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in this Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, including:
         * Australian General Shipping Register
         * Australian International Shipping Register
         * IMO
         * MARPOL
         * SOLAS.
Note 2   Other terms used in this Order are defined in the Navigation Act, including:
         * International Tonnage Certificate (1969)
         * recognised organisation
         * regulated Australian vessel
         * Tonnage Convention.
Note 3   For delegation of AMSA's powers under this Order — see the AMSA website Marine Orders link at http://www.amsa.gov.au.

5 Interpretation
       In this Order:
(a) a reference in the Tonnage Convention to the Administration is taken to mean AMSA; and
(b) a term that is used but not defined for this Order, and is defined in the Tonnage Convention, has the same meaning as given by the Tonnage Convention; and
(c) a vessel is taken to have its keel laid when the lesser of 50 tonnes, or 1% of the estimated total mass of all structural material, of the vessel is assembled; and
(d) the unified interpretations of the Tonnage Convention, published by the IMO, are to be taken into account in complying with the requirements of the convention.
Note for paragraph (a)   AMSA has an agreement with each of the recognised organisations mentioned in Schedule 1 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 for the provision of survey and certification services for vessels registered in Australia. These bodies are authorised to provide these services on behalf of AMSA.

6 Application
       This Order applies to:
(a) a regulated Australian vessel; and
(b) other than Divisions 2 and 4 — a foreign vessel.

7 Exemptions
       (1)A person may apply, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, for an exemption of a vessel mentioned in regulation 1(3) of Annex I of the Tonnage Convention from a requirement of this Order.
       (2)AMSA may determine the tonnage of the vessel mentioned in subsection (1).
Division 2 Certificates issued under the Navigation Act

8 Certificates required
       (1)A regulated Australian vessel to which the Tonnage Convention applies must have an International Tonnage Certificate (1969).
       (2)However, subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the vessel was previously registered in another Tonnage Convention country and has a certificate issued under Article 7 of the Tonnage Convention; and
(b) within the previous 3 months, the vessel transferred to the Australian General Shipping Register or the Australian International Shipping Register.

9 Applying for certificates
       (1)For subsection 154(1) of the Navigation Act (which enables a person to apply to an issuing body for a tonnage certificate specified in the regulations), an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) is specified.
       (2)Division 3 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 (other than section 17) applies to an application to AMSA for