definitions of certificate of competency, management level and STCW Code) is amended by:
(a) omitting the concluding semi-colon and inserting a full stop; and
[39] Other amendments — references to Manager, Ship Inspections
The following provisions are amended by omitting each occurrence of ‘Manager, Ship Inspections’ and inserting ‘Manager, Ship Inspection and Registration’:
· paragraphs 6.1.3(a) and (b)
· subsection 7.6
· subsection 7.6, note
· subsections 8.8.2 and 8.8.3
· subsection 8.8.3, note
· subsections 9.4.1 to 9.4.5
· paragraph 10.2.1(a)
· paragraph 11.7(a)
[40] Other amendments — provision
subsection 6.1.3.
subsection 6.1.4
subsection 8.8
subsection 8.8.3
subsection 9.2
subsection 9.3
subsection 9.4.4
9.4.1 or 9.4.3,
subsection 9.4.1 or 9.4.3,
subsection 9.4.5
9.3, 9.4.3 or 9.4.4
subsection 9.3, 9.4.3 or 9.4.4
paragraph 9.6(a)
paragraph 9.6(b)
subsection 8.7
[41] Other amendments — reference to Part
paragraph 6.1.3(b)
subsection 7.2
subsection 11.2