Marine order 507—Load line certificates—national law

Marine order 507 includes:

• provisions about which vessels require a load line certificate
• application requirements for a load line certificate
• criteria which must be met for AMSA to issue or renew a load line certificate
• requirements for renewing, varying, suspending and revoking a load line certificate
• conditions on a load line certificate
• offences provisions, including for breaching conditions of a load line certificate, operation of a vessel where a load line certificate is not in force for the vessel, and in other circumstances
• key definitions.

Any mention of Marine Order 501 (Administration — national law) 2013 in this Marine Order should be taken to mean Marine Order 501 (Administration — national law) 2023, in line with the updated legislation. See Marine Orders Amendment (Marine Order 501 — consequential changes) Order 2023 for details.

Legislation and incorporated material

• Marine order 501 (Administration—national law)
• Marine safety (Domestic commercial vessel) National Law Act 2012
• Marine safety (Domestic commercial vessel) National Law Regulation 2013
• Marine surveyors accreditation guidance manual
• National Standard for Commercial Vessels
• Uniform Shipping Laws Code

Exemptions which may apply

• Exemption 06—Marine safety (Periodic survey, equipment certification and compass adjustment)
• Exemption 07—Marine safety (Temporary operations)

Related content 

• Load line certificates
• Infringement notices
• Fees for certificate services—domestic commercial vessel safety
• National law exemptions for marine orders for domestic commercial vessels

Application

• Application for a certificate of survey and/or load line certificate for a domestic commercial vessel (AMSA 521)
• Application to suspend or revoke a certificate or approval (AMSA 600)

Standards