Contents (2010 - 730)
Marine Safety (Commercial Vessels) Regulation 2010
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Application of Regulation

Part 2 General provisions for marine safety licences relating to commercial vessels

5 Application of Part
6 Additional types of marine safety licences
7 Applications for marine safety licences
8 Refusal to issue marine safety licence
9 Suspension or cancellation of marine safety licences
10 Change of particulars to marine safety licences
11 Loss of marine safety licences
12 Return of marine safety licences
13 Cheating or forgery

Part 3 Requirements for design, construction and equipment of commercial vessels and survey requirements

Division 1 Classification of vessels

14 Classes of vessels

Division 2 Requirements for design, construction and equipment of commercial vessels

15 Requirements for design, construction and equipment of commercial vessels
16 Design, construction and equipment of vessels required to have survey certificate
17 Design, construction and equipment of Class 2D and Class 2E vessels for which survey certificate not required
18 Design, construction and equipment of Class 2D and Class 2E waterski vessels
19 Design, construction and equipment of certain Class 3C vessels for which survey certificate not required
20 Design, construction and equipment of Class 3D and Class 3E vessels for which survey certificate not required
21 Design, construction and equipment of Class 4D and Class 4E vessels for which survey certificate not required
22 Design, construction and equipment for sail training vessels
23 General equipment requirements
24 Equipment to be carried by commercial vessels that have 2 or more survey certificates

Division 3 Survey certificates

25 Vessels required to have survey certificates
26 Automatic recognition of certain survey certificates of other jurisdictions
27 Survey plates
28 Display of survey identifying numbers
29 Conditions of survey certificates relating to periodic surveys
30 Conditions of survey certificates relating to holding tanks
31 Masters of vessels to comply with survey certificate conditions
32 Owners of vessels to notify certain events
33 Survey record books

Part 4 Crew requirements

34 Application of Part
35 Meaning of “minimum crew”
36 Requirement to carry minimum crew
37 Determination by Minister

Part 5 Crew qualifications

Division 1 Grades of and authorisations conferred by certificates of competency

38 Members of crew required to hold certificates of competency

Division 2 Requirements to be satisfied for issue of certificates of competency

39 Examinations, certificates of medical fitness and other conditions to be satisfied for issue of certificates of competency
40 Issue of further certificates of competency
41 Records of sea-service
42 Restricted certificates of competency
43 Special endorsements
44 Automatic recognition of certificates of competency of other jurisdictions

Division 3 Examinations for certificates of competency

45 Conduct of examinations
46 Examiners
47 Acceptance of examinations conducted by other Authorities
48 Examination fees to be paid in advance

Division 4 Approval of training courses, programs and training providers for certificates of competency

49 Training courses and programs
50 Approved training providers
51 Auditing
52 Variation and revocation of approvals

Division 5 Revalidation of certificates of competency

53 Applications for revalidation
54 Eligibility for revalidation of certificates of competency

Division 6 Prescribed conditions of certificates of competency

55 Ongoing requirement for holders of certificates of competency to have certificates of medical fitness
56 Ongoing requirement for holders of certificates of competency to have current first aid certificate

Part 6 Hire and drive vessels

Division 1 General requirements relating to hiring out of hire and drive vessels

57 Offence to hire out hire and drive vessels unless authorised
58 Requirements in relation to persons who hire out vessels
59 Keeping of records by persons who hire out vessels
60 Requirements relating to persons who hire vessels

Division 2 Hiring out of vessels subject to hire and drive licences

61 Definitions
62 Requirement to have hire and drive licence
63 Identification of vessels involved in hire and drive operations
64 Condition relating to exclusive use of waters
65 Audit of records

Part 7 Bar crossings

66 Application of Part
67 Authorisation required for bar crossings
68 Requirements on masters of vessels in relation to bar crossings

Part 8 Towage licences

69 Towage licences required for towing vessels or floating plant
70 Issue of towage licences
71 Condition of towage licences

Part 9 Load lines

72 Load line requirements
73 Requirements for issue of load line certificates
74 Condition of load line certificates
75 Submergence of hull

Part 10 Safety management systems

76 Requirement to have safety management system
77 Audit of safety management system

Part 11 Conduct of persons on commercial vessels

78 Directions to ensure safety of vessel
79 Offences by passengers and others
80 Offences by crew of commercial vessel
81 Exemptions from this Part for certain officers

Part 12 Public ferry wharves

82 Inspection reports on public ferry wharves
83 Maintenance plans for public ferry wharves

Part 13 Exemptions

Division 1 Exemptions from Division 4 of Part 5 of the Act

84 Waterski vessels and certain Class 2C, Class 2D, Class 2E, Class 3D and Class 3E vessels
85 Personal watercraft
86 Sail training vessels
87 Police vessels

Division 2 Other exemptions

88 General exemption on safety or emergency grounds or for complying with directions
89 Exemptions by RMS

Part 14 Miscellaneous

90 Fees
91 Savings provisions in relation to standards and other requirements

 Schedule 1 Partially smooth waters

 Schedule 2 Smooth waters

 Schedule 3 Requirements for vessels with inboard petrol engines

 Schedule 4 Safety equipment for sail training vessels

 Schedule 5 Minimum crewing requirements

 Schedule 6 Certificates of competency

 Schedule 7 Fees

 Schedule 8 Savings and transitional provisions

Historical notes