AMSA MO 2015/7

Marine Order 76 (Seafarer certification amendment) 2015

I, Gary Prosser, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.

26 November 2015

Gary Prosser
Acting Chief Executive Officer

1  Name of Order

 This Order is Marine Order 76 (Seafarer certification amendment) 2015.

2 Commencement

 This Order commences immediately after the commencement of Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015.

3 Amendment of Marine Orders

 Each Order mentioned in the title of a Schedule to this Order is amended in accordance with the Schedule.

Schedule 1 Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014

(section 3)

[1] After paragraph 7(1)(a)

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(aa) a certificate of competency as master or deck officer for a yacht;

[2] Subsection 10(1), note 1

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2014 or Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014

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2014, Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014 and Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015

[3] Section 16, note 2

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2014 or Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014

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2014, Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014 and Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015

[4] Subsection 31(2), note 1

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2014 and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014

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2014, Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014 and Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015

Schedule 2 Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014

(section 3)

[1] Subsection 2(1), note

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Note for paragraph (a)   For alternative master or deck officer qualifications under the Navigation Act for yachts  — see Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015.

Note for paragraph (b)   The 2011 edition of the STCW Convention and the STCW Code (including the amendments to the annex known as the 2010 Manila Amendments) can be purchased from the International Maritime Organization See the IMO website at http://www.imo.org/publications.

[2] Section 7

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For

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(1) For

[3] Section 7, after the note

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 (2)However, a person who holds a seafarer certificate of a grade mentioned in Schedule 1 to Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers — yachts) 2015 may perform the permitted duties or functions mentioned in that Schedule for the grade of certificate.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.