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that regulation.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2)A master or owner of a vessel must not load the vessel with solid bulk cargo of a density of at least 1780 kg/m3 if:
(a) regulation 7 of Chapter XII applies to the vessel; and
(b) the vessel does not comply with that regulation.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 3 Additional requirements for regulated Australian vessels

14 Bulk carrier construction
       (1)A bulk carrier that is a regulated Australian vessel must comply with requirements mentioned in the following sections of the IACS Unified Requirements UR S:
(a) UR S17 Longitudinal strength of hull girder in flooded condition for bulk carriers;
(b) UR S20 Evaluation of allowable hold loading for bulk carriers considering hold flooding;
(c) UR S18 Evaluation of scantlings of corrugated transverse watertight bulkheads in bulk carriers considering hold flooding.
       (2)In this section:
IACS Unified Requirements UR S means the Requirements concerning strength of ships, published the International Association of Classification Societies.
Note   This document is available from http://www.iacs.org.uk.

15 Hull stress monitoring systems
       If a regulated Australian vessel is fitted with a hull stress monitoring system, it must comply with the specifications mentioned in IMO Circular MSC/Circ.646 Recommendations for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems.

16 Access requirements
       (1) This section applies to a regulated Australian vessel that is constructed:
(a) after 30 June 1999; or
(b) before 1 July 1999, if repairs or modifications are carried out that make compliance with subsection (2) reasonably practicable.
       (2)The owner of the vessel must ensure that there are safe and practical means of access to tanks, cargo holds and ballast spaces for maintenance purposes and to enable the hull structure of the vessel to be examined during survey.
Note   IMO Circular MSC/Circ.686 Guidelines on the means of access to structures for inspection and maintenance of oil tankers and bulk carriers makes recommendations for access to tanks, holds and ballast spaces that apply to both bulk carriers and tankers.

17 Loading instruments
       The owner of a regulated Australian vessel to which regulation 11 of Chapter XII applies must ensure that the vessel is fitted with a loading instrument approved by an issuing body.
Note   IMO Circular MSC/Circ.836 Recommendation on loading instruments sets out the loading instrument approval process.
Division 4 Statement for carrying dry cargoes in bulk

18 Statement for regulated Australian vessel carrying dry cargoes in bulk
       (1)An owner of a regulated Australian vessel may apply for a statement for carrying dry cargoes in bulk in accordance with