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(SOLAS).
Note   For information on how to download the ISM Code or SOLAS — see AMSA's website at www.amsa.gov.au.
lower complexity vessel means a Class 2 vessel, Class 3 vessel, or Class 4 vessel that:
(a) is <7.5 m in length; and
(b) for a Class 2 vessel — carries no more than 4 day passengers; and
(c) none of the following apply:
 (i) carries dangerous goods as cargo;
 (ii) has installed a net reel, crane, lifting device or deck load, the use of which is likely to adversely impact the stability or watertight integrity of the vessel;
 (iii) operated primarily for towage;
 (iv) has an inboard engine which operates on fuel that has a flashpoint of less than 60 degrees Celsius;
 (v) has berthed accommodation;
 (vi) has an operation of a kind that is determined by the National Regulator for this provision.
Note   See subsection 4(2) for the National Regulator's power to make the determination.
Marine Order 501 means Marine Order 501 (Administration — national law) 2023.
Marine Order 505 means Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022.
non-conformance means a circumstance in which a procedure or other requirement mentioned in this Marine Order has not been followed.
NSCV Part B means the latest version of Part B — the General requirements of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.
Note   The National Standard for Commercial Vessels is available on AMSA's website at www.amsa.gov.au.
NSCV Part C means the latest version of Part C — Design and construction of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.
NSCV Part F1C means the latest version of Subsection 1C — Category F2 Fast Craft of Part F — Special Vessels of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.
operational area means a vessel operational area mentioned in the table to subsection 2.2(1) of NSCV Part B.
operational area category means the vessel operational area category mentioned in the table to subsection 2.2(1) of NSCV Part B.
participant means a person, other than the hirer or a guide, who is or intends to be on board the vessel while it is underway during the period of time agreed between the owner and the hirer as the period when the vessel may be used.
passenger has the same meaning as in the dictionary of NSCV Part B.
pen, for a Class 4 vessel, means a designated cruising area surrounded by a set of markers.
Example
A line of buoys.
personal watercraft means a vessel that:
(a) is less than 4 m long; and
(b) has an internal combustion engine powering a water-jet pump as its primary source of propulsion; and
(c) is designed to be operated by at least one person sitting, standing or