Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01458:body:0:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01458
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Character Range: 47054–49922

passengers and operating with a master only — the owner of the vessel must ensure that the emergency plan provides for a laminated written or diagrammatic emergency safety procedure to be clearly displayed in a prominent position on board the vessel if practical.

13 Hazardous occurrences and non-conformances
      (1) The owner of the vessel must ensure that any hazardous occurrence or non-conformance is investigated.
      (2) The owner of the vessel must ensure that records are kept of the following for each hazardous occurrence or non-conformance including:
(a) the result of an investigation into a hazardous occurrence or non-conformance; and
(b) any corrective action taken to prevent it happening again.
Note   The record may include a description of any customer complaint or feedback about the hazardous occurrence or non-conformance.

14 Maintenance of vessel and equipment
       (1) The owner of a vessel must ensure that a system of regular programmed inspection and maintenance appropriate for the vessel, its machinery and its equipment is developed, maintained and implemented in accordance with this clause.
       (2) The system must include arrangements for recording details of each inspection and correcting each deficiency identified by an inspection.
Note   This record may be kept in the logbook.
       (3) The vessel must be inspected sufficiently to determine if the vessel, its machinery and its equipment complies with the maintenance and operation requirements that apply to it.
Note   This requirement does not prevent inspections being made for compliance with voluntary maintenance guidelines.
       (4) Each inspection must be conducted by the person who has overall general control and management of the vessel or by a person who has sufficient experience and knowledge to conduct the inspection on behalf of the owner.
       (5) The vessel must be serviced taking into account the manufacturer's specifications and requirements.

15 Logbooks and other documents
       (1) This clause does not apply to a Class 4 vessel and subclauses (7) and (8) and paragraphs (10)(a) to (d), (i) and (j) do not apply to a lower complexity vessel.
Note   See Schedule 2 for documentation requirements for Class 4 vessels.

      Logbooks
       (2) The owner or the master of a vessel must ensure that a logbook is kept for a vessel and that the logbook is readily accessible on board the vessel or on shore, legible and does not contain false or misleading information.
Note 1   A format for logbooks is not specified.
Note 2   It is an offence under section 83 of the national law if a person fails to provide to a marine safety inspector or the National Regulator the logbook for examination as the logbook is required to be held for the vessel.
       (3) A back-up arrangement must be in place for any logbook recorded electronically