Gas Cylinder Standards - Australian Government

Description

You must comply with this code if you operate a regulated Australian vessel, or if you operate a foreign vessel that is:

  • in an Australian port
  • entering or leaving an Australian port
  • in the internal waters of Australia
  • in the territorial sea of Australia, other than during the course of innocent passage.

You must comply with one of the following standards for all gas and oxygen cylinders on board a vessel:

  • ISO 14113:2007 (Gas Welding Equipment. Rubber and Plastics Hose and Hose Assemblies for Use With Industrial Gases up to 450 bar (45 MPa)
  • ISO 2503:1998 (Gas Welding Equipment. Pressure Regulators for Gas Cylinders Used in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes up to 300 bar)
  • ISO 9090: 1989 (Gas Tightness of Equipment for Gas Welding and Allied Processes)
  • ISO 9539:2010 (Gas Welding Equipment Materials for Equipment Used in Gas Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes)
  • AS 2030 (Gas cylinders) - The Verification, Filling, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Cylinders for Storage and Transport of Compressed Gases - Cylinders for Compressed Gases Other than Acetylene.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

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Comply All Gas Cylinder Standards - Please consult the Contact Officer for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance (if any) that may be required.

Administering agency

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Ship Safety Division

Contact details

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