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Marine order 55—Vessel carrying industrial personnel

Requirements for vessel carrying industrial personnel in Australia

Current Marine Order 55 (vessel carrying industrial personnel) 2024
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Marine order 55 sets out the requirements for:

  • certification of vessels to meet survey requirements of the International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code)
  • safe carriage and transfer of industrial personnel (IP).
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  • International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) – Chapters I, VIII, X and XV (access)
  • International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 1994 (1994 HSC Code), IMO Resolution MSC.36(63) as amended from time to time (access)
  • International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (2000 HSC Code), IMO Resolution MSC.97(73) as amended from time to time (access)
  • International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code), IMO Resolution MSC.527(106) as amended from time to time (access)
  • Interim recommendations on the safe carriage of more than 12 industrial personnel on board vessels engaged on international voyages, IMO Resolution MSC.418(97) (access)
  • Guidance on safety when transferring persons at sea, IMO Circular MSC-MEPC.7/Circ.10 (access)
  • Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Shipboard Work including Offshore Support Vessels, Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority, Australian Government
  • Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code), IMO Resolution 1995 Conference resolution 2 as amended from time to time (access)
  • International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention) (access)
  • Basic Technical Training Standard, Global Wind Organisation (GWO)
  • Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO)
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Last updated: 10 September 2024

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