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Marine Order 507 (Load line certificates — national law) 2018

made under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law

Compilation no. 1
Compilation date: 1 September 2023

This compilation was prepared on 26 October 2023 taking into account amendments up to Marine Orders Amendment (Marine Order 501 — consequential changes) Order 2023.
Prepared by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Division 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Order
2 Purpose
3 Application of Order
Division 2 Issue of certificates
4 Application for a load line certificate
5 Issue of load line certificate
6 Renewal of certificate
7 Conditions
8 Duration of certificate
Division 3 Variation, suspension and revocation of certificate
9 Application for variation, suspension or revocation of certificate
10 Criteria for variation of certificate
11 Suspension of certificate
12 Criteria for revocation of certificate
Division 4 Offences
13 Breach of condition of certificate (master)
14 Breach of condition of certificate (owner)
15 Operation of vessel in certain circumstances (master)
16 Operation of vessel in certain circumstances (owner)
Division 5 Definitions and transitional
17 Definitions and interpretation
18 Transitional
Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order
        This Order is Marine Order 507 (Load line certificates — national law) 2018.

2 Purpose
        This Order gives effect to the Load Lines Convention, particularly in relation to certificates for the Load Lines Convention.

3 Application of Order
        This Order applies to a domestic commercial vessel that:
(a) is at least 24 m load line length, as defined by the Load Lines Convention; and
(b) is not:
 (i) a fishing vessel; or
 (ii) a Class 1D or Class 1E vessel that is operated to carry passengers only; or
 (iii) a Class 2D or Class 2E vessel that is operated to carry passengers only.
Note   A vessel to which this order applies must obtain and maintain a load line certificate in order to comply with Marine Order 503.
Division 2 Issue of certificates

4 Application for a load line certificate
        An application for a load line certificate for a vessel must be in accordance with Marine Order 501.
Note 1   An application must be in the approved form — see subparagraph 9(a)(i) of Marine Order 501.
Note 2   Giving false or misleading information in an application is an offence — see section 136.1 of the Criminal Code.

5 Issue of load line certificate
        The National Regulator must issue a load line certificate for a vessel if:
(a) an application has been made under section 4; and
(b) the vessel has completed an initial or renewal survey in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 2 of the National Law — Marine Surveyors Accreditation Guidance Manual 2014; and
(c) the National Regulator is satisfied that the vessel complies