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arrangements are to be permanently marked to enable identification of each appliance for the purposes of survey, inspection and record-keeping;
(f) a record of use and maintenance is to be kept on board the vessel;
(g) prior to commencing personnel transfer operations, the personnel transfer arrangement is to be checked to ensure it is functioning properly;
(h) means is to be provided to ensure safe and unobstructed passage for industrial personnel between the personnel transfer arrangements and where each person is being transported or accommodated on board;
(i) lighting capable of being supplied by the emergency source of power is to be provided to illuminate the personnel transfer arrangements, the water below the transfer arrangements and the passage specified in paragraph (h);
(j) the deck area for personnel transfer is to be designated and free from obstructions;
(k) a job safety analysis is to be:
 (i) carried out when planning, and before undertaking, personnel transfer at sea; and
 (ii) take into account environmental conditions, operational and equipment limitations.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note 1   For information on industry best practice for planning the safe transfer of personnel — see guidelines developed by national and international bodies such as the Guidance on safety when transferring persons at sea (IMO circular MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.10) or guidance published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) on the safe transfer of personnel in the offshore sector; and the Seacare Authority's Code of Practice for health and safety in shipboard work, including offshore support vessels.
Note 2   A walk to work arrangement to and from an offshore platform or a wind turbine is an example of a safe transfer arrangement.
Note 3   The safe transfer of personnel is an arrangement to be addressed in a vessel's safety management plan. Marine Order 58 (Safe management of vessels) 2020 sets out operational obligations under the International Safety Management Code for vessels to which Chapter IX of SOLAS applies.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) The master or owner is liable to a civil penalty if subsection (1) is contravened.
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

18 Requirements for safety of industrial personnel during voyage
       (1) The master of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure the following in relation to each industrial personnel carried on board:
(a) the person is at least 16 years of age and has documentary evidence of the person's physical and medical fitness of a kind that is acceptable to AMSA;
(b) the person can demonstrate adequate knowledge of English or the working language on board in order to be able to communicate effectively and understand any instruction given by the vessel's crew;
(c) the person has any of the following: