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AMSA MO 2024/1
Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024
I, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.
3 June 2024
Michael Kinley
Chief Executive Officer

Division 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Order
1A Commencement
2 Purpose
3 Power
4 Definitions
5 Interpretation
6 Application
Division 2 IP Ship Safety Certificate issued under the Navigation Act
7 Certificate required
8 Applying for certificate
9 Criteria for issue of certificate
10 Conditions of certificate
11 Duration of certificate
12 Endorsement of certificate
13 Variation of certificate
14 Revocation of certificate
Division 3 Requirements for foreign vessels
15 Certificate required for foreign vessels
16 Requirements for foreign vessels
Division 4 Other matters
17 Personnel transfer appliances and arrangements — use, maintenance and implementation
18 Requirements for safety of industrial personnel during voyage

Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order
        This Marine Order is Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024.

1A Commencement
        This Marine Order commences on 1 July 2024.

2 Purpose
        This Marine Order gives effect to the IP Code in accordance with Chapter XV of SOLAS, including:
(a) the certification of vessels to demonstrate survey in accordance with the IP Code; and
(b) arrangements for the safe carriage of industrial personnel.
Note   The Industrial Personnel Code (IP Code), in addition to the cargo ship requirements in SOLAS and the cargo craft requirements in HSC Code, sets out requirements including for stability, machinery and electrical installations, fire safety, life-saving appliances and arrangements, carriage of dangerous goods, training of industrial personnel and personnel transfer arrangements.

3 Power
       (1) The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Marine Order to be made:
(a) section 98 which provides that the regulations may provide for safety certificates;
(b) section 314 which provides that the regulations may provide for matters relating to certificates;
(c) subsection 339(2) which provides that the regulations may provide for the matters mentioned in that provision including the design and construction of vessels;
(d) paragraph 340(1)(a) which provides that the regulations may provide for giving effect to SOLAS;
(e) subsection 341(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for the imposition of penalties for a contravention of a provision of the regulations.
       (2) Subsection 339(1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed, or that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.
       (3) Subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make a Marine Order about matters that can be provided for by regulation.

4 Definitions
        In this Marine Order:
HSC Code