Marine order 47—Offshore industry units

Marine order 47 sets out the requirements for:

• the issue of safety certificates for regulated Australian vessels that are offshore industry units
• foreign vessels, including certification and
• provides notification requirements for planned tows of offshore industry units and other reporting matters.

Legislation and incorporated material

• Marine order 1 (Administration)
• Marine order 12 (Construction – subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations)
• Marine order 15 (Construction – fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction)
• Marine order 18 (Measures to enhance maritime safety)
• Marine order 21 (Safety and emergency arrangements)
• Marine order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving)
• Marine order 27 (Safety of navigation and radio equipment)
• Marine order 30 (Prevention of collisions)
• Marine order 58 (Safe management of vessels)
• Navigation Act 2012
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act

Related content

• Guidance - Marine order 47 (Offshore Industry units)
• Calculate sea service on floating or mobile vessels
• Automatic identification systems on offshore structures
• Offshore oil and gas exploration
• Guidelines and policy for automatic identification system
• International safety management code

List of material referenced in this marine order:

• Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1979 (1979 MODU Code), International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution A.414(XI) as amended by MSC/Circ.561), MSC.357(92), MSC.382(94)
• Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989 (1989 MODU Code), IMO resolution A.649(16) as amended by MSC.38(63), MSC.187(79), MSC.358(92), MSC.383(94),  MSC/Circ.561
• Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 (2009 MODU Code), IMO resolution, A.1023(26), 1023 (26)Corr.1, as amended by MSC.359(92), MSC.387(94) MSC.384(94), guidelines MSC.1/Circ.1486, MSC.407(96)
• Code of Safety for Diving Systems, 1995, adopted by IMO Resolution A.831(19) as amended from time to time
• Guidelines for safe ocean towing, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.884
• Guidelines for the assessment of technical provisions for the performance of an in-water survey in lieu of bottom inspection in dry-dock to permit one dry-dock examination in any five-year period for passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1348
• International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1049 (27), as in force from time to time
• International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
• International Safety Management (ISM) Code
• Revised guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1071(28), as amended from time to time.
• Survey guidelines under the Harmonised System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) 2017, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1120(30), as amended from time to time

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