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Section 30 Statutory conditions of registration of other Queensland regulated ship

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) An other Queensland regulated ship is registered on the following conditions—

(a) the owner or master of the ship must have a safety management system for the ship that—

(i) complies with the requirements mentioned in Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements — national law) 2018 (Cwlth) that are relevant to the ship’s operation; or

(ii) is approved by the registering entity as an appropriate safety management system for the ship;

(b) the owner or master of the ship must not, without a reasonable excuse, carry on the ship, or on a part of the ship, more persons than is stated for the ship, or for the part of the ship, in—

(i) the builders plate for the ship; or

(ii) if there is no builders plate for the ship—the ship’s registration certificate;

(c) the owner or master of the ship must not operate the ship—

(i) if the ship has basic flotation—outside of smooth waters; or

(ii) if the ship has level flotation—more than 15n miles from land.

(2) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to an other Queensland regulated ship if the ship’s registration certificate indicates it is a prescribed other Queensland regulated ship.

(3) In this section—

basic flotation means basic flotation within the meaning of the ABP Standard.

Note— See section 57(4) of the Act in relation to contravening conditions of the registration of a ship.

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

Based on content from the Queensland Legislation website at 26 October 2026. For the latest information on Queensland Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au. © The State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0.