Marine Order 12 (Construction — subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) 2023 (Cth)

AMSA MO 2023/7 Marine Order 12 (Construction — subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) 2023

I, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012. Act 1983. Dated 16 November 2023 Michael Kinley Chief Executive Officer

Division 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Marine Order 1A Commencement 1B Repeal of Marine Order 12 (Construction — subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) 2016 2 Purpose 3 Power 4 Definitions 5 Interpretation — SOLAS and other instruments 6 Application 7 Exemptions — regulated Australian vessels 8 Equivalents — regulated Australian vessels Division 2 Construction and stability requirements 9 Vessels to which Chapter II-1 of SOLAS applies 10 Vessels to which Chapter II-1 of SOLAS does not apply 11 Offshore supply vessels — additional requirements for regulated Australian vessels 12 Intact stability information 13 Towing and mooring arrangement plans Division 3 Other safety measures 14 Watertight doors 15 Portable plates 16 Openings to be kept closed at sea 17 Closure of cargo loading doors etc. 18 Sidescuttles in spaces used for cargo 19 Ash-chutes, rubbish-chutes and similar fittings 20 Testing and periodic operation of openings etc. 21 Instructions and periodic inspection 22 Official logbook entries 23 Means of access to vessels in port — construction and other requirements 24 Access to vessels in port — responsibilities of master 25 Access to vessels in port — responsibility of persons boarding or disembarking Schedule 1 Regulated Australian vessels — additional requirements Schedule 2 Accommodation ladders, gangways and safety nets

Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Marine Order

This Marine Order is Marine Order 12 (Construction — subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) 2023.