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Marine Industry Updates
Proposed revision to Section 18: Hire and Drive of the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Friday, 22 August 2008
The National Marine Safety Council (NMSC) has advised that it is proposing to replace the current requirements in Section 18 Hire and Drive of the Uniform Shipping Laws Code (which date back nearly thirty years) with a new standard that will form part of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV), Part F, Section 2.
NMSC has now released for public comment an Issues Paper on the review of the current requirements for ‘hire and drive’ vessels.
A preliminary workshop held in March identified a range of issues to be considered in the review including:
· the need to take account of the range of hire boating activities currently on the market (e.g. houseboats, day-outing power boats) and emerging around Australia – these newer activities include off-shore bareboat chartering, hiring a boat on a trailer and jet ski hire.
· the many existing standards for the design and construction of boats used in this sector – such as those applied in North America and Europe – which might be referenced rather than creating a uniquely Australian set of requirements.
The draft issues paper can be downloaded from
http://www.nmsc.gov.au/yoursay_2.html or obtained by phoning [02] 9247 2124
For more information contact the NMSC:
PO Box R1871
Royal Exchange NSW 1225
Tel: (02) 9247 2124
Fax: (02) 9247 5203
email: secretariat@nmsc.gov.au
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