Western Australian Marine Act 1982

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —

applied provisions of the Limitation Convention means the provisions of the Limitation Convention that, as provided by section 84, have the force of law as part of the law of the State;

container has the same meaning as in the Container Convention;

Container Convention means the International Convention for Safe Containers as corrected by the Proces‑Verbal of Rectification dated 25 June 1976 (a copy of the English text of the articles of which, and of the annexes to which, as so corrected, is set forth in Schedule 1) as affected by —

Limitation Convention means the International Convention relating to the limitation of the liability of owners of sea‑going ships signed at Brussels on 10 October 1957, (a copy of the English text of which is set forth in Schedule 2);

Prevention of Collisions Convention means the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (a copy of the English text of the articles of which is set forth in Schedule 3), together with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, constituted by the rules, and other annexes attached to that Convention, as corrected by the Proces‑Verbal of Rectification dated 1 December 1973 (a copy of the English text of which rules and other annexes, as so corrected, is also set forth in Schedule 3), as affected by any amendment, other than an amendment objected to by Australia, made under Article VI of that Convention;

Protocol of 1978 relating to the Safety Convention means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (a copy of the English text of the articles of which, and of part of the annex to which, is set forth in Schedule 5), as affected by any amendment, other than an amendment objected to by Australia, made under Article VIII of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as incorporated in that Protocol by Article II of that Protocol;

Safety Convention means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (a copy of the English text of the articles of which, and of part of the annex to which, is set forth in Schedule 4), as affected by any amendment, other than an amendment objected to by Australia, made under Article VIII of that Convention and, after the date on which the Protocol of 1978 relating to the Safety Convention enters into force for Australia, as also affected by that Protocol;

sea includes any waters within the ebb and flow of the tide; and

sheltered water passenger vessel means a passenger vessel permitted to operate in partially smooth and smooth waters only.