The meaning of overloaded
24 The meaning of overloaded
This section sets out the circumstances in which a vessel is overloaded for paragraph 23(b) of the Navigation Act.
Note It is an offence under section 109 or section 110 of the Navigation Act if an unseaworthy vessel is taken to sea.
A vessel, other than a passenger vessel, is overloaded if:
the appropriate load line would be submerged if the vessel were floating without a list in still salt water of a specific gravity of 1.025; or
the vessel is engaged on, or is about to engage on, a voyage during which a load line, other than the appropriate load line, would:
become the appropriate load line (the second load line) during the voyage; and
the second load line would be submerged if the vessel were floating without a list in still salt water of a specific gravity of 1.025.
Note The fuel and other material that would normally be consumed or discharged before the second load line became the appropriate load line may be taken into account.
A passenger vessel is overloaded if the appropriate subdivision load line would be submerged if the vessel were floating without a list in still salt water of a specific gravity of 1.025.
For this section, the appropriate load line or appropriate subdivision load line is determined in accordance with section 25.
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