AMSA MO 2016/14

Marine Order 97 (Marine pollution prevention — air pollution) Amendment 2016 (No. 1)

I, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012 and subsection 34(1) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.

1 November 2016

Michael Kinley
Chief Executive Officer

1  Name of Order

 This Order is Marine Order 97 (Marine pollution prevention — air pollution) Amendment 2016 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

 This Order commences on 1 December 2016.

3 Amendment of Marine Order 97 (Marine pollution prevention — air pollution) 2013

 Schedule 1 amends Marine Order 97 (Marine pollution prevention — air pollution) 2013.

Schedule 1 Amendment

[1] Section 6, note 1

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Note 1   Some terms used in this Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 including:

• IMO
• MARPOL
• Navigation Act
• Pollution Prevention Act.

[2] Section 6, after note 3

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Note 4   Information on obtaining copies of any IMO Resolution, IMO document or other document that is mentioned in this Order is available from the AMSA website Marine Orders link at http://www.amsa.gov.au.

[3] Section 9

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9 Equivalents and waivers

 (1)A person may apply, in accordance with the application process set out in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, for approval to use an equivalent.

 (2)AMSA may approve the use of an equivalent if:

(a) it would be at least as effective as compliance with the requirement to which the equivalent is an alternative; and

(b) approving the use of the equivalent would not contravene regulation 4 of Annex VI.

Note   Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 deals with the following matters about equivalents:

• making an application
• seeking further information about an application
• the time allowed for consideration of an application
• imposing conditions on approval of an application
• notifying a decision on an application
• review of decisions.

 (3)AMSA may give a waiver in accordance with regulation 19 of Annex VI from a requirement of the Order.

[4] Section 22, note, paragraph (b)

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Standard specification for shipboard incinerators adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.76(40)

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2014 Standard specification for shipboard incinerators adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.244(66)

[5] Section 26, note

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section 13A of Marine Order 31 (Ship surveys and certification) 2006

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section 48 of Marine Order 31 (Vessel surveys and certification) 2015

[6] Section 27, note

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2012 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the Attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.212(63)

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2014 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.245(66)

[7] Paragraphs 31(2)(a) and (b)

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2009

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2015

[8] Paragraph 31(3)(b)

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2009

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2015

[9] Subsection 31(4)

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2009 Guidelines means 2009 Guidelines for exhaust gas-SOx cleaning systems adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.184(59)

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2015 Guidelines means 2015 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.259(68)

[10] Subsection 34(2), note

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http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms

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http://www.amsa.gov.au

[11] Subsection 34(3), note

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http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms

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http://www.amsa.gov.au

[12] Further amendments

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1. All legislative instruments and compilations of legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation under the Legislation Act 2003. See https://www.legislation.gov.au.