Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) 2015 (Cth)

Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) 2015

made under the Navigation Act 2012

Compilation no. 2

Compilation date: 11 October 2017

This compilation was prepared on 13 October 2017 taking into account amendments up to Marine Orders (Navigation Act) Administrative Amendment Order 2017. Prepared by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Division 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Order 2 Purpose 3 Power 4 Definitions 5 Application 6 Exemptions Division 2 Responsibilities of owners and seafarers 7 Owner and seafarer general responsibilities 8 Owner responsibilities for seafarer assignment 9 Master responsibilities 10 Newly assigned seafarer responsibilities Division 3 Standards for watchkeeping 11 Owner responsibilities for watchkeeping 12 Minimum hours of rest 13 Emergency or drill or other overriding operational conditions 14 Watch schedules 15 Records of hours of rest — regulated Australian vessels 16 Records of hours of rest — foreign vessels 17 Observance of STCW watchkeeping standards Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order This Order is Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) 2015.

2 Purpose (1)This Order provides for the safe navigation and operation of vessels by giving effect to: (a) the following provisions of the STCW Convention: (i) Regulation I/14; (ii) Regulation VIII/1; (iii) Regulation VIII/2; and (b) the following provisions of the STCW Code: (i) Section A–I/14; (ii) Section A–VIII/1; (iii) Section A–VIII/2; (iv) Section B–I/14; (v) Section B–VIII/2. Note The latest edition of the STCW Convention and the STCW Code (including the amendments to the annex to the Convention known as the 2010 Manila Amendments) can be purchased from the International Maritime Organization. See the IMO website at http://www.imo.org/publications. The STCW Convention (ATS series number [1984] ATS 7) and STCW Code (ATS series number [1997] ATS 33) including any amendments in force are in the Australian Treaties Series accessible from the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website at http://www.austlii.edu.au. (2)This Order also gives effect to SOLAS in relation to the safe navigation and operation of vessels.