means the Maritime Transport Act 2013;

means the Authority of the Government of the state under whose authority a ship is operating or the flag state, whose flag the ship is entitled to fly;

means an organisation that has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Chief Executive Officer in compliance with the International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.739(18) and the annex as amended by Resolution MSC 208(81), entitled “Adoption of Amendments to the Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration” whereby that organisation may carry out surveys and audits and issue certificates on behalf of the Authority;

means a person employed by an authorised organisation and appointed under section 38(1) of the Act to carry out such inspections and such audits as the Authority considers necessary for the purposes of these Regulations;

means the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji;

means a Certificate issued under regulation 8;

means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority;

means a recognised organisation authorised by the Chief Executive Officer to conduct such inspections and audits as the Authority considers necessary for the purposes of these Regulations;

shall have the same meaning as under section 2 of the Act;

means a voyage to or from a port outside Fiji;

means the alteration, or the replacement, removal or addition of any part of a ship that is likely to—

• (a)significantly affect the structural integrity, tonnage, freeboard, cargo or passenger capacity, crew or passenger accommodation, conditions of assignment of load lines, watertight subdivision, stability, structural fire protection or safety equipment of the ship; or
• (b)result in significant changes to the propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery or method of propulsion of the ship;

means a repair that is likely to significantly affect the structural integrity, conditions of assignment of load lines, watertight subdivision, stability, structural fire protection, main propulsion machinery, method of propulsion, steering gear or vital auxiliary machinery of the ship;

means to undertake voyages which begin and end at ports or offshore terminals in Fiji but does not include any voyage of a foreign ship that is exercising the right of innocent passage through Fiji’s territorial waters and archipelagic waters;

in relation to a submersible, means the person driving the submersible;

means a written document prepared by the owner to demonstrate that major hazards arising from the operation of the ship—

• (a)have been reduced to risk levels that are as low as reasonably practicable; and
• (b)will be managed effectively;

means a submarine or other ship capable of navigation when totally submerged;

means a thorough examination of a ship and its equipment—

• (a)performed by, in the presence of, or under the direct control of, a surveyor;
• (b)by utilising means including but not limited to visual inspection, non-destructive testing, destructive testing or adopting appropriate Classification Society rules, or other recognised certificates issued by an Administration;
• (c)verifying that the owner has—
  • (i)undertaken hazard identification of the ship’s design; and
  • (ii)taken all practicable steps to eliminate, isolate or minimise identified hazards; and
• (d)to ensure that the ship and its equipment are—
  • (i)fit for their intended purpose and operating limits; and
  • (ii)comply with the applicable provisions of the Maritime (Small Craft Code) Regulations 2014, and Maritime (Fiji Maritime Code) Regulations 2014;

means a person—

• (a)appointed by the Chief Executive Officer—
  • (i)as a surveyor to undertake the particular function referred to; and
  • (ii)who holds a valid maritime document as a surveyor issued under section 24 of the Act; or
• (b)an authorised person of an authorised organisation; and

means a multimodal craft that in its main operational mode, flies—

• (a)in close proximity to, and without contact with the water surface;
• (b)by using surface effect action above the water; and
• (c)supported in the air primarily by an aerodynamic lift generated on the wings or the hull of the craft or their parts.