Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00555:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00555
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 12910–15656

the International Grain Code;
(c) the BLU Code;
(d) this Order.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (4)An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is a strict liability offence.
       (5)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2) or (3).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

10 Demonstration of compliance with stability requirements
       (1)Before a vessel is loaded with grain in bulk, AMSA may require the master to demonstrate that the vessel can comply, at all times when the vessel carries the grain during any voyage, with the stability requirements mentioned in A 6 to A 9 of the International Grain Code that apply to the vessel.
Note   See A7.2 of the Code.
       (2) The master of the vessel must ensure that the calculations used to demonstrate that the vessel can comply, at all times when the vessel carries the grain during any voyage, with the stability requirements mentioned in subsection (1) are:
(a) completed before loading or partial discharge; and
(b) included in the approved form; and
(c) made available to an inspector on request.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note   The approved form is available on the AMSA website at http:www.amsa.gov.au. See Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 for information about approved forms.
       (3) If a sheltered water exemption applies to the vessel the master of the vessel may demonstrate that the vessel can comply with the stability requirements of the exemption instead of the stability requirements mentioned in subsection (1).
       (4)An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (5)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

11 Loading or unloading plan
       (1)The master of a vessel must ensure that grain in bulk is loaded onto the vessel only if the master and the terminal representative have agreed on a plan for loading that complies with the BLU Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2)The master of a vessel must ensure that grain in bulk is unloaded from a vessel only if the master and the terminal representative have agreed on a plan for unloading that complies with the BLU Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3)A plan for loading or unloading and any amendments of it must be lodged with the terminal representative at the port of loading or unloading and a copy kept on board the vessel throughout the voyage.
       (4)The terminal representative must:
(a) keep the plan and any amendments of it for at least 6 months; and
(b) make the plan available to the inspector at the AMSA office at or nearest to the port of loading or unloading on request by the inspector.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note   The BLU Code refers