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Section 6 References to length of ship

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

For working out the length of a ship for this regulation, the length is—

(a) for sections 24 and 163, and schedule 6, part 1, division 2, item 5 and part 2, division 1—the distance measured from the foremost tip of the hull to the aftermost part of the hull, excluding appendages; or

(b) otherwise—the measured length of the ship within the meaning of the NSCV, part B.

Queensland Marine Safety Regulation 2016 current as at 1 February 2026. Official text: legislation.qld.gov.au.

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