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Marine order 50—Special purpose vessels [1]

Submitted by anathomson on Fri, 07/02/2020 - 16:16

About 

Marine order 50 sets out the requirements for:

  • special purpose vessels such as those used for offshore drilling and offshore construction
  • construction, equipment and operation of special purpose vessels
  • training requirements for special personnel.

Assistance and tools 

Legislation and incorporated material

  • Marine order 12 (Construction – subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) [2]
  • Marine order 47 (Mobile offshore drilling units) [3]
  • Marine order 60 (Floating offshore facilities) [4]
  • Navigation Act 2012 [5]

Related content

  • Calculate sea service on floating or mobile vessels [6]
  • Automatic identification systems on offshore structures [7]
  • Offshore oil and gas exploration [8]

Superseded 

Federal Register of Legislation [9]

Reference 

List of material referenced in this marine order:

  • International conventions [10]
  • Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code), International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution MSC.266(84) [11], as amended by MSC.299(87) 

Author 

Standards

expiry_date 

Friday 7 February 2020

Summary 

Special purpose vessels.

Marine Order Number 

50

Source URL: https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-50-special-purpose-vessels

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-50-special-purpose-vessels
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-12-construction-subdivision-and-stability-machinery-and
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-47-offshore-industry-units
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-60-floating-offshore-facilities-repealed
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/navigation-act-2012
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/sea-service-and-task-books/calculate-sea-service-floating-or-mobile-vessels
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigation/navigation-systems/automatic-identification-systems-offshore-structures
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigation/navigating-coastal-waters/offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration
[9] https://www.legislation.gov.au/
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/conventions-underpinning-marine-orders
[11] https://www.imo.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/IndexofIMOResolutions/Pages/Default.aspx