Marine Order 57 (Helicopter operations) 2016 (Cth)

Marine Order 57 (Helicopter operations) 2016

made under the Navigation Act 2012

Compilation no. 1 Compilation date: 1 November 2019

This compilation was prepared on 19 November 2019 taking into account amendments up to Marine Orders Amendment (Marine Order 31 — consequential changes) Order 2019 Prepared by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Division 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Order 2 Purpose 3 Power 4 Definitions 5 Application Division 2 Safe arrangements 6 Vessel arrangements 7 Owner's SMS responsibilities 8 Master's responsibilities for SMS instruction, equipment and training 9 Seafarers' responsibility to carry out SMS instructions 10 Determination of landing or winching area 11 Marking of obstacles in landing or winching area 12 Load information about deck surface 13 Communications Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order This Order is Marine Order 57 (Helicopter operations) 2016.

2 Purpose This Order provides for safe vessel‑helicopter operations. Note 1 Vessel–helicopter operations include the transfer of persons between a vessel and a helicopter and the loading or unloading of a vessel by helicopter — see section 4, definition of vessel–helicopter operation. Note 2 A helicopter used in a vessel‑helicopter operation is subject to civil aviation legislation administered by Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

3 Power (1)The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Order to be made: (a) subsection 112(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for the carriage of passengers; (b) subsection 112(4) which provides that the regulations may provide for the carriage on a vessel of cargo; (c) subsection 125(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for musters, drills, checks of machinery and equipment and other tests; (d) subsection 341(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for the imposition of penalties for a contravention of a provision of the regulations; (e) subsection 342(4) which provides that a Marine Order may provide for a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other document as in force or existing at a particular time or from time to time. (2)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. (3)Subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make a Marine Order about matters that can be provided for by regulation.