Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Chapter deals with the safety of regulated Australian vessels and foreign vessels.
(2) Part 2 deals with safety certificates for regulated Australian vessels and documentation for foreign vessels. It provides for offences and civil penalties that apply in relation to:
(a) taking regulated Australian vessels to sea without safety certificates; and
(b) taking foreign vessels to sea without appropriate documents.
(3) Part 3 deals with offences and civil penalties for taking to sea an unseaworthy regulated Australian vessel or foreign vessel.
(4) Part 4 deals with passenger and cargo operations of regulated Australian vessels and foreign vessels, including in relation to:
(a) overloading (Division 3); and
(b) loading (Subdivision A of Division 4); and
(c) dangerous goods (Subdivision B of Division 4).
(5) Part 5 deals with the carrying out of musters and drills on regulated Australian vessels, foreign vessels, domestic commercial vessels and recreational vessels.