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(b) required by this Order to be fitted to, or carried on, a vessel.
LSA Code means the International Life-Saving Appliance Code adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.48 (66), as in force from time to time.
Note   A copy of each IMO resolution that adopts or amends this Code is available on AMSA's website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
proper use, for a lifesaving appliance or item of lifesaving equipment, means:
(a) use in an emergency; or
(b) use for training for an emergency; or
(c) maintenance or testing of the appliance or item of equipment.
search and rescue locating device means a SART or an AIS-SART.
SART means a search and rescue transponder, approved by an issuing body.
Note 1   For information on obtaining copies of IMO documents mentioned in this Order — see AMSA's website at http://www.amsa.gov.au. These documents may also be purchased from the IMO — see the IMO website at http://www.imo.org/publications.
Note 2   Some terms used in this Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, including:
           * cargo vessel
           * decision maker
           * EPIRB
           * equivalent
           * IMO
           * length
           * NSCV
           * passenger vessel
           * recognised organisation
           * SOLAS
           * use
           * USL Code.
Note 3   Other terms used in this Order are defined in the Navigation Act, including:
           * AMSA
           * foreign vessel
           * inspector
           * issuing body
           * regulated Australian vessel
           * seafarer
           * Tonnage Convention.
Note 4   For delegation of AMSA's powers under this Order — see the AMSA website Marine Orders link at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
       (2) The approval by an issuing body of a search and rescue locating device or an EPIRB applies to fitting the device or EPIRB on a vessel only if it meets the performance standard that applies to it at the time it is fitted.

5 Meaning of certain expressions
       (1) A reference to the Administration in Chapter III, the LSA Code, an IMO resolution or a document mentioned in this Order is taken to mean:
(a) for a regulated Australian vessel — AMSA; or
(b) for a foreign vessel — the registering authority of the country in which the vessel is registered.
       (2) However, a requirement in Chapter III, the LSA Code or an IMO resolution, or in another document mentioned in this Order, that an appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by the Administration means, for a regulated Australian vessel, that the appliance, item of equipment or arrangement must be approved by an issuing body.
       (3) A term that is used in this Order but is not defined for this Order, and is defined in SOLAS or in a code mentioned in this Order, has the meaning given by SOLAS or the code.
       (4)