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Uniform shipping laws code

This Code has been adopted by the Australian Transport Council as a basis for uniform legislation between the Commonwealth, States and Northern Territory relating to the survey, crewing and operation of commercial vessels.

Those sections below that are struck though are not called up by Western Australian Regulations to the Marine Act 1982 and therefore are not applicable for use in Western Australia.   The struck out sections are dealt with by Regulation. Refer to rules and regulations for a list of applicable regulations.

Information for obtaining the Uniform Shipping Laws Code is available from the National Marine Safety Committee [NMSC] (external link).

The USL code contains the following sections
1 Introduction, Definitions and General Requirements
2 Qualifications and Manning, Trading Vessels
3 Qualifications and Manning, Fishing Vessels
4 Reserved
5 Construction:
  1. Preliminary
  2. Structural Strength
  3. Watertight Sub-division of Passenger Vessels
  4. Watertight Sub-division of Class 2 and Class 3 Vessels
  5. Passengers, Passenger Accommodation, Guard rails and Bulwarks
  6. Structural Fire Protection
  7. Design Loading (refer Australian Standard 4132.1 - 1993)
  8. Aluminium (refer Australian Standard 4132.2 - 1993)
  9. Copper Nickel
  10. Ferro-Cement
  11. Fibre Reinforced Plastic (refer Australian Standard 4132.3 - 1993)
  12. Steel
  13. Timber
6 Crew Accommodation
7 Load Lines
8 Stability
  1. Preliminary
  2. Simplified Presentation of Stability
  3. Stability Criteria
9 Engineering
10 Life Saving Appliances
11 Fire Appliances
12 Radio Equipment
13 Miscellaneous Equipment
14 Surveys and Certificates of Survey
15 Emergency Procedures and Safety of Navigation
16 Collision Regulations
17 River Murray Traffic Regulations
18 Hire and Drive Vessels



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