Stability information
23 Stability information
The master of a vessel must not take the vessel to sea if the stability information mentioned in paragraph (3) of Regulation 10 of Annex I to the Load Lines Convention is not on board the vessel.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
The stability information must be approved as follows:
for a regulated Australian vessel — by an issuing body;
for a foreign vessel — by the Administration of the country in which the vessel is registered.
Note For a vessel to which SOLAS does not apply, paragraph (3) of Regulation 10 of Annex I requires approved stability information to be on board for use of the master. For a vessel to which SOLAS does apply, regulation 5 of Chapter II-1 details weight survey, inclining test and stability information requirements.
An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units
Division 5 Vessels not to be overloaded
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