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apply to a vessel when it is a facility within the meaning of clause 4 of Schedule 3 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. See section 640 of that Act.

7 Equivalents
       (1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel may apply to AMSA for approval of the use of an equivalent in accordance with Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.
       (2) AMSA may give approval of the use of the equivalent if satisfied that:
(a) for a vessel that is a MODU — the use would not contravene the MODU Code that applies to the vessel; and
(b) for any other vessel — the use would not contravene SOLAS; and
(c) the use is at least as effective as compliance with the requirements mentioned in this Marine Order that it replaces.
Example 1
For MODUs, paragraph 1.6.4 of the 2009 MODU Code provides that an Administration may approve an alternate survey programme provided that the extent and frequency of the surveys are equivalent to renewal and intermediate surveys. For more details, see AMSA's website at https://www.amsa.gov.au.
Example 2
A performance based inspection (PBI) programme may be approved if AMSA is satisfied it is equivalent to survey arrangements required under this Marine Order. An equivalent survey arrangement should be developed by the owner of a vessel in conjunction with the vessel's recognised organisation. The arrangement may use a risk based methodology to outline matters including survey planning, the inspection cycle, structural condition and predicted modelling, evaluation reporting, repair and maintenance and appropriate documentation matters. For more details — see AMSA's website at https://www.amsa.gov.au.
       (3) In this section:
equivalent, for a vessel other than a MODU, means an alternative arrangement for the survey or inspection of the vessel.
use, for a vessel other than a MODU, means implementing or following a procedure for the implementation of an alternative arrangement for the survey or inspection of the vessel.
Note 1   For the definitions of equivalent and use that apply in relation to a MODU — see Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.
Note 2   The effect of this provision is that: (a) for a SOLAS certificate — the application for the approval may only relate to survey arrangements mentioned in Subdivision 2.3 and Schedule 1; and (b) for a non-SOLAS certificate — the application for the approval may only relate to survey arrangements mentioned in Subdivision 2.4 and Schedule 2. However, for a MODU safety certificate, application for the approval is not restricted to survey arrangements and may also relate to the matters mentioned in the definition of equivalent in section 6 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 to the extent those matters are requirements of this Marine Order.
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