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Marine order 32—Cargo handling equipment

Cargo handling equipment on vessels.

Current	Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) 2016
Commenced	1 January 2017
About	Marine order 32 sets out the requirements and responsibilities for: loading and unloading operations inspection, testing and maintenance of machinery and equipment used for loading and unloading a vessel—which belongs to the vessel safe working loads.
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Assistance and tools	Legislation and incorporated material Navigation Act 2012 Related content Cargo regulations Cargo marine orders and publications Dangerous, hazardous and harmful cargoes handbook Information sheet—Marine Order 32 Air pollution Applications Certificate of test and examination of derricks and cranes (AMSA 365) Certificate of test and examination of cargo gear being blocks, chains, rings, hooks, shackles, swivels, connecting plates and overhauling weights (AMSA 366) PDF149.78 KB Certificate of test and examination of cargo trays, crates, tubs, scrap bins and other loading and unloading receptacles (367) PDF131.61 KB Certificate of test of wire rope (AMSA 368) PDF139.76 KB Certificate of test and examination of cargo lifts and mechanical ramp (AMSA 641) PDF133.38 KB Certificate of test and examination of lifting beams (AMSA 642) PDF149.78 KB
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	Marine Orders - Part 32: Cargo Handling Equipment, Issue 2 – 1 February 1998 Marine - Orders Part 32: Cargo Handling Equipment, Issue 2 (Amendment) – 1 February 1999 Marine Orders - Part 32: Cargo Handling Equipment, Issue 2 (Amendment) – 15 March 1999 Marine Orders - Part 32: Cargo Handling Equipment, Issue 2 (Amendment) – 1 May 1999 Marine Orders - Part 32: Cargo Handling Equipment, Issue 2 (Compilation No.1) – 1 July 1999 - as in force on 5 December 2011 Marine Order 32, issue 3 - 6 December 2022 Marine Order 32 (Cargo handling equipment) PDF786.33 KB - 1 June 2013 AS 1353.2-1997, Flat synthetic-webbing slings - Care and use (access) AS 3569-2010 and Amdt 1:2012, Steel Wire Ropes – Product specification (access) AS 3668-1989 Flexible intermediate bulk containers – Non-dangerous goods (access) AS 4142.1-1993 Fibre ropes – Care and safe usage (access) AS 4143.1-1993 Methods of Test for Fibre Ropes (access) AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 Interior and workplace lighting – General principles and recommendations (access) Code of practice safety and health in ports, 2005, International Labour Organization (ILO) Guidance on access on hatchless container vessels – see IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1263 (access) International Convention for Safe Containers and the Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. C027), International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), IMO Resolution A.716(17) as amended from time to time (access) ISO 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling – Principal dimensions and tolerances (access) Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Recommendation 1979 (No. R160), International Labour Organization (ILO) Safety and Health in Dock Work Convention 1979 (No.C152), International Labour Organization (ILO) UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
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Last updated: 1 May 2026