Marine Order 16 (Load lines) 2025

The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Marine Order to be made:

section 98 which provides that the regulations may provide for safety certificates including giving effect to the Load Lines Convention;

subsection 309(2) which provides that the regulations may provide for the keeping of logbooks;

section 113 which provides that the regulations may provide for when a vessel is overloaded;

section 314 which provides that the regulations may provide for matters relating to certificates;

paragraph 340(1)(d) which provides that the regulations may provide for giving effect to the Load Lines Convention;

subsection 341(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for the imposition of penalties and civil penalties for a contravention of certain instruments including an order.

Subsection 339(1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed, or that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

Subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make orders about matters that can be provided for by regulation.

Subsection 342(4) of the Navigation Act allows a Marine Order to provide for a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in any instrument or document in force or existing from time to time.