Safety equipment commercial and fishing ships
The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV), part C, subsection 7A defines safety equipment standards for the various classes of commercial and fishing ships. Those standards are set out in the factsheets below.
Commerial and fishing ship operators can elect to comply with the safety equipment requirements of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels part C, subsection 7A safety equipment (NSCV C 7A) instead of the current Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code requirements under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2004. Further detail is provided in this marine information bulletin (PDF, 66 KB).
Passenger ships — class 1
Non-passenger commercial ships — class 2
Fishing ships — class 3
National Standard for Commercial Vessels — First aid requirements (PDF, 312 KB)
National Standard for Commercial Vessels C7A — Safety Equipment Standard — frequently asked questions (PDF, 141 KB)
National Standard for Commercial Vessels C7A — Safety Equipment Standard — safety equipment requirements for commercial and fishing ships (PDF, 246 KB)
National Standard for Commercial Vessels C7A — new safety equipment information for accredited persons (PDF, 112 KB)
More information on national standards is available from the National Marine Safety Committee.
