Marine order 16 implements the international standards for vessel load lines including:

• requirements of and compliance with the load lines convention
• marking of vessels
• circumstances when a vessel is overloaded
• entries required in the official logbook of a regulated Australian vessels.

Marine order 507 sets out load line requirements for domestic commercial vessels.

Legislation and incorporated material

• Marine order 507—load line certificates—national law

Related content

• Port State control inspection common load line issues

List of material referenced in this marine order:

• Load lines convention (search, register or borrow)
• Survey guidelines under the harmonised system of survey and certification (HSSC), 2011, IMO resolution A.1053(27). Current 2015 guidelines are available in IMO resolution A.1104(29).

Standards