Amendment
Maritime Rules Amendments 2025 (No 2) amended this Part. These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Maritime Rules Part 20 - Operating Limits
Current version of Part 20
This rule applies to:
- all commercial ships.
Part 20 defines the different operating limits. This sets the standards that are applied to commercial ships, their equipment, and the qualifications and number of persons crewing those ships.
Specified operating limits graduate from enclosed waters through inshore, coastal and offshore waters to unlimited operation.
History of Part 20
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Amendments 2025. These amendments come into force on 21 April 2025.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Part 81 Amendment Rules 2019, in 2020.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015 in 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014 in 2015.
New part comes into force
The new Part 20 entered into force on 1 April 2014.Timeline
Amendment
The original Part 20 was revoked and replaced by a new Part 20 on 27 January 2014.
Amendment
This Part was amended by (Various Amendments) Rules Part 20 - 91 in 2008.
Amendment
This Part was first amended by Maritime Rules Part 20 - 90 Amendment in 2004.
Advisory Circular
An advisory circular was published describing Part 20. (SUPERCEDED 13/12/2019).
New part comes into force
Part 20 entered into force on 1 February 1998.
New part signed
Part 20 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 26 September 1997.