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Marine Regulations 2009
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
100 Objectives 1
101 Authorising provisions 2
102 Commencement 2
103 Revocation 2
104 Definitions 2
105 Reference to standards 12
106 Director may designate hazardous areas for purposes of
Regulations 12
PART 2—VESSEL OPERATION, CONSTRUCTION AND
EQUIPMENT 13
Division 1—Safe operation of vessels 13
200 Power to prohibit operation of vessel 13
201 Written direction with reasons to be given 14
202 Review of direction 14
203 Revocation of direction 14
204 International regulations for preventing collisions at sea 14
205 Emergency procedures and safety of navigation—trading and
fishing vessels 15
206 Vessel not to operate unless provided with certain type
of EPIRB 15
207 Certificate of survey for vessel to be endorsed for Port Phillip
Heads 16
208 Owner and master to comply with conditions for Port Phillip
Heads 17
209 Certificate of survey for vessel to be endorsed for Lakes
Entrance Bar 19
210 Owner and master to comply with conditions for Lakes
Entrance Bar 20
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Division 2—Survey, construction and equipment of commercial
vessels 23
211 Survey of trading, fishing and hire and drive vessels 23
212 Trading and fishing vessels—construction and equipment 23
213 Hire and drive vessels—construction and equipment 24
214 Certificate of survey to be carried on board certain vessels 24
Division 3—Operation of hire and drive vessels 25
215 Maintenance and production of register of hire contracts 25
216 Sale or purchase of hire and drive vessel 26
217 Owner to report accident involving hire and drive vessel 27
218 Use of hire and drive vessel 27
219 Instructions to be given to hirers 27
220 Reckless operation of hire and drive vessel 28
221 Person under 10 to wear personal flotation device 29
222 Fuelling of hire and drive vessel 29
223 Naked flame on hire and drive vessel 30
224 Stowage of equipment on hire and drive vessel 30
225 Hire and drive vessel not to be overloaded 31
Division 4—Recreational vessels 31
226 Construction of recreational vessels 31
227 Operation of recreational vessels 31
228 Safety equipment required for recreational vessels 31
229 Fire fighting equipment required for recreational vessels 33
230 Maintenance and placement of safety equipment and fire
extinguishers 34
231 PFD to be worn on certain recreational vessels at all times by
person on open area 35
232 PFD to be worn on certain recreational vessels during time of
heightened risk 36
233 Children under 10 to wear PFD at all times 38
234 Person being towed by recreational vessel to wear PFD 39
235 Person not to operate recreational vessel until each person
wears a PFD 39
236 Exemption from safety equipment requirements 40
237 Fuelling of recreational vessel 41
238 Naked flame on recreational vessel 41
239 Overloaded recreational vessel not to be operated 41
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PART 3—CREWING, CERTIFICATES AND LICENCES 45
Division 1—Crewing of vessels and certificates of competence 45
300 Crewing of trading vessels 45
301 Crewing of fishing vessels 45
302 Certificates of competency under the National Standard for
Commercial Vessels 45
303 Certificate of competency 46
304 Certificate of competency to be subject to endorsement for
Port Phillip Heads 47
305 Requirements to be met before a certificate of competency
may be endorsed for Port Phillip Heads 47
306 Period of endorsement remains in force for Port Phillip Heads 47
307 Certificate of competency to be subject to endorsement for
Lakes Entrance Bar 48
308 Special requirements for Lakes Entrance Bar 48
309 Period of endorsement remains in force for Lakes Entrance
Bar 49
Division 2—Pilots, pilot exemption and local knowledge 49
310 Offence to act as a pilot without a licence 49
311 Pilot exempt master 49
312 Pilot licence or pilot exemption 50
313 Qualifications for the issue of a pilot licence and pilot
exemption 50
314 Period a pilot licence or pilot exemption remains valid 51
315 Local knowledge certificate 51
316 Circumstances in which holder of local knowledge certificate
is not required to use pilot 51
317 Local knowledge certificate 51
318 Period a certificate of local knowledge remains valid 52
Division 3—Harbour masters 53
319 Harbour master licence 53
320 Period harbour master licence remains in force 53
Division 4—Carriage of certificate, licence or exemption 54
321 Carriage of certificate, licence or exemption 54
PART 4—REGISTRATION OF VESSELS 55
Division 1—Registration of vessels 55
400 Requirements for registration of vessels 55
401 Period of registration 56
402 Registration label and identification mark 57
403 Cancellation of registration 58
404 Suspension of registration 58
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405 Transfer of registered vessel 59
406 General exemptions from registration 59
Division 2—Identification plates and marks 61
407 Special identification plates and marks 61
408 Conditions of use of special identification plates and marks 61
PART 5—ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING AND OTHER
MATTERS 63
500 Prescribed breath test devices 63
501 Procedure for breath analysis 63
502 Breath analysis certificate 63
503 Method of obtaining blood sample 64
504 Procedure after taking blood sample 64
505 Certificate by medical practitioner taking blood sample 65
506 Analysts certificate 65
507 Notice of immediate operator licence suspension 66
508 Suspended operator licence document to be surrendered to
Director 66
PART 6—PRESCRIBED MEASURING DEVICES 67
600 Prescribed measuring devices 67
601 Testing officer 67
602 Testing of prescribed measuring devices 67
603 Sealing of prescribed measuring devices 68
604 Use of prescribed measuring device 69
PART 7—OPERATOR LICENCES AND PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT ENDORSEMENTS 70
Division 1—General provisions relating to operator licences 70
700 Eligibility to apply for an operator licence 70
701 Requirements for applying for an operator licence 71
702 Licence holder may surrender operator licence 71
703 Refusal to issue operator licence 72
704 Operator licence period 73
705 Operator licence expiry date 73
706 Operator licence conditions 73
707 Notice of renewal of operator licence 74
708 Renewal of operator licence 75
709 Refusal to renew 75
710 Date of expiry of renewed operator licence 76
711 Reissue of operator licence 76
712 Refusal to reissue operator licence 76
713 Date of expiry of reissued operator licence 77
714 Application for variation of operator licence 77
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715 Refusal to vary operator licence 77
716 Conditions on restricted operator licence 78
717 Operator licence receipt 79
718 Form of operator licence document 79
719 Issue of replacement operator licence document 80
720 Records 80
721 Change of name, address or condition 81
Division 2—Variation, cancellation and suspension of operator
licences 81
722 Variation, suspension or cancellation of operator licence 81
723 Procedures for variation, cancellation or suspension of operator
licence 83
724 Suspension of operator licence for purposes of section 119(2)
of the Act 85
725 Prescribed time for suspension of operator licence 86
Division 3—Exemptions from requirement to hold operator licence 86
726 Exemptions applying to licences issued outside Victoria 86
727 Exemption from licensing requirements 88
728 Exemption from licensing requirements for persons
undergoing training 88
Division 4—General provisions relating to personal watercraft
endorsements 89
729 Requirements for applying for personal watercraft
endorsement 89
730 Refusal to make personal watercraft endorsement 89
731 Operator licence receipt with personal watercraft
endorsement 90
Division 5—Variation or cancellation of personal watercraft
endorsement 91
732 Operator licence holder may request cancellation of personal
watercraft endorsement 91
733 Application for variation of personal watercraft endorsement 91
734 Refusal to vary personal watercraft endorsement 91
735 Variation or cancellation of personal watercraft endorsement 92
736 Procedures for variation or cancellation of personal watercraft
endorsement 94
Division 6—Tests in relation to regulated recreational vessels 95
737 Tests 95
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Division 7—Internal review procedures for operator licences and
personal watercraft endorsements 96
738 Application for internal review 96
739 Applicant entitled to be given reasons 98
PART 8—FEES 99
Division 1—Survey of vessels and examination of plans 99
800 Existing vessel 99
801 Application fee for new vessel survey and plan approval 99
802 Plan approval fees 99
803 Fees for new vessel survey by the Director 100
804 Fee for booking a survey for existing vessel 101
805 Fee for survey of existing vessels 102
806 Fee for additional visit for an existing vessel survey 103
807 Fee for considering application for alteration to classification
or specification of vessel 103
808 Inspection fee for alteration to classification or specification
of vessel 103
809 Fee for plan approval for alteration to classification or
specification of vessel 103
810 Fee for issue of certificate of survey 103
811 Fee for issue of duplicate certificate of survey 103
Division 2—Certificates of competency and licences 104
812 Application fee for issue, variation or renewal of certificate
of competency 104
813 Fee for issue or renewal of certificates 104
814 Fee for variation of certificates 104
815 Fee for issue of duplicate certificate 104
816 Examination fees for certificates 104
817 Fee for application for issue, variation or renewal of pilot
licence 105
818 Fee for issue or renewal of pilot licence 105
819 Fee for variation of pilot licence 105
820 Fee for duplicate of pilot licence 105
821 Examination fees for pilot licences 106
822 Fee for application for issue, variation or renewal of pilot
exemption certificate 107
823 Fee for issue or renewal of pilot exemption certificate 107
824 Fee for variation of pilot exemption certificate 107
825 Fee for duplicate of pilot exemption certificate 107
826 Fee for conduct of examination by the Director for issue,
variation or renewal of pilot exemption certificate 107
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Division 3—Boating facilities and safety education fee 109
827 Fees for boating facilities and safety education 109
828 Fees for marks and plates for manufacturers and dealers 109
829 Transfer fee on second-hand recreational vessel 109
Division 4—Operator licences and personal watercraft
endorsements 110
830 Fee for operator licence and personal watercraft endorsement 110
831 Fee for replacement operator licence 110
832 Fee for search of records of operator licences 110
833 Refund of fee 111
834 Operator licence knowledge test fee 111
PART 9—MARINE INFRINGEMENTS 112
900 Prescribed offences 112
901 Extension of time to object if no actual notice 112
902 Payment of penalty 113
903 Proof of prior convictions or findings of guilt 113
PART 10—EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS 114
1000 Certificate as to matter extracted from the Director's
records 114
1001 Certificate as to name in which vessel is registered 114
1002 Certificate as to testing and sealing of prescribed speed
measuring devices 114
PART 11—SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONALS 115
1100 Definitions 115
1101 Designated hazardous areas 115
1102 Exemptions from safety equipment requirements 115
1103 Determinations by Director 115
1104 Pilot licences and pilot licence exemptions 115
1105 Registration of vessels 116
1106 Special identification plates and marks 116
1107 Notifications and internal reviews 116
1108 Infringements committed before commencement day 117
1109 Compliance with standards 118
1110 Interpretation of Legislation Act not limited 118
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SCHEDULES 119
SCHEDULE 1—Regulations Revoked 119
SCHEDULE 2—Types of Personal Flotation Devices 120
PART 1—DEFINITION 120
PART 2—PFD TYPE 1 120
PART 3—PFD TYPE 2 122
PART 4—PFD TYPE 3 122
SCHEDULE 3—Construction of Recreational vessels 123
SCHEDULE 4—Safety Equipment on Recreational Vessels 126
SCHEDULE 5—PFDs to be Worn on Recreational Vessels 136
SCHEDULE 6—Qualifying Training for Port Phillip Heads 138
SCHEDULE 7—Qualifying Sea Service and Training for the Lakes
Entrance Bar 139
SCHEDULE 8—Certificate of Results of Breath Analysis 141
SCHEDULE 9—Certificate by Medical Practitioner Taking Blood
Sample 142
SCHEDULE 10—Analyst's Certificate 143
SCHEDULE 11—Certificate as to Matters which Appear in or can be
Calculated from the Records Kept by the Director
of Marine Safety 144
SCHEDULE 12—Certificate as to Registration of Vessel Issued under
Section 89(3) of the Marine Act 145
SCHEDULE 13—Marine Infringements 146
SCHEDULE 14—Particulars of Alleged Prior Convictions or Findings
of Guilt 163
SCHEDULE 15—Certificate under Section 89(6) 164
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STATUTORY RULES 2009
S.R. No. 180/2009
Marine Act 1988
Marine Regulations 2009
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 15 December 2009
Responsible Minister:
TIM PALLAS
Minister for Roads and Ports
TOBY HALLIGAN
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
100 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to provide for the registration and operation
of vessels;
(b) to give effect to certain international
conventions relating to the operation of
vessels;
(c) to provide for marine infringements;
(d) to provide for the payment of fees to the
Director;
(e) to prescribe penalties for offences;
(f) to provide for operator licences in respect of
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(g) to provide for endorsements on operator
licences in respect of personal watercraft;
(h) generally to provide for various other matters
authorised or required to be prescribed for
the purposes of the Act.
101 Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 10, 55,
56, 58, 59, 105, 108 and 109 of the Marine Act
1988.
102 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
20 December 2009.
103 Revocation
The Regulations listed in Schedule 1 are revoked.
104 Definitions
In these Regulations—
Act means Marine Act 19881 ;
class 1 vessel means any passenger vessel
carrying more than 12 passengers (excluding
any hire and drive vessels);
class 1F vessel means any hire and drive vessel;
class 2 vessel means any trading vessel carrying
up to 12 passengers;
class 3 vessel means any fishing vessel;
coastal waters means all waters other than inland
waters or enclosed waters;
designated hazardous area means—
(a) any ocean bar; and
(b) Port Phillip Heads; and
(c) the Lakes Entrance Bar; and
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(d) any area of State waters designated by
the Director under regulation 106;
dive charter vessel means a trading vessel used or
intended to be used wholly or principally for
carrying passengers who engage in
recreational diving activities during a
voyage;
dive flag means Code Flag "A" shown in
Chapter 11 and Appendix 2 of the
International Code of Signals;
diving equipment means underwater breathing
apparatus of a kind that is self-contained
(scuba) or is surface supplied;
drysuit means a thermal insulation garment of a
kind—
(a) that covers the whole of the trunk of a
person's body in one garment; and
(b) that does not allow water to permeate
on to the body of the person wearing it;
enclosed waters means—
(a) the waters inside the seaward entrance
of the ports of Apollo Bay, Anderson
Inlet, Gippsland Lakes, Snowy River,
Mallacoota and Port Fairy, declared
under section 5 of the Port Services
Act 1995; and
(b) the waters of the Port of Barwon Heads
upstream of the Barwon Heads–Ocean
Grove road bridge; and
(c) the waters of the Port of Corner Inlet
and Port Albert east of a line between
Port Welshpool shipping pier and
Bentley Point (inside the entrances);
and
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(d) the waters of Shallow Inlet; and
(e) the port waters (inside the entrance) of
the Port of Portland; and
(f) the waters of Port Phillip Bay landward
of an imaginary line drawn between
Point Lonsdale and Point Nepean as
shown on the chart AUS 144
"Approaches to Port Phillip", published
by the Hydrographic Service, Royal
Australian Navy, 14 September 2007;
and
(g) the waters of Westernport Bay
landward of its western entrance joined
by an imaginary line drawn between
West Head to the southern tip of Seal
Rocks to Point Grant and landward of
its eastern entrance joined by an
imaginary line drawn between Cape
Woolamai and Griffith Point as shown
on the chart AUS 150 "Western Port",
published by the Hydrographic Service,
Royal Australian Navy, 22 March
1995; and
(h) the waters between the seaward
entrance of Tamboon Inlet and the
northerly boundary of an imaginary line
drawn between Flanders track and the
creek on the eastern side of the Inlet;
and
(i) the waters between the seaward
entrance of Wingan Inlet and the
northerly boundary of an imaginary line
drawn between Rocky Creek and the
bank directly opposite to the west; and
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(j) the waters between the seaward
entrance of Sydenham Inlet and the
mouth of the Bemm River;
expiry date in relation to an operator licence,
means the date determined in accordance
with regulation 705 to be the date on which
that licence expires;
hand-held orange smoke signal means a hand-
held orange smoke signal of a type that
complies with—
(a) the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Section 10 Life Saving Appliances
Appendix V; or
(b) AS 2092 "Pyrotechnic marine distress
flares and signals for pleasure craft";
hand-held red distress flare means a hand-held
red distress flare of a type that complies
with—
(a) the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Section 10 Life Saving Appliances
Appendix V; or
(b) AS 2092 "Pyrotechnic marine distress
flares and signals for pleasure craft";
inland waters means—
(a) rivers (inside the seaward entrance),
creeks, canals, lakes, reservoirs and any
similar waters either naturally formed
or man-made and which are either
publicly or privately owned; and
(b) the waters inside the seaward entrance
of any rivers, creeks or streams which
flow into port waters declared under
section 5 of the Port Services Act
1995;
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International Code of Signals means that code as
published by the International Maritime
organisation from time to time;
Lakes Entrance Bar means the sand bar at the
entrance to the Port of Gippsland Lakes as
shown on the chart AUS 182 "Lakes
Entrance", published by the Hydrographic
Service, Royal Australian Navy, 30 January
1998;
length in relation to a recreational vessel, means
the length of the hull of the vessel when
measured in accordance with clause 5.2.2 of
International Standard ISO 8666 (E) "Small
craft—Principal data";
lifebuoy means a lifebuoy of a type that complies
with—
(a) the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Section 10 Life Saving Appliances
Appendix P; or
(b) AS 2261 "Rescue buoys";
marine radio means—
(a) a 27MHz or HF marine radio
transceiver approved by the Australian
Communications and Media Authority;
or
(b) a VHF marine radio transceiver
approved by the Australian
Communications and Media Authority
that complies with AS/NZS 4415.2
"Radiotelephone transmitters and
receivers for the maritime mobile
service operating in the VHF bands—
Technical characteristics and methods
of measurement—Major coast stations,
limited coast stations, ship stations and
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handheld stations (non DSC)
(ETS 300 162:1998, MOD)";
National Standard for Commercial Vessels
means the standard formulated, issued,
prescribed or published by the National
Marine Safety Committee of Australia from
time to time;
ocean bar means an area in State waters
comprising a ridge of sand or gravel near or
slightly above the surface of the water—
(a) that is located near or at the entrance to
the sea from a bay, inlet, river or other
waterway; and
(b) that extends across the mouth of that
bay, inlet, river or waterway or parallel
to the shore; and
(c) that is permanent or occurs from time
to time—
and includes all waters within 500 metres of
the ridge;
off-the-beach sailing yacht means an unballasted
open sailing boat, including a centreboard
dinghy, skiff and multihull yacht, but does
not include a cabin boat, fixed keel vessel,
kiteboard or sailboard;
open area in the case of—
(a) a trading vessel, means an area—
(i) that is not closed or locked; and
(ii) that is open on the boundary on its
aft side;
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(b) a recreational vessel (other than a kayak
or canoe)—
(i) that has a deck, means all deck
areas including coach roofs,
superstructures, open flying
bridges, trampolines and nets, but
excluding areas within a rigid
deckhouse, a rigid cabin, a rigid
half-cabin or a securely enclosed
under-deck space; or
(ii) that does not have a deck, means
the whole vessel, excluding areas
within a rigid cabin, rigid half-
cabin or a securely enclosed
space;
(c) a kayak or canoe, means the whole
vessel;
passenger means any person on board a vessel
other than—
(a) the master and members of the crew or
other persons employed or engaged in
any capacity in the business of that
vessel; and
(b) a child under one year of age;
personal flotation device means a PFD Type 1, a
PFD Type 2 or a PFD Type 3;
personal particulars, of a person, means the
following details—
(a) the first name, second and third initials
(if any) and family name of the person;
(b) the person's gender;
(c) the person's date of birth;
(d) the person's residential address;
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(e) if there is no postal address to the
person's residential address, the address
for the service of notice;
PFD Type 1 means a personal flotation device of
a type described in Part 2 of Schedule 2;
PFD Type 2 means a personal flotation device of
a type described in Part 3 of Schedule 2;
PFD Type 3 means a personal flotation device of
a type described in Part 4 of Schedule 2;
portable fire extinguisher means a dry chemical
type fire extinguisher—
(a) that complies with AS/NZS 1841.1
"Portable fire extinguishers—
Part 1: General requirements" and
AS/NZS 1841.5 "Portable fire
extinguishers—Part 5: Specific
requirements for powder type
extinguishers"; and
(b) that is rated in accordance with
AS/NZS 1850 "Portable fire
extinguishers—Classification, rating
and performance testing";
Port Phillip Heads means the waters between an
imaginary line drawn between Point
Lonsdale and Point Nepean and the seaward
limits of an imaginary line of a radius of
3 nautical miles centred on Point Lonsdale,
also known as "The Rip", as shown on the
chart AUS 143 "Port Phillip", published by
the Hydrographic Service, Royal Australian
Navy, 27 April 2007;
powerboat means a recreational vessel that has an
engine that is used, or that is capable of
being used, for propulsion;
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recreational tender means a vessel, other than a
personal watercraft—
(a) that does not exceed 4⋅8 metres in
length; and
(b) that is used, or that is intended to be
used, as a means of transportation but
not for towing; and
(c) that conspicuously displays the name of
its mother vessel or the registration
number of that vessel and the letter "T";
and
(d) that operates or is intended to operate—
(i) between the shore and another
recreational vessel that is no more
than 300 metres from the shore
and no more than 300 metres from
the point of its entry to the water;
or
(ii) between recreational vessels that
are no more than 300 metres apart;
red star parachute distress rocket means a
parachute distress rocket that complies
with—
(a) the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Section 10 Life Saving Appliances
Appendix V; or
(b) AS 2092 "Pyrotechnic marine distress
flares and signals for pleasure craft";
restricted visibility means conditions in which
visibility is restricted by fog, mist, falling
snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms or any
other similar cause;
Roads Corporation has the same meaning as in
the Transport Act 1983;
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testing officer means a testing officer referred to
in regulation 601;
trailerable yacht means a sailing vessel with a
cabin that is capable of being towed on a
trailer by a motor vehicle in accordance with
the Road Safety Act 1986;
underway, in relation to a vessel, means when the
vessel is not—
(a) at anchor; or
(b) made fast to the shore; or
(c) aground;
wetsuit means a thermal insulation garment of a
kind—
(a) that covers the whole of the trunk of a
person's body in one garment; and
(b) that allows water to permeate on to the
body of the person wearing it—
but does not include a vest or singlet;
yacht means a recreational vessel that is designed
to be propelled by wind power, or a
combination of wind and engine power, and
includes—
(a) a monohull yacht; and
(b) a trailerable yacht; and
(c) a multihull yacht—
that is ballasted or has a cabin or a fixed
keel, but does not include an off-the-beach
sailing yacht.
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105 Reference to standards
Unless otherwise stated, in these Regulations—
(a) a reference to an Australian Standard is a
reference to that standard as formulated,
issued, prescribed or published by Standards
Australia from time to time; and
(b) a reference to an Australian and New
Zealand Standard is a reference to that
standard as formulated, issued, prescribed or
published jointly by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand from time to time;
and
(c) a reference to an International Standard is a
reference to that standard as formulated,
issued, prescribed or published by the
International Organization for
Standardization from time to time.
106 Director may designate hazardous areas for
purposes of Regulations
The Director may, by notice published in the
Government Gazette, designate an area of State
waters described in the notice as a designated
hazardous area for the purposes of these
Regulations.
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PART 2—VESSEL OPERATION, CONSTRUCTION AND
EQUIPMENT
Division 1—Safe operation of vessels
200 Power to prohibit operation of vessel
For the purposes of section 14 of the Act, the
Director or a member of the police force may, in
writing, direct that a particular vessel must not be
operated on State waters if the Director or the
member of the police force considers that—
(a) the vessel is loaded with persons, cargo and
equipment or other items that will make or
are likely to make the vessel unstable; or
(b) the vessel is constructed in a manner that
would place any occupant of the vessel at
risk of injury or death; or
(c) the vessel is of a design that is not suitable
for the intended voyage or use; or
(d) the machinery on board the vessel is unsafe
or could create a fire or explosion on the
vessel; or
(e) the machinery proposed to propel the vessel
makes the vessel unsafe or unseaworthy or
can develop power in excess of the
maximum power recommended by the
manufacturer of the vessel; or
(f) the cargo or goods carried on the vessel
could be a risk—
(i) to that vessel; or
(ii) to other vessels; or
(iii) to people on the vessel; or
(iv) to people on other vessels; or
(g) the vessel is generally unseaworthy.
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201 Written direction with reasons to be given
If the Director or a member of the police force
gives a direction under section 14 of the Act, a
copy of the direction, and the reasons for making
the direction, must be given to the owner and
operator of the vessel as soon as practicable after
the direction is given.
202 Review of direction
(1) The owner or operator of the vessel may, within
14 days after the date that a copy of a direction
under regulation 201 is given, apply to the
Director for the direction to be reviewed.
(2) The Director must, within 14 days after the date
an application under subregulation (1) is received,
review the direction given to the applicant.
203 Revocation of direction
If the Director considers that a direction under
section 14 of the Act should no longer apply, the
Director must—
(a) revoke the direction in writing; and
(b) provide the owner and the operator of the
vessel with a copy of the written revocation
of the direction as soon as practicable.
204 International regulations for preventing collisions at
sea
(1) The master of a vessel must observe the
Prevention of Collisions Convention when
operating a vessel on State waters.
Note
Under section 58(2) of the Act, a person who contravenes
subregulation (1) is liable to a penalty of 100 penalty units
or imprisonment for two years or both if the person is a
natural person, or 200 penalty units if the person is a body
corporate.
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(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), Annex I,
Annex II and Annex III of the Prevention of
Collisions Convention do not apply to vessels on
inland waters.
Note
The Prevention of Collisions Convention is defined in
section 53 of the Act and set out in Schedule 1 of the Act.
205 Emergency procedures and safety of navigation—
trading and fishing vessels
The master of a vessel to which section 59(2) of
the Act applies must observe Chapter V of the
regulations contained in the Annex to the Safety
Convention (other than regulation 13 or 15 of that
Chapter of those regulations).
Note
The Safety Convention (or the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974) is defined in section 53 of
the Act and set out in Schedule 2 of the Act.
206 Vessel not to operate unless provided with certain
type of EPIRB
(1) A person must not operate a vessel on coastal
waters more than 2 nautical miles from the shore
unless the vessel is provided with an emergency
position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)—
(a) that has an operational frequency of
406 MHz; and
(b) that complies with Australian and New
Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4280.1 "406 MHz
satellite distress beacons—Part 1: Marine
emergency position-indicating radio beacons
(EPIRB) (IEC 61097-2:2002, MOD)"; and
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(c) that is registered with the Australian
Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) with up-
to-date information and has affixed to it a
proof-of-registration sticker from AMSA.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person operating a vessel on coastal waters
more than 2 nautical miles from the shore must
carry proof issued by AMSA that the vessel is
provided with an EPIRB of the type described in
subregulation (1).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
207 Certificate of survey for vessel to be endorsed for
Port Phillip Heads
(1) The owner of a trading vessel must ensure that the
vessel does not carry passengers in or through
Port Phillip Heads unless the vessel has a current
valid certificate of survey that has been
specifically endorsed by the Director for the
carriage of passengers in or through Port Phillip
Heads.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The master of a trading vessel must ensure that the
vessel does not carry passengers in or through
Port Phillip Heads unless the vessel has a current
valid certificate of survey that has been
specifically endorsed by the Director for the
carriage of passengers in or through Port Phillip
Heads.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note
A certificate of survey issued by the Director to a trading vessel to
carry passengers in or through Port Phillip Heads may be subject
to any conditions imposed by the Director under section 99E(2) of
the Act.
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208 Owner and master to comply with conditions for
Port Phillip Heads
(1) The owner of a trading vessel that is less than
16 metres in length and is carrying passengers in
or through Port Phillip Heads must take all
reasonable steps to ensure that—
(a) the vessel does not enter and does not
traverse Port Phillip Heads—
(i) outside the hours of daylight or in
periods of restricted visibility; or
(ii) if the most recent coastal waters
forecast issued by the Bureau of
Meteorology for northern Bass Strait
predicts for the time of passage—
(A) sea and swell conditions
exceeding 2 metres in height; or
(B) wind exceeding a speed of
20 knots coming from a direction
that is in the southerly semi-circle
of the compass; or
(iii) if the actual sea and swell conditions
exceed 2 metres in height; or
(iv) if the actual average wind speed
exceeds 20 knots and comes from a
direction that is in the southerly
semi-circle of the compass; and
(b) when the vessel enters, and while the vessel
traverses, Port Phillip Heads each passenger
and each crew member is wearing—
(i) in the case of a dive charter vessel, a
fully sealed drysuit or wetsuit that is at
least 5 millimetres thick; or
(ii) in any other case, a PFD Type 1; and
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(c) before the vessel enters Port Phillip Heads,
each passenger is given a briefing regarding
safety, emergency and evacuation
procedures; and
(d) the vessel prominently flies Code Flag "R"
of the International Code of Signals, when
the vessel enters and while the vessel
traverses Port Phillip Heads.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The master of a trading vessel that is less than
16 metres in length and is carrying passengers in
or through Port Phillip Heads, must ensure that—
(a) the vessel does not enter and does not
traverse Port Phillip Heads—
(i) outside the hours of daylight or in
periods of restricted visibility; or
(ii) if the most recent coastal waters
forecast issued by the Bureau of
Meteorology for northern Bass Strait
predicts for the time of passage—
(A) sea and swell conditions
exceeding 2 metres in height; or
(B) wind exceeding a speed of
20 knots coming from a direction
that is in the southerly semi-circle
of the compass; or
(iii) if the actual sea and swell conditions
exceed 2 metres in height; or
(iv) if the actual average wind speed
exceeds 20 knots and comes from a
direction that is in the southerly semi-
circle of the compass; and
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(b) when the vessel enters, and while the vessel
traverses, Port Phillip Heads each passenger
and each crew member is wearing—
(i) in the case of a dive charter vessel, a
fully sealed drysuit or wetsuit that is at
least 5 millimetres thick; or
(ii) in any other case, a PFD Type 1; and
(c) before the vessel enters Port Phillip Heads,
each passenger is given a briefing regarding
safety, emergency and evacuation
procedures; and
(d) the vessel prominently flies Code Flag "R"
of the International Code of Signals, when
the vessel enters and while the vessel
traverses Port Phillip Heads.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) Subregulations (1)(a)(ii), (1)(a)(iii), (1)(a)(iv),
(2)(a)(ii), (2)(a)(iii) and (2)(a)(iv) do not apply in
the case of a vessel that has already entered, and is
traversing, Port Phillip Heads—
(a) when the weather forecast referred to is
issued by the Bureau of Meteorology; or
(b) when the actual sea and swell conditions
begin to exceed 2 metres in height; or
(c) when the actual average wind speed begins
to exceed 20 knots and to come from a
direction that is in the southerly semi-circle
of the compass.
209 Certificate of survey for vessel to be endorsed for
Lakes Entrance Bar
(1) The owner of a trading vessel must ensure that the
vessel does not carry passengers while operating
across the Lakes Entrance Bar unless the vessel
has a current valid certificate of survey that has
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been specifically endorsed by the Director for the
carriage of passengers across the Lakes Entrance
Bar.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The master of a trading vessel must ensure that the
vessel does not carry passengers while operating
across the Lakes Entrance Bar unless the vessel
has a current valid certificate of survey that has
been specifically endorsed by the Director for the
carriage of passengers across the Lakes Entrance
Bar.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note
A certificate of survey issued by the Director to a trading
vessel to carry passengers across the Lakes Entrance Bar
may be subject to any conditions imposed by the Director
under section 99E(2) of the Act.
210 Owner and master to comply with conditions for
Lakes Entrance Bar
(1) The owner of a trading vessel that is carrying
passengers in or through the Lakes Entrance Bar
must take all reasonable steps to ensure that—
(a) the vessel does not proceed to sea by
crossing or attempting to cross the Bar if the
most recent coastal waters forecast issued by
the Bureau of Meteorology for eastern Bass
Strait predicts for any time during the
voyage—
(i) sea and swell conditions exceeding
2 metres in height; or
(ii) wind exceeding a speed of 20 knots
coming from a direction that is in the
southerly semi-circle of the compass;
and
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(b) the vessel does not cross, or attempt to cross,
the Bar—
(i) outside the hours of daylight or in
periods of restricted visibility; or
(ii) if the actual sea and swell conditions
exceed 2 metres in height; or
(iii) if the actual average wind speed
exceeds 20 knots and comes from a
direction that is in the southerly semi-
circle of the compass; and
(c) each passenger and crew member is wearing
a PFD Type 1 while the vessel crosses, or
attempts to cross, the Bar; and
(d) before the vessel crosses, or attempts to
cross, the Bar, each passenger is given a
briefing regarding safety, emergency and
evacuation procedures; and
(e) all passengers are located in the open area of
the vessel when the vessel crosses, or
attempts to cross, the Bar; and
(f) the vessel prominently flies Code Flag "R"
of the International Code of Signals, when
the vessel crosses, or attempts to cross, the
Bar.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The master of a trading vessel that is carrying
passengers in or through the Lakes Entrance Bar,
must ensure that—
(a) the vessel does not proceed to sea by
crossing, or attempting to cross, the Bar if
the most recent coastal waters forecast issued
by the Bureau of Meteorology for eastern
Bass Strait predicts for any time during the
voyage—
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(i) sea and swell conditions exceeding
2 metres in height; or
(ii) wind exceeding a speed of 20 knots
coming from a direction that is in the
southerly semi-circle of the compass;
and
(b) the vessel does not cross, or attempt to cross,
the Bar—
(i) outside the hours of daylight or in
periods of restricted visibility; or
(ii) if the actual sea and swell conditions
exceed 2 metres in height; or
(iii) if the actual average wind speed
exceeds 20 knots and comes from a
direction that is in the southerly semi-
circle of the compass; and
(c) each passenger and crew member is wearing
a PFD Type 1 while the vessel crosses, or
attempts to cross, the Bar; and
(d) before the vessel crosses, or attempts to
cross, the Bar, each passenger is given a
briefing regarding safety, emergency and
evacuation procedures; and
(e) all passengers are located in the open area of
the vessel when the vessel crosses, or
attempts to cross, the Bar; and
(f) the vessel prominently flies Code Flag "R"
of the International Code of Signals, when
the vessel crosses, or attempts to cross, the
Bar.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(3) Subregulations (1)(a), (1)(b)(ii), (1)(b)(iii), (2)(a),
(2)(b)(ii) and (2)(b)(iii) do not apply in the case of
a vessel that has already entered, and is crossing,
the Lakes Entrance Bar—
(a) when the weather forecast referred to is
issued by the Bureau of Meteorology; or
(b) when the actual sea and swell conditions
begin to exceed 2 metres in height; or
(c) when the actual average wind speed begins
to exceed 20 knots and to come from a
direction that is in the southerly semi-circle
of the compass.
Division 2—Survey, construction and equipment of
commercial vessels
211 Survey of trading, fishing and hire and drive vessels
(1) For the purposes of section 97 of the Act, a
certificate of survey for a trading, fishing or a hire
and drive vessel may be issued by the Director for
a period not exceeding 12 months.
(2) Section 14 of the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
extends and applies with respect to the
requirements for the issue of a certificate of
survey for a trading, fishing or hire and drive
vessel.
212 Trading and fishing vessels—construction and
equipment
(1) The following provisions of the Uniform Shipping
Laws Code extend and apply to trading vessels
and fishing vessels—
(a) sections 5A, 5B, 5C (except clause 5C.15),
5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5I, 5J, 5K, 5L and 5M;
(b) section 6;
(c) section 7 (except clauses 74.4 and 74.5);
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(d) sections 8A, 8B and 8C;
(e) sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
(2) Part E of the National Standard for Commercial
Vessels extends and applies to trading vessels and
fishing vessels.
213 Hire and drive vessels—construction and equipment
The owner and the operator of a hire and drive
vessel must observe section 18 of the Uniform
Shipping Laws Code (except clauses 2.4.1, 2.5.1,
2.5.3 and Part 3 and Part 4).
214 Certificate of survey to be carried on board certain
vessels
(1) If a vessel is a trading vessel, fishing vessel or hire
and drive vessel, the owner of the vessel must
ensure that at all times while the vessel is
operating in State waters the certificate of survey
issued for that vessel or a certified copy of it is
displayed in a place on the vessel in a manner that
it can be readily viewed by any person on board
the vessel.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) If a vessel is a trading vessel or fishing vessel, the
master of the vessel must ensure that at all times
while the vessel is operating in State waters the
certificate of survey issued for that vessel or a
certified copy of it is displayed in a place on the
vessel in a manner that it can be readily viewed by
any person on board the vessel.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, the Director
may certify a copy of a certificate of survey to be
a true copy of that certificate.
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(4) In this regulation certified copy of a certificate of
survey means a copy of a certificate of survey that
has been certified to be a true copy of that
certificate by—
(a) the Director; or
(b) a person authorised under section 107A(1) or
123C(1) of the Evidence Act 1958 to take
affidavits or witness the signing of statutory
declarations.
Division 3—Operation of hire and drive vessels
215 Maintenance and production of register of hire
contracts
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must
maintain a register in a form approved by the
Director of each hire and drive contract entered
into for the use of that vessel, which includes—
(a) the full name, address and signature of the
hirer; and
(b) the date and time that the vessel was hired to
the hirer; and
(c) the number of people to be carried on the
vessel; and
(d) the date and time that the vessel was returned
by the hirer.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(2) A person who hires a hire and drive vessel must
provide to the owner of the vessel the details
specified in subregulation (1)(a) and (c).
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
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(3) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must, if
requested by a member of the police force or by a
person authorised by the Director, produce for
inspection the register maintained under
subregulation (1).
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
216 Sale or purchase of hire and drive vessel
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel who sells or
otherwise disposes of the vessel must, within
14 days after the sale or disposal of the vessel,
notify the Director in writing of—
(a) the date of the sale or disposal of the vessel;
and
(b) the name, identification number and
description of the vessel; and
(c) the name and address of the purchaser or
person acquiring the vessel; and
(d) the owner's full name and address.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(2) A person who purchases or otherwise acquires a
hire and drive vessel must, within 14 days after
the purchase or acquisition, notify the Director in
writing of—
(a) the date of the purchase or acquisition of the
vessel; and
(b) the name, identification number, and
description of the vessel; and
(c) the person's full name and address.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
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217 Owner to report accident involving hire and drive
vessel
The owner of a hire and drive vessel that is
involved in an accident resulting in personal
injury or property damage must report, in writing
and without delay, to the Director full particulars
of the accident.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
218 Use of hire and drive vessel
The hirer, and the operator (if the hirer is not the
operator), of a hire and drive vessel must not—
(a) permit any equipment listed on the certificate
of survey for the vessel to be improperly
used or handled; or
(b) permit the vessel to proceed beyond or
outside the geographical limits specified on
the certificate of survey for the vessel.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
219 Instructions to be given to hirers
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must take
reasonable steps to ensure that the vessel is not
hired out to a hirer or operated by a person who is
not competent to take charge of that vessel within
the geographical limits specified by the Director
on the certificate of survey for the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that any person who hires the vessel and any
person who operates the vessel is given clear and
concise instructions about—
(a) the correct and safe handling and navigation
of the vessel; and
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(b) the correct and safe operation of machinery,
fuel, gas and pumping systems and valves or
openings in the hull of the vessel; and
(c) the storage and use of lifesaving appliances,
fire appliances and other safety equipment;
and
(d) the geographical limits within which the
vessel may be operated.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that any person who hires the vessel and any
person who operates the vessel is given a plan
showing the geographical limits within which the
vessel may be operated.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must obtain
from the person hiring the vessel a signed
statement indicating that the person fully
understands the geographical limits and
restrictions and any conditions that the Director
has certified on the certificate of survey about the
use of the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
220 Reckless operation of hire and drive vessel
(1) A person must not operate a hire and drive vessel
on State waters recklessly, negligently or in a way
that is dangerous to the public or that is likely in
any way to cause injury or damage to any person
or property.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(2) A person must not when being towed or propelled
by a hire and drive vessel on State waters
(whether or not the person is riding on water skis
or a surfboard or any other device), act recklessly,
negligently or in a way that is dangerous to the
public or that is likely in any way to cause injury
or damage to any person or property.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a
person who uses a vessel in accordance with
section 26 of the Act to assist a person in distress.
221 Person under 10 to wear personal flotation device
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that, when the vessel departs on a voyage on State
waters, every person under the age of 10 years on
that vessel is wearing a personal flotation device.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) The hirer of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that, when that vessel is underway on State
waters, every person under the age of 10 years on
the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a
person under the age of 10 years who is within a
deckhouse, a cabin, a half-cabin or a securely
enclosed under-deck space on the vessel.
222 Fuelling of hire and drive vessel
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel, which is
under the owner's immediate control, must not
permit the vessel to be fuelled at a wharf, jetty or
pier if there are passengers on board the vessel.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
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(2) The hirer, and the operator (if the operator is not
the hirer), of a hire and drive vessel must not
permit the vessel to be fuelled at a wharf, jetty or
pier if there are passengers on board the vessel.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
223 Naked flame on hire and drive vessel
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that any appliance which produces a naked flame
is not installed in any compartment of the vessel
containing motors or a fuel tank.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) The owner of a hire and drive vessel, which is
under the owner's immediate control, must ensure
that any appliance which produces a naked flame
is not used in any compartment of the vessel
containing motors or a fuel tank.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(3) The hirer, and the operator (if the operator is not
the hirer), of a hire and drive vessel must ensure
that any appliance which produces a naked flame
is not used in any compartment of the vessel
containing motors or a fuel tank.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
224 Stowage of equipment on hire and drive vessel
The owner of a hire and drive vessel must take
reasonable steps to ensure that all lifesaving
equipment, fire extinguishers and other safety
equipment carried on the vessel are—
(a) placed so that they are readily accessible;
and
(b) maintained in working condition.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
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225 Hire and drive vessel not to be overloaded
(1) The owner of a hire and drive vessel, which is
under the owner's immediate control, must not
permit more than the maximum number of
passengers, as specified on the certificate of
survey, on board the vessel at any one time.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) A person must not operate a hire and drive vessel
that has more than the maximum number of
passengers, as specified on the certificate of
survey, on board the vessel at any one time.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
Division 4—Recreational vessels
226 Construction of recreational vessels
A person who constructs a recreational vessel
must do so in accordance with the requirements of
Schedule 3.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
227 Operation of recreational vessels
A person must not operate a recreational vessel on
State waters unless it is constructed in accordance
with Schedule 3.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
228 Safety equipment required for recreational vessels
(1) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of
a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in
Schedule 4 in coastal waters unless the vessel is
equipped with the items of equipment listed in
Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified
opposite in Column 4.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of
a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in
Schedule 4 in enclosed waters unless the vessel is
equipped with the items of equipment listed in
Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified
opposite in Column 5.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of
a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in
Schedule 4 in inland waters unless the vessel is
equipped with the items of equipment listed in
Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified
opposite in Column 6.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) For the purposes of subregulations (1), (2) and (3),
if the requirements relating to an item of
equipment specified in Column 4, 5 or 6,
respectively, in Table A in Schedule 4 are
expressed to be subject to a condition, the
recreational vessel is required to be equipped with
that item of equipment only if the condition
applies to the vessel.
Examples
1 For mechanically powered recreational vessels, the
requirements relating to a bailer are expressed in
Columns 4, 5 and 6 as "1—if no electric or manual
bilge pumping system". This means that such vessels
are required to be equipped with a bailer only if the
vessel does not have an electric or manual bilge
pumping system.
2 For any class of recreational vessels that is to be
operated on coastal waters, the requirements relating to
a compass are expressed in Column 4 as "1—if more
than 2 nautical miles from the coast". This means that
such vessels are required to be equipped with a
compass only if the vessel operates more than
2 nautical miles from the coast.
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(5) A person must not operate a recreational vessel
unless each item of equipment that is required to
be carried on board the vessel under subregulation
(1), (2) or (3) complies with any requirements
specified in Table B in Schedule 4 for that item of
equipment.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
229 Fire fighting equipment required for recreational
vessels
(1) This regulation applies to a person who operates a
recreational vessel that carries fuel on board, or
that is equipped with an electric start motor, gas
installation or fuel stove.
(2) Subject to subregulation (5), the person must
ensure that—
(a) the vessel is equipped with the number of
portable fire extinguishers specified in
Column 2 of Table C in Schedule 4 for the
size of the vessel specified opposite in
Column 1; and
(b) each of those portable fire extinguishers is of
the minimum nominal capacity specified in
Column 2 of Table D in Schedule 4 for the
volume of flammable or combustible liquids
that is able to be carried on the vessel
specified opposite in Column 1.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the person must
ensure that one of the portable fire extinguishers
required to be carried on the vessel under
subregulation (2) is positioned, and readily
available, adjacent to the engine and fuel carrying
spaces of the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(4) Subregulation (3) does not apply if a fixed fire
extinguishing system is fitted to the enclosed
engine compartment of the vessel and the capacity
of the system is the same or greater than the
minimum nominal capacity of a portable fire
extinguisher required under subregulation (2).
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (2), a fixed fire
extinguishing system referred to in subregulation
(4) is taken to be a portable fire extinguisher.
(6) If cooking facilities are located within an enclosed
space on the vessel, the person must ensure that a
fire blanket is positioned in a conspicuous location
and that it is readily accessible to a person using
the cooking facilities.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(7) In this regulation—
fire blanket means a fire blanket that complies
with AS/NZS 3504 "Fire blankets";
fixed fire extinguishing system means a fixed fire
extinguishing system that complies with
International Standard ISO 9094 "Small
craft—Fire protection".
230 Maintenance and placement of safety equipment
and fire extinguishers
(1) A person must not operate a recreational vessel
unless all lifesaving equipment, fire extinguishers
and other safety equipment required to be carried
on board the vessel under regulations 228
and 229—
(a) are placed or located in a conspicuous and
readily accessible position at all times; and
(b) are kept in good order at all times; and
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(c) are maintained or serviced in a way that
ensures that they are able to operate at all
times in the way that they were designed to
operate; and
(d) are serviced on or before the date specified
by the manufacturer for that item of
equipment.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) If more than one fire extinguisher of the same type
is required under regulation 229 to be carried on
board a recreational vessel, a person must not
operate the vessel unless each fire extinguisher of
that type is located in a separate position on the
vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
231 PFD to be worn on certain recreational vessels at all
times by person on open area
(1) A person who is on an open area of a recreational
vessel of a type listed in Column 2 of Table A in
Schedule 5 must wear a personal flotation
device—
(a) of a type specified in Column 3 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel at all times when
the vessel is underway on coastal waters; and
(b) of a type specified in Column 4 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel at all times when
the vessel is underway on enclosed waters;
and
(c) of a type specified in Column 5 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel at all times when
the vessel is underway on inland waters.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who
is operating a kiteboard or sailboard if—
(a) the person is no more than 400 metres from
the shore; and
(b) the person is wearing a wetsuit that is at least
3 millimetres thick.
(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person
who—
(a) is engaged in diving from a recreational
vessel that is displaying a dive flag and that
is not moving at a speed greater than 5 knots;
or
(b) is in the process of donning or removing
diving equipment on board a recreational
vessel that is displaying a dive flag and that
is not moving at a speed greater than 5 knots.
232 PFD to be worn on certain recreational vessels
during time of heightened risk
(1) A person who is on an open area of a recreational
vessel of a type listed in Column 2 of Table B in
Schedule 5 must, during a time of heightened risk
wear a personal flotation device—
(a) of a type specified in Column 3 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel when the vessel
is underway on coastal waters; and
(b) of a type specified in Column 4 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel when the vessel
is underway on enclosed waters; and
(c) of a type specified in Column 5 of the Table
opposite that type of vessel when the vessel
is underway on inland waters.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) In this regulation time of heightened risk
means—
(a) when the vessel is crossing or attempting to
cross an ocean bar or operating within a
designated hazardous area; or
(b) when the vessel is being operated by a
person who is alone; or
(c) when the vessel is being operated during the
period commencing one hour after sunset
and ending one hour before sunrise; or
(d) when the vessel is being operated during a
period of restricted visibility; or
(e) when there is a significant likelihood that—
(i) the vessel may capsize or be swamped
by waves; or
(ii) the occupants of the vessel may fall
overboard or be forced to enter the
water; or
(f) when the vessel is operating in an area
where—
(i) a gale warning; or
(ii) a storm warning; or
(iii) a severe thunderstorm warning; or
(iv) a severe weather warning—
issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, is
current; or
(g) if the vessel is a yacht and no safety barriers,
lifelines, rails, safety harnesses or jacklines
are in use.
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(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person—
(a) who is engaged in diving from a recreational
vessel that is displaying a dive flag and that
is not moving at a speed greater than 5 knots;
or
(b) who is in the process of donning or removing
diving equipment on board a recreational
vessel that is displaying a dive flag and that
is not moving at a speed greater than
5 knots—
if the vessel is crossing or attempting to cross an
ocean bar, operating within a designated
hazardous area or being operated during the
period commencing one hour after sunset and
ending one hour before sunrise.
233 Children under 10 to wear PFD at all times
Despite regulations 234 and 235, the operator of a
recreational vessel of a type listed in Column 2 of
Table A or Table B in Schedule 5 must ensure that
every person aged less than 10 years old who is on
an open area of the vessel wears, at all times, a
personal flotation device that is—
(a) of a type specified in Column 3 of those
Tables opposite that type of vessel when the
vessel is underway on coastal waters; and
(b) of a type specified in Column 4 of those
Tables opposite that type of vessel when the
vessel is underway on enclosed waters; and
(c) of a type specified in Column 5 of those
Tables opposite that type of vessel when the
vessel is underway on inland waters.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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234 Person being towed by recreational vessel to wear
PFD
(1) A person who is being towed by a recreational
vessel must, at all times, wear a personal flotation
device.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person on
board a vessel that is being towed by another
vessel.
235 Person not to operate recreational vessel until each
person wears a PFD
(1) The person operating a recreational vessel must
not allow the vessel to start a voyage until each
person on board complies—
(a) with regulation 231 or 233 (as the case may
be); or
(b) with regulation 232, if a time of heightened
risk exists.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) If a time of heightened risk arises while the vessel
is underway, the person operating the vessel must
take all reasonable steps to ensure that each
person on board complies with regulation 232.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) The person operating a recreational vessel must
not allow the vessel to start towing a person unless
the person is wearing a personal flotation device.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) In this regulation, time of heightened risk has the
same meaning as it has in regulation 232(2).
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236 Exemption from safety equipment requirements
(1) The Director may, by notice published in the
Government Gazette, exempt any person or any
class of persons in respect of any vessel or any
class of vessels from the requirements of
regulation 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
or 235.
(2) The Director may impose conditions on an
exemption relating to all or any of the following—
(a) specifying the type of vessel to which the
exemption applies;
(b) specifying the activity that the vessel is
engaged in;
(c) requiring the occupants of the vessel to wear
particular equipment or devices;
(d) requiring the vessel to be used for particular
purposes;
(e) specifying the length of the vessel;
(f) specifying the items of equipment to which
the exemption applies;
(g) specifying items of equipment that must be
carried on board the vessel;
(h) specifying the procedures that are to be put
in place for the protection and safety of
participants in, or observers of, the activity;
(i) specifying any other matters considered
necessary by the Director.
(3) A person must comply with any conditions that
apply to exemptions given under this regulation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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237 Fuelling of recreational vessel
The operator of a recreational vessel must not
permit the vessel to be fuelled at a wharf, jetty or
pier if there are passengers on board the vessel.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
238 Naked flame on recreational vessel
(1) The owner of a recreational vessel must ensure
that any appliance which produces a naked flame
is not installed in any compartment of the vessel
that contains motors or a fuel tank.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) The operator of a recreational vessel must ensure
that any appliance which produces a naked flame
is not used in any compartment of the vessel that
contains motors or a fuel tank.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
239 Overloaded recreational vessel not to be operated
(1) A person must not operate a recreational vessel
that is overloaded within the meaning of this
regulation.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) A recreational vessel is overloaded—
(a) if the number of persons on the vessel
exceeds the maximum number of persons
specified by the manufacturer of the vessel
on a capacity plate attached to the vessel; or
(b) if—
(i) the recreational vessel is of a length
specified in Column 1 of the following
Table and the number of persons being
carried on board the vessel as specified
in Column 2 of the Table is exceeded—
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Table
Column 1
Length of
recreational vessel
Column 2
Maximum number.
of persons
Less than 3 metres 2
3 metres or more but
less than 3⋅5 metres
3
3⋅5 metres or more
but less than
4⋅5 metres
4
4⋅5 metres or more
but less than 5 metres
5
5 metres or more but
less than 5⋅5 metres
6
5⋅5 metres or more
but less than 6 metres
7
; or
(ii) if the vessel is a single deck vessel and
is 6 metres or more in length and the
number of people being carried on
board exceeds 7 or the number of
people derived by applying the
following formula (rounded up to the
nearest whole number), whichever is
the greater—
P = 0⋅75 × L × √B
where—
P = the number of people;
L = the length of the vessel in metres;
B = the width of the vessel in metres; or
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(iii) if the vessel is fitted with a flying
bridge and is 6 metres or more in length
and the number of people being carried
on board exceeds 7 or the number of
people derived by applying the
following formula (rounded up to the
nearest whole number), whichever is
the greater—
P = 0⋅6 × L × √B
where P, L and B have the same
meaning as they have in
subparagraph (ii); or
(iv) if the vessel is fitted with a flying
bridge and the number of people carried
on that flying bridge exceeds one
quarter of the number of people
(rounded up to the nearest whole
number) permitted to be carried on the
vessel under subparagraph (iii); or
(v) if the vessel is a decked canoe or kayak
or is otherwise fitted with individual
cockpits and the number of persons
carried on the vessel exceeds the
number of individual cockpits in the
vessel irrespective of the age of the
person.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a vessel is not
overloaded if—
(a) the manufacturer of the vessel has certified
in writing that the vessel may be safely
operated with a specified number of people
on board; and
(b) the number of people on board the vessel
does not exceed that specified number.
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(4) In calculating the number of people on board a
vessel for the purposes of this regulation, except
subregulation (2)(b)(v)—
(a) children aged more than 12 months but less
than 12 years will be counted as 0⋅5 person;
(b) children aged less than 1 year will not be
included.
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PART 3—CREWING, CERTIFICATES AND LICENCES
Division 1—Crewing of vessels and certificates of
competence
300 Crewing of trading vessels
(1) A trading vessel must be crewed in accordance
with a determination by the Director.
(2) The Director must determine the crewing of a
trading vessel in accordance with the requirements
of Part D of the National Standard for
Commercial Vessels.
301 Crewing of fishing vessels
(1) A fishing vessel must be crewed in accordance
with a determination by the Director.
(2) The Director must determine the crewing of a
fishing vessel in accordance with the requirements
of Part D of the National Standard for
Commercial Vessels.
302 Certificates of competency under the National
Standard for Commercial Vessels
The Director may issue in accordance with Part D
of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels
a certificate of competency of the following
grades—
(a) Master Class 3;
(b) Master Class 4;
(c) Master Class 5;
(d) Mate Class 4;
(e) Coxswain;
(f) Skipper Grade 1;
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(g) Skipper Grade 2;
(h) Skipper Grade 3;
(i) Engineer Class 3;
(j) Marine Engine Driver Grade 1;
(k) Marine Engine Driver Grade 2;
(l) Marine Engine Driver Grade 3.
303 Certificate of competency
(1) An application for the issue, variation or renewal
of a certificate of competency may be made to the
Director.
(2) An application must be—
(a) in the form determined by the Director; and
(b) accompanied by—
(i) evidence that the applicant has
completed a course appropriate for the
purpose for which the certificate is
issued that is approved by the Director;
and
(ii) evidence that the applicant has
complied with any prerequisites for a
certificate of competency specified in
Annex D of Part D National Standard
for Commercial Vessels; and
(iii) any documents needed to support any
information supplied on that form
(if required by the Director); and
(iv) the fee prescribed in Division 2 of
Part 8 of these Regulations.
(3) A certificate of competency is valid for a period of
5 years after the date it is issued.
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(4) The Director may require—
(a) the applicant to provide further information
or material in respect of the application; and
(b) that the information be verified; and
(c) proof of the identity of the person making
the application.
304 Certificate of competency to be subject to
endorsement for Port Phillip Heads
The master of a trading vessel carrying passengers
in or through Port Phillip Heads must not so
operate the vessel unless he or she holds a current
valid certificate of competency endorsed by the
Director for that purpose.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
305 Requirements to be met before a certificate of
competency may be endorsed for Port Phillip Heads
The Director may issue a certificate of
competency or vary an existing certificate of
competency so that it is endorsed for a trading
vessel carrying passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads, if the certificate holder or applicant
has completed to the satisfaction of the Director
the training course conducted by or on behalf of
the Director set out in Schedule 6.
306 Period of endorsement remains in force for Port
Phillip Heads
An endorsement on a certificate of competency
issued under regulation 305 remains in force while
the certificate remains current unless it is
suspended or cancelled by the Director.
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307 Certificate of competency to be subject to
endorsement for Lakes Entrance Bar
The master of a trading vessel carrying passengers
across the Lakes Entrance Bar must not so operate
the vessel unless he or she holds a current valid
certificate of competency endorsed by the
Director for that purpose.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
308 Special requirements for Lakes Entrance Bar
(1) The Director may issue a certificate of
competency or vary an existing certificate of
competency so that it is endorsed for a trading
vessel carrying passengers across the Lakes
Entrance Bar, if the certificate holder or
applicant—
(a) has met the qualifying sea service
prerequisites, as set out in Schedule 7; and
(b) has successfully completed a training course
conducted by or on behalf of the Director, as
set out in Schedule 7; and
(c) is able to satisfy an examiner or panel of
examiners appointed by the Director by
means of an oral examination or written
examination or both that he or she is
competent to act as a master of a trading
vessel carrying passengers across the Lakes
Entrance Bar in accordance with this
Division; and
(d) has complied with subregulations (2), (3)
and (4).
(2) On completion of the requirements of
subregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c), the applicant
must complete—
(a) one or more crossings of the Lakes Entrance
Bar as the master of a trading vessel; and
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(b) be accompanied on each crossing of the
Lakes Entrance Bar by a person approved by
the Director to assess the applicant's
competency.
(3) The applicant must maintain an accurate and
complete written record of each qualifying
crossing of the Lakes Entrance Bar required by
subregulation (2) and the range of conditions
experienced during each crossing.
(4) The record of the applicant's qualifying sea
service must be in a form approved by the
Director and the record must be made available to
the Director at the time of application for its
examination.
309 Period of endorsement remains in force for Lakes
Entrance Bar
An endorsement on a certificate of competency
issued under regulation 308 remains in force while
the certificate is current unless—
(a) the endorsement is suspended or cancelled
by the Director; or
(b) the certificate holder requests in writing that
the Director cancel the endorsement.
Division 2—Pilots, pilot exemption and local knowledge
310 Offence to act as a pilot without a licence
A person must not act as a pilot unless that person
holds a pilot licence issued by the Director.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
311 Pilot exempt master
(1) A master who holds a pilot exemption for a
particular port, in accordance with this Division, is
exempted from the requirement to engage a pilot
with respect to that port.
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(2) A pilot exemption may be issued to a master in
accordance with a determination of the Director.
312 Pilot licence or pilot exemption
(1) Director may issue a pilot licence or a pilot
exemption.
(2) An application for a pilot licence or pilot
exemption may be made to the Director.
(3) An application must be—
(a) in the form determined by the Director; and
(b) accompanied by—
(i) evidence of the qualifications which the
applicant claims entitle him or her to a
pilot licence or pilot exemption; and
(ii) the prescribed fee.
(4) The pilot licence or pilot exemption may be
limited by a condition imposed by the Director.
(5) The Director—
(a) may require the applicant to provide further
information or material in respect of the
application; and
(b) may require that the information be verified;
and
(c) may require proof of the identity of the
person making the application.
313 Qualifications for the issue of a pilot licence and
pilot exemption
(1) A person is qualified to hold a pilot licence if he
or she has satisfied the requirements in the
relevant determination of the Director.
(2) A person is qualified to hold a pilot exemption if
he or she has satisfied the requirements in the
relevant determination of the Director.
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314 Period a pilot licence or pilot exemption remains
valid
(1) A pilot licence is valid for a period of 5 years after
the date it is issued provided it is not cancelled by
the Director.
(2) A pilot exemption remains valid for a period of
2 years after the date it is issued provided it is not
cancelled by the Director.
315 Local knowledge certificate
A local knowledge certificate may be issued to a
master in accordance with a determination by the
Director.
316 Circumstances in which holder of local knowledge
certificate is not required to use pilot
For the purposes of section 96(2)(c) of the Act, a
master who is the holder of a certificate of local
knowledge issued under this Division is not
required to use the services of a pilot in port
waters if the vessel that the master has command
or charge of—
(a) is a vessel of a type that the holder of the
certificate is authorised to operate by a
current valid certificate of competency
issued by the Director; and
(b) is a vessel greater than 35 metres in length
and operates either permanently, or for the
time being solely, within the limits of port
waters.
317 Local knowledge certificate
(1) A person may apply to the Director for the issue
of a local knowledge certificate.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) must—
(a) be in the form determined by the Director;
and
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(b) be accompanied by—
(i) evidence that the applicant has a valid
current certificate of competency for
the vessel that he or she is in charge of;
and
(ii) evidence that the applicant has
completed any training required by the
Director; and
(iii) evidence that the applicant has
sufficient qualifying service and
experience appropriate to the port
waters to which the local knowledge
certificate will apply; and
(iv) the fee prescribed in Division 2 of
Part 8 of these Regulations.
(3) The Director—
(a) may require the applicant to provide further
information or material in respect of the
application; and
(b) may require the information to be verified;
and
(c) may require proof of the identity of the
person making the application.
(4) The certificate of local knowledge may be limited
by a condition imposed by the Director.
318 Period a certificate of local knowledge remains valid
A certificate of local knowledge is valid for a
period of 5 years after the date it is issued
provided it is not cancelled by the Director.
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Division 3—Harbour masters
319 Harbour master licence
(1) A person may apply to the Director for the issue,
variation or renewal of a harbour master licence.
(2) The application must—
(a) be in the form determined by the Director;
and
(b) specify the area of State waters for which the
licence is required; and
(c) be accompanied by evidence that the
applicant has a valid current certificate of
competency as a Master Class 1 or
equivalent as the Director may direct; and
(d) be accompanied by evidence of sufficient
qualifying service and experience
appropriate to the State or port waters to
which the harbour master licence will apply.
(3) The Director—
(a) may require the applicant to provide further
information or material in respect of the
application; and
(b) may require the information to be verified;
and
(c) may require proof of the identity of the
person making the application.
320 Period harbour master licence remains in force
A harbour master licence remains in force for a
period of 5 years after the date it is issued
provided it is not cancelled by the Director.
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Division 4—Carriage of certificate, licence or exemption
321 Carriage of certificate, licence or exemption
The holder of a current valid certificate, licence or
exemption issued under this Part must carry the
certificate, licence or exemption while operating a
vessel covered by that certificate or licence or
exemption.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
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PART 4—REGISTRATION OF VESSELS
Division 1—Registration of vessels
400 Requirements for registration of vessels
(1) The owner or operator of a vessel that—
(a) is operated on State waters; or
(b) is intended to be operated on State waters—
may apply to the Director to register or renew the
registration of that vessel.
(2) An application for registration must—
(a) include the name and address of the owner or
operator of the vessel; and
(b) be accompanied by proof as to the identity
and address of the applicant; and
(c) specify the following details about the vessel
to be registered—
(i) the type of engine;
(ii) the type of drive;
(iii) the type of vessel;
(iv) the type of hull;
(v) the length, breadth and colour;
(vi) the make of engine;
(vii) the name of engine maker;
(viii) the engine number;
(ix) the engine's horsepower;
(x) the engine power units;
(xi) the number of cylinders in the engine;
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(xii) the internal diameter of the cylinders;
(xiii) current registration details
(if applicable);
(xiv) assigned registration number
(if applicable);
(xv) whether an Australian Builders Plate
has been fixed to the vessel; and
(d) be accompanied by the fee for boating
facilities and safety education prescribed in
Division 3 of Part 8.
(3) An application for renewal of registration must be
accompanied by the fee for boating facilities and
safety education prescribed in Division 3 of
Part 8.
(4) Subregulations (2)(d) and (3) do not apply to a
person who registers a vessel that—
(a) is used or intended to be used primarily for
search and rescue purposes; and
(b) is owned by an organisation approved by the
Director for the purposes of section 10(3) of
the Act.
401 Period of registration
(1) After receiving the relevant fee prescribed in
Division 3 of Part 8, the Director—
(a) may register a vessel for a period not
exceeding one year;
(b) may renew the registration of a vessel for a
period not exceeding one year.
(2) Registration or renewal of registration of a vessel
commences on the day on which the Director
issues the certificate of registration.
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402 Registration label and identification mark
(1) For each vessel that is registered or for which the
registration is renewed under regulation 401, the
Director must issue a registration label and assign
an identification mark.
(2) The registered owner or operator of a vessel
must ensure that the registration label issued by
the Director under subregulation (1) for that vessel
is fixed and remains fixed in a conspicuous
position on the outside or upper part of the vessel.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(3) The registered owner or operator of a vessel must
ensure that the identification mark that is assigned
by the Director for that vessel is painted or
displayed on the hull of the vessel on each side of
the bow as high as practicable above the waterline
in characters that are—
(a) no less than 150 millimetres high; and
(b) in proportionate breadth; and
(c) coloured in contrast to the surface on which
they are displayed.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(4) A person must not fix to a vessel a registration
label or paint on, apply or otherwise fix to or
display on a vessel an identification mark if the
registration label or identification mark is not
assigned by the Director to that vessel.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(5) A person who operates a registered vessel on State
waters must ensure that the identification mark
assigned to that vessel by the Director is fixed and
remains fixed in a conspicuous position on the
outside or upper position of the vessel.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
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403 Cancellation of registration
The Director must cancel the registration of the
vessel if—
(a) the registered owner or operator of a vessel
requests the Director in writing to cancel the
registration of that vessel; or
(b) the Director is satisfied that a vessel has been
stolen and not recovered or has been
destroyed; or
(c) the Director is satisfied that false or
misleading information has been provided in
connection with the registration of the vessel.
404 Suspension of registration
(1) If, after considering a report from a person
authorised under section 13 of the Act to inspect a
vessel, the Director is satisfied that a registered
vessel does not comply with the Act or the
regulations, the Director, by notice in writing
served personally or by post on the registered
owner or operator of the vessel, may suspend the
registration of the vessel.
(2) The Director must specify in the notice under
subregulation (1) the reasons why the vessel does
not comply with the Act or the regulations.
(3) The Director may at any time during the current
period of registration of that vessel, by notice in
writing served personally or by post on the
registered owner or operator of the vessel,
withdraw the suspension notice if the Director is
satisfied that—
(a) the deficiencies and defects in the vessel
have been remedied; and
(b) the vessel complies with the Act and the
regulations.
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405 Transfer of registered vessel
(1) A registered owner of a vessel who sells or
otherwise disposes of the vessel must, within
14 days after the sale or disposal of the vessel—
(a) complete and sign the relevant section of an
application for transfer of registration in the
form approved for that purpose by the
Director; and
(b) give the application to the person who
acquires the vessel.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(2) A person who purchases or otherwise acquires a
registered vessel must, within 14 days after the
purchase or acquisition of the vessel—
(a) ensure that the person disposing of the vessel
has completed the relevant section of the
application for transfer of registration; and
(b) complete the relevant section of the
application; and
(c) give the completed application for transfer of
registration form to the Director.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
406 General exemptions from registration
For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Act, the
following vessels are exempted from
registration—
(a) a vessel, that is not a recreational tender, of
not more than 5 metres in length that is used
or intended to be used as a means of
transport on inland waters or enclosed waters
and that conspicuously displays the name of
its mother vessel or the registration number
of that vessel and the letter "T" and that
operates or is intended to operate—
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(i) between the shore and another vessel
not more than 300 metres from the
shore; or
(ii) between vessels not more than
300 metres apart and not more than
300 metres from the shore;
(b) a recreational tender;
(c) a vessel that does not have an engine that is
used or is capable of being used for
propulsion;
(d) a fishing vessel;
(e) a trading vessel;
(f) a hire and drive vessel;
(g) a vessel which—
(i) is temporarily being operated on State
waters; and
(ii) is registered in another State or a
Territory of the Commonwealth; and
(iii) displays in accordance with an Act or
regulation of that State or Territory an
identifying plate, mark or number
issued or allocated by the relevant
authority in that State or Territory for
the vessel;
(h) a vessel that—
(i) is temporarily being operated on State
waters; and
(ii) is exempt from registration as a vessel
in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth in which the owner of
the vessel ordinarily resides;
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(i) a recreational vessel with an engine used or
capable of being used for propulsion that is
under the control of a manufacturer or dealer
who has a special identification mark and a
special identification plate issued in
accordance with Division 2.
Division 2—Identification plates and marks
407 Special identification plates and marks
(1) A person who is a manufacturer of or dealer in
recreational vessels with engines used or capable
of being used for propulsion may apply to the
Director for the issue of a special identification
plate or mark.
(2) An application must be accompanied by the
appropriate fees prescribed in Division 3 of Part 8.
(3) The Director may issue a special identification
plate or mark to the manufacturer or dealer.
408 Conditions of use of special identification plates and
marks
(1) A person issued with a special identification plate
or mark in accordance with regulation 407—
(a) must ensure at all times that the special
identification plate or mark is displayed on
the vessel for which the plate or mark has
been issued; and
(b) must not use, or allow the vessel to be used,
for any purposes other than—
(i) operating the vessel from place to place
while the vessel is in the process of
manufacture; or
(ii) operating the vessel from the place of
manufacture to the place where it will
be offered for sale; or
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(iii) testing the vessel; or
(iv) demonstrating the vessel to a purchaser
or prospective purchaser; or
(v) delivering the vessel for or after sale; or
(vi) carrying out repairs to the vessel; or
(vii) returning the vessel to its owner after it
has been repaired; and
(c) must not allow the vessel to be operated by a
person other than the manufacturer or dealer
or a person employed by the manufacturer or
dealer; and
(d) must ensure that the special identification
plate or mark is fixed to the vessel where it
can be easily seen with every letter, figure
and symbol on the plate or mark upright and
clearly distinguishable from a distance of at
least 20 metres from the vessel; and
(e) must keep at the manufacturer's or dealer's
office or place of business a record of the
name and address of each person who
operates the vessel.
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
(2) A manufacturer of or dealer in recreational vessels
must not enter any particulars which he or she
knows, or should reasonably know, to be false in
any records kept under subregulation (1)(e).
Penalty: 4 penalty units.
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PART 5—ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING AND OTHER
MATTERS
500 Prescribed breath test devices
The prescribed devices for the purposes of
section 29(1) of the Act are the breath testing
devices known as—
(a) the Alcotest 80/A;
(b) the Lion Alcolmeter also known as the lion
alcolmeter S-D2;
(c) the lion alcolmeter SD-400PA;
(d) the Alcolizer LE.
501 Procedure for breath analysis
It is a requirement for the proper operation of a
breath analysing instrument that a person
authorised under section 31(3) of the Act to
operate a breath analysing instrument—
(a) does not require a person to provide a breath
sample for analysis until the operator is
satisfied that the person has not consumed
any alcohol for a period of at least
15 minutes before the analysis; and
(b) provides a fresh mouthpiece for use by each
person required to provide a breath sample;
and
(c) uses only a mouthpiece which, until required
for taking a breath sample, has been kept in a
sealed container.
502 Breath analysis certificate
For the purposes of section 31(4) of the Act, the
prescribed form for a certificate is the form in
Schedule 8.
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503 Method of obtaining blood sample
If a blood sample is taken by a registered medical
practitioner for the purposes of the Act—
(a) the sample must be obtained by
venipuncture; and
(b) the site of the puncture must be cleansed
with a swab taken from a container that—
(i) is sealed against contamination; and
(ii) bears a label stating that the container
holds an aqueous solution of
chlorohexidine and cetrimide and no
methylated spirits, alcohol, tincture of
iodine or other substance containing
alcohol.
504 Procedure after taking blood sample
(1) A registered medical practitioner who takes a
blood sample for the purposes of section 31
or 31A of the Act must ensure that—
(a) the sample of blood is placed in 3 dry
containers, each containing approximately
the same amount of blood; and
(b) each container is vacuum sealed or sealed
with a septum seal; and
(c) each container in which the sample is placed
bears a label stating—
(i) that the container holds an anti-
coagulant and a preservative; and
(ii) the specific anti-coagulant and the
specific preservative that the container
holds; and
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(iii) the name of the chemist, laboratory or
pharmaceutical organisation that
prepared the container; and
(d) each container has attached to it a label
bearing the signature of the registered
medical practitioner, the date and time the
sample was taken and the name of the person
from whom the sample was taken or, if the
name of the person is not known, sufficient
information to enable the sample to be
identified with the person from whom it was
taken.
(2) If a blood sample has been taken under
section 31A of the Act, the registered medical
practitioner must ensure that—
(a) one container is placed in a locked receptacle
provided for that purpose at the place at
which the sample was taken; and
(b) one container is placed and sealed in a
container labelled "screening sample"; and
(c) one container is delivered to the person from
whom the blood sample was taken or placed
with that person's personal property at the
place at which the sample was taken.
505 Certificate by medical practitioner taking blood
sample
For the purposes of section 32(3) of the Act, the
prescribed form for a certificate is the form in
Schedule 9.
506 Analysts certificate
For the purposes of section 32(4) of the Act, the
prescribed form for a certificate is the form in
Schedule 10.
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507 Notice of immediate operator licence suspension
A notice for the purposes of section 28C(1) of the
Act must, in addition to the matters referred to in
that section, contain the following details—
(a) the name and address of the accused; and
(b) a statement of the offence with which the
accused is charged and, in the case of an
offence under paragraph (b), (e) or (f) of
section 28(1) of the Act, the alleged
concentration of alcohol in the blood or
breath (as the case requires) of the accused;
and
(c) the approximate time and place of
commission of the offence with which the
accused is charged; and
(d) the name, signature and business address of
the person who charged the accused; and
(e) the date on which the notice was given to the
accused.
508 Suspended operator licence document to be
surrendered to Director
For the purposes of section 61BA(7) of the Act, a
person to whom section 61BA(1) of the Act
applies must surrender his or her operator licence
document to the Director.
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PART 6—PRESCRIBED MEASURING DEVICES
600 Prescribed measuring devices
(1) The prescribed measuring devices for the
purposes of sections 88 and 89(6) of the Act are
the laser devices known as—
(a) the LTI 20-20 Ultralyte LR; and
(b) the Prolaser III.
(2) A measuring device referred to in subregulation
(1) must be calibrated in knots.
601 Testing officer
For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, a
prescribed measuring device must be tested by
one of the following—
(a) a technical officer or the head of a faculty,
school or department of electrical
engineering, electronics or communications
at a post-secondary education institution
within the meaning of the Education and
Training Reform Act 2006;
(b) a person skilled in the development and
operation of speed measuring devices and
authorised in writing by the Chief
Commissioner of Police;
(c) the principal testing officer of a testing body
accredited in the field of electrical testing by
the National Association of Testing
Authorities, Australia (NATA).
602 Testing of prescribed measuring devices
For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, a
prescribed measuring device is tested in the
prescribed manner if the testing officer who tests
the device—
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(a) is satisfied that the device is in a satisfactory
electrical condition and, in particular, that
any maintenance carried out on the device
has been carried out in a satisfactory manner;
and
(b) is satisfied that the device is properly
calibrated so that it operates within the limits
of error of not more than 2 knots greater than
or less than the true speeds determinable
from the test; and
(c) records and retains the results of the test,
including—
(i) a statement showing the frequencies or
speeds at which the calibration was
effected and the number of times at
each frequency or speed the calibration
was effected; and
(ii) the date of the test and the ambient
temperature at the time of the test.
603 Sealing of prescribed measuring devices
For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, a
prescribed measuring device is sealed in the
prescribed manner if—
(a) the device has been tested in accordance with
regulation 602 and the device has satisfied
the test requirements; and
(b) the device is sealed by the testing officer
who carried out the test; and
(c) the device is sealed with a seal that
effectively prevents interference with the
mechanism or circuitry of the device without
breaking the seal; and
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(d) the testing officer keeps full and accurate
records of the device sealed, including—
(i) the identification number of the device;
and
(ii) the date on which the test was carried
out; and
(iii) the manner in which the device was
sealed; and
(e) the records referred to in paragraph (d) are
signed by the testing officer who sealed the
device.
604 Use of prescribed measuring device
For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, a
prescribed measuring device is used in the
prescribed manner if—
(a) whenever the operator connects the device to
a source of electricity, the operator ensures
that all elements of the speed display are
illuminated; and
(b) the operator activates the device with the
device aimed in the direction of a vessel
within the operator's field of vision and
observes the reading displayed on the digital
speed display; and
(c) the device has been tested in accordance with
regulation 602 within 12 months before the
occasion of its use; and
(d) the device has been sealed in accordance
with regulation 603.
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PART 7—OPERATOR LICENCES AND PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT ENDORSEMENTS
Division 1—General provisions relating to operator licences
700 Eligibility to apply for an operator licence
The following persons are not eligible to apply for
an operator licence—
(a) a person who is disqualified from operating a
regulated recreational vessel under the law of
Victoria;
(b) a person who is the holder of an operator
licence that has been suspended, during the
period of that suspension;
(c) a person who is disqualified from operating a
recreational vessel—
(i) under the law of another State or a
Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) under the law of another country—
in circumstances which, if they occurred in
Victoria, would have resulted in the person
being disqualified from operating a regulated
recreational vessel in Victoria;
(d) a person who is the holder of a licence or
other authority to operate a recreational
vessel issued by another State or a Territory
of the Commonwealth that has been
suspended, during the period of that
suspension.
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701 Requirements for applying for an operator licence
(1) An applicant for the issue of an operator licence
must give the Director an application in writing
that contains or is accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) evidence that the applicant has passed any
test the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act; and
(d) the fee prescribed in Part 8.
(2) The Director may require an applicant for the
issue of an operator licence—
(a) to have his or her photograph or digitised
image made or to provide a photograph or
digitised image of the applicant in a form
approved by the Director; and
(b) to provide a specimen signature; and
(c) in the case of an applicant who has been
disqualified from operating a recreational
vessel in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth, after being convicted of an
offence involving alcohol or other drugs, to
provide evidence that the applicant has
complied with any requirements of the law
of that State or Territory relating to the
assessment of operators convicted of
offences involving alcohol or other drugs.
702 Licence holder may surrender operator licence
(1) The holder of an operator licence may, by notice
in writing to the Director, surrender his or her
operator licence to the Director for cancellation.
(2) A notice under subregulation (1) must be
accompanied by the operator licence document.
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(3) The holder of an operator licence may surrender
his or her operator licence to the relevant authority
in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth or another country for
cancellation.
(4) The Director must cancel an operator licence
if the holder of the licence surrenders his or her
operator licence under subregulation (1) or (3).
703 Refusal to issue operator licence
(1) The Director may refuse an application for the
issue of an operator licence if the Director is
satisfied that—
(a) the applicant has insufficient knowledge of
the provisions of the Act, these Regulations
or any notice under section 15 of the Act
applying to the operation of regulated
recreational vessels; or
(b) the applicant has refused to undergo, or has
failed, any test the Director has required the
applicant to undergo under Part 10A of the
Act; or
(c) in the case of an applicant who has been
disqualified from operating a recreational
vessel in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth, after being convicted of an
offence involving alcohol or other drugs, the
applicant has failed to provide evidence that
he or she has complied with any
requirements of the law of that State or
Territory relating to the assessment of
operators convicted of offences involving
alcohol or other drugs.
(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application to issue an operator licence,
the Director must notify the applicant of that
decision.
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(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
704 Operator licence period
(1) An operator licence remains in force for the
period determined by the Director which must be
either for a period of 1 year, 3 years or 5 years.
(2) The Director may have regard to the period
applied for by the applicant in making a
determination under subregulation (1).
705 Operator licence expiry date
(1) An operator licence expires at the end of the day
that is recorded in the records maintained by the
Director as the end of the term specified in that
operator licence.
(2) A personal watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence expires on the date the operator licence
expires.
(3) In any proceedings for a contravention of the Act
or regulations made under the Act, the record, that
is kept by the Director, of the expiry date of a
licence is admissible in evidence, and in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof that
the licence expires on the day so recorded.
706 Operator licence conditions
(1) A condition to which an operator licence is
subject may be shown on the operator licence by
means of a code.
(2) If a condition is shown by a code, the operator
licence document must bear a note to the effect
that the condition can be found out by enquiry of
the Director.
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(3) The holder of an operator licence that is subject to
conditions must carry, while operating a regulated
recreational vessel, a notice issued by the Director
containing a full explanation of those conditions,
if required by the Director to do so.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(4) A code in Column 1 of the following Table may
be used on a licence document to indicate that the
licence is subject to the condition set out opposite
in Column 2 of the Table.
Table
Column 1
Condition
code
Column 2
Licence condition
S That the operator licence holder must
wear corrective lenses at all times
while operating a regulated recreational
vessel or personal watercraft.
V That the operator licence holder must
operate only a regulated recreational
vessel that is fitted with specified
operator aids or modified as directed in
writing by the Director.
X That the operator licence holder must
comply with any condition of which he
or she has been notified in writing by
the Director.
707 Notice of renewal of operator licence
(1) In this regulation notice of renewal of an
operator licence means a notice addressed to the
holder of the operator licence that states that, if
the operator licence is not renewed on or before a
date specified in the notice, the operator licence
will expire on that date, or a notice that is in or to
that effect.
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(2) If the Director fails to send a notice of renewal of
an operator licence or if the notice is not received
by the holder of the operator licence, that failure
or non-receipt does not affect—
(a) the expiry date of the operator licence; or
(b) the obligation of the holder of the operator
licence to renew the licence if he or she
intends to operate a regulated recreational
vessel after the expiry of his or her existing
operator licence.
708 Renewal of operator licence
A person may apply to the Director to renew his
or her operator licence at any time before, or
within 6 months after, the expiry date of the
operator licence by giving the Director an
application for renewal of the operator licence in
the form approved by the Director that contains or
is accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) the fee prescribed in Part 8.
709 Refusal to renew
(1) The Director must refuse an application to renew
an operator licence if the applicant—
(a) has insufficient knowledge of the provisions
of the Act, these Regulations or any notice
under section 15 of the Act applying to the
operation of regulated recreational vessels;
or
(b) has refused to undergo, or has failed, any test
the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act.
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(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application to renew an operator licence,
the Director must notify the applicant of that
decision.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
710 Date of expiry of renewed operator licence
(1) The date on which a renewed operator licence
expires is to be calculated from the expiry date of
the operator licence being renewed.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not have the effect of
retrospectively renewing the operator licence.
711 Reissue of operator licence
A person may apply to the Director to have his or
her operator licence reissued at any time, more
than 6 months but before 5 years, after the expiry
date of the operator licence by giving the Director
an application for reissue of the operator licence
in the form approved by the Director that contains
or is accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) the fee prescribed in Part 8.
712 Refusal to reissue operator licence
(1) The Director must refuse an application to reissue
an operator licence if the applicant—
(a) has insufficient knowledge of the provisions
of the Act, these Regulations or any notice
under section 15 of the Act applying to the
operation of regulated recreational vessels;
or
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(b) has refused to undergo, or has failed, any test
the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act.
(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application to reissue an operator
licence, the Director must notify the applicant of
that decision.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
713 Date of expiry of reissued operator licence
(1) The date on which a reissued operator licence
expires is to be calculated from the date on which
the operator licence is reissued.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not have the effect of
retrospectively reissuing the operator licence.
714 Application for variation of operator licence
An applicant for the variation of an operator
licence must give the Director an application in
writing that contains or is accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) details of the requested variation.
715 Refusal to vary operator licence
(1) The Director may refuse an application for the
variation of an operator licence if the Director is
satisfied that the applicant—
(a) has insufficient knowledge of the provisions
of the Act, these Regulations or any notice
under section 15 of the Act applying to the
operation of regulated recreational vessels;
or
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(b) has refused to undergo, or has failed, any test
the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act.
(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application to vary an operator licence,
the Director must notify the applicant of that
decision.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
716 Conditions on restricted operator licence
(1) In addition to any conditions specified in the
licence, a restricted operator licence is subject to
the conditions specified in subregulations (2)
and (3).
(2) The holder of the restricted operator licence must
not operate a regulated recreational vessel at a
speed—
(a) of 10 knots or more in any one of the
following circumstances—
(i) if there is not in the vessel a person
who is at least 16 years old and who is
the holder of an operator licence of a
class appropriate for that vessel;
(ii) before sunrise;
(iii) after sunset;
(b) of more than 20 knots in any other case.
(3) The holder of a restricted operator licence must
not operate a regulated recreational vessel if the
vessel is towing a person, another vessel or an
object.
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717 Operator licence receipt
(1) The Director may issue an operator licence receipt
as an interim measure prior to the issue of an
operator licence document in the form required by
regulation 718.
(2) An operator licence receipt must be in the form of
the operator licence document required by
regulation 718 except for the photograph or
digitised image of the person.
(3) An operator licence receipt issued under
subregulation (1) may be produced as evidence of
the grant of an operator licence for three months
from the date the operator licence receipt was
issued.
718 Form of operator licence document
An operator licence document must show details
of the following—
(a) an identification number for the person to
whom it is issued; and
(b) the first name, second and third initials
(if any) and family name of the person; and
(c) a photograph or digitised image of the
person; and
(d) the person's residential address; and
(e) the person's date of birth; and
(f) the person's signature (or a reproduction of
that signature); and
(g) the expiry date of the licence; and
(h) the code for any condition to which the
licence is subject in accordance with
regulation 706; and
(i) if the licence has a personal watercraft
endorsement, the code "PWC".
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719 Issue of replacement operator licence document
(1) The Director may, upon payment by the holder of
an operator licence of the fee prescribed in Part 8,
issue a replacement operator licence document to
replace one which has been stolen, lost, damaged,
destroyed, mislaid, mutilated or rendered illegible
in any way.
(2) The holder of an operator licence who applies for
a replacement operator licence document must
provide to the Director—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details.
720 Records
(1) The Director must maintain records in respect of
each operator licence which include details of the
following—
(a) the identification number allocated to the
person to whom the operator licence was
issued; and
(b) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(c) the commencement and expiry dates of the
operator licence; and
(d) any condition to which the operator licence
is subject; and
(e) whether the licence has a personal watercraft
endorsement.
(2) Any person whose name appears in records
referred to in subregulation (1) is entitled, on
payment of the fee prescribed in Part 8, to request
a search of the records and to obtain a certificate
as to any matter appearing in the records in
relation to him or her.
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721 Change of name, address or condition
(1) The holder of an operator licence must notify the
Director, not more than 14 days after the change,
about any change in his or her—
(a) name; or
(b) residential address; or
(c) postal address or address for service of
notices.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(2) Unless required by the Director, the advice from
the person referred to in subregulation (1) need
not be in writing.
(3) The holder of an operator licence must, as soon as
practicable, notify the Director of any permanent
or long-term injury or illness that may impair his
or her ability to operate a regulated recreational
vessel safely.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
Division 2—Variation, cancellation and suspension of
operator licences
722 Variation, suspension or cancellation of operator
licence
(1) The Director may vary, suspend or cancel an
operator licence or vary the conditions on an
operator licence if it appears to the Director that—
(a) the holder of the licence has refused to
undergo, or has failed, any test the Director
has required the person to undergo under
Part 10A of the Act; or
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(b) it would be dangerous for the holder of the
licence to operate a regulated recreational
vessel because of illness or bodily infirmity,
defect or incapacity or because of the effects
of treatment for any of those things; or
(c) the holder of the licence has insufficient
knowledge of the provisions of the Act, these
Regulations or any notice under section 15 of
the Act applying to the operation of
regulated recreational vessels; or
(d) a court order requires the holder of the
licence to pay a sum of money by way of a
fine, penalty, costs or restitution or any two
of those things and—
(i) the order was made in respect of an
offence arising out of the use of a
regulated recreational vessel in
Victoria, including a marine
infringement; and
(ii) a person authorised by law to issue or
to execute a warrant for the
enforcement of the court order notifies
the Director that the Order is wholly or
partially unsatisfied; or
(e) the holder of the licence is not, under
regulation 700, eligible to apply for an
operator licence; or
(f) the operator licence was issued or renewed in
error; or
(g) a cheque submitted to the Director as
payment of a fee under these Regulations has
been dishonoured; or
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(h) the holder of the licence has been convicted
in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth or another country of an
offence which, if the person had been the
holder of a licence or other authority in that
State, Territory or country would have
enabled the relevant authority in that State,
Territory or country to suspend or cancel the
person's licence or other authority; or
(i) the holder of the licence has failed to comply
with a condition of the operator licence; or
(j) the holder of the licence is disqualified from
operating a general recreational vessel in
another country or the person's licence or
other authority in that country has been
cancelled because of a judgment, order or
decision made under, or otherwise by
operation of, the law of that country.
(2) The Director must suspend or cancel an operator
licence if the holder of the licence is disqualified
from operating a general recreational vessel in
another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth
or the person's licence in that State or Territory
has been cancelled because of a judgment, order
or decision made under, or otherwise by operation
of, the law of that State or Territory.
(3) The Director may vary an operator licence to
correct any error or omission in it and issue a
replacement operator licence document.
723 Procedures for variation, cancellation or suspension
of operator licence
(1) If, under regulation 722(1), the Director decides
to—
(a) vary an operator licence; or
(b) vary the conditions on an operator licence; or
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(c) suspend an operator licence; or
(d) cancel an operator licence—
the Director must notify the holder of the licence
of that decision, and that decision must not take
effect until at least 28 days after the notice is
given.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be in writing
and must set out—
(a) the reasons for the variation, suspension or
cancellation; and
(b) the effect of the variation, suspension or
cancellation; and
(c) the date of the variation, suspension or
cancellation; and
(d) the action if any that may be taken by the
holder of the licence in order to avoid the
variation, suspension or cancellation; and
(e) the date by which the holder of the licence
must take that action.
(3) An operator licence is varied, suspended or
cancelled in accordance with the terms of a notice
given under subregulation (1) on the date
specified in the notice unless the Director, by
further notice in writing, withdraws the notice.
(4) This regulation does not apply to the suspension
of an operator licence under section 119(2) of the
Act.
(5) If an operator licence is varied, suspended or
cancelled by the Director under section 119 of the
Act or by a court, the holder of that licence must,
upon being given a notice of the variation,
suspension or cancellation—
(a) give the operator licence immediately to the
person who gave the notice; or
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(b) send or take the operator licence to the place
specified in the notice within the period
specified in the notice.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(6) If, under section 119 of the Act, the Director
has—
(a) varied an operator licence; or
(b) varied the conditions of an operator
licence—
the Director must, upon receiving the operator
licence from the holder under subregulation (5),
issue the holder with a replacement operator
licence document.
724 Suspension of operator licence for purposes of
section 119(2) of the Act
(1) The Director must not suspend an operator licence
for the reasons specified in regulation 722(1)(a)
unless the Director notifies the holder of the
licence, in writing, that the Director has decided to
suspend the operator licence and sets out in the
notice—
(a) the reasons for the suspension; and
(b) the effect of the suspension and the date on
which the suspension takes effect; and
(c) the date by which the holder must return the
operator licence to the Director.
(2) An operator licence is suspended in accordance
with the terms of a notice given under
subregulation (1) on the date specified in the
notice unless the Director, by further notice in
writing, withdraws the notice.
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(3) If an operator licence is suspended by the Director
under section 119(2) of the Act, the holder of the
licence must, upon being given a notice of
suspension under subregulation (1)—
(a) give the operator licence immediately to the
person who gave the notice; or
(b) send or take the operator licence to the place
specified in the notice within the period
specified in the notice.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
725 Prescribed time for suspension of operator licence
For the purposes of section 119(1)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed time for which an operator licence
may be suspended is any period up to 12 months
as determined by the Director.
Division 3—Exemptions from requirement to hold operator
licence
726 Exemptions applying to licences issued outside
Victoria
(1) A person is exempt from the requirement to hold
an operator licence authorising the person to
operate a class of regulated recreational vessel if
the person—
(a) has a licence, certificate or other authority
issued in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth and who was ordinarily
resident in the issuing State or Territory at
the time of issue; or
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(b) has an appropriate licence or other authority
issued in another country and written in the
English language or accompanied by an
accurate English translation and who was
ordinarily resident in that country at the time
of issue—
that authorises him or her to operate a regulated
recreational vessel of that class.
(2) A person is not exempt or ceases to be exempt
under subregulation (1) in any of the following
circumstances—
(a) if the holder of the licence, certificate or
other authority issued in another State or a
Territory of the Commonwealth has resided
in Victoria for a continuous period of more
than 3 months; or
(b) if the holder of the licence or other authority
issued in another country has a permanent
visa issued by the Commonwealth for more
than 3 months; or
(c) if the person is disqualified from operating a
recreational vessel in another State or a
Territory of the Commonwealth or another
country or has his or her licence suspended;
or
(d) if, in the reasonable opinion of the Director,
it would be dangerous for the person to
operate a regulated recreational vessel
because of illness or bodily infirmity, defect
or incapacity or because of the effects of
treatment for any of those things.
(3) If the Director forms an opinion on the matters set
out in subregulation (2)(d) the Director must give
the person notice in writing of the following—
(a) that he or she is no longer exempt from the
requirement to hold an operator licence;
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(b) that he or she must not operate a regulated
recreational vessel on State waters;
(c) the reasons why that person is no longer
exempt;
(d) any action that may be taken by the person in
order to regain the exemption;
(e) the date by which the person must take that
action.
727 Exemption from licensing requirements
A person who is the operator of a general
recreational vessel that is—
(a) engaged solely in sailing; and
(b) is not using any mechanical means of
propulsion—
is exempt from the requirement to hold an
operator licence under Part 10A of the Act while
so operating that vessel.
728 Exemption from licensing requirements for persons
undergoing training
A person who—
(a) is operating a regulated recreational vessel as
part of a training course approved by the
Director for the purposes of obtaining an
operator licence; and
(b) is accompanied in the vessel by a person
who is approved by the Director to conduct
training courses for the purposes of obtaining
an operator licence—
is exempt from the requirement to obtain an
operator licence under Part 10A of the Act while
so operating that vessel.
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Division 4—General provisions relating to personal
watercraft endorsements
729 Requirements for applying for personal watercraft
endorsement
An applicant for the making of a personal
watercraft endorsement must give the Director an
application in writing that contains or is
accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) evidence that the applicant has passed any
test the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act; and
(d) the applicant's current operator licence; and
(e) the fee prescribed in Part 8.
730 Refusal to make personal watercraft endorsement
(1) The Director may refuse an application for the
making of a personal watercraft endorsement if
the Director is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant has insufficient knowledge of
the provisions of the Act, these Regulations
or any notice under section 15 of the Act
applying to the operation of personal
watercraft; or
(b) the applicant has refused to undergo, or has
failed, any test the Director has required the
applicant to undergo under Part 10A of the
Act; or
(c) in the case of an applicant who has been
disqualified from operating a recreational
vessel in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth, after being convicted of an
offence involving alcohol or other drugs, the
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applicant has failed to provide evidence that
he or she has complied with any
requirements of the law of that State or
Territory relating to the assessment of
operators convicted of offences involving
alcohol or other drugs.
(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application for a personal watercraft
endorsement on an operator licence, the Director
must notify the applicant of that decision.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
731 Operator licence receipt with personal watercraft
endorsement
(1) The Director may issue an operator licence receipt
with a personal watercraft endorsement as an
interim measure prior to the issue of an endorsed
operator licence document in the form required by
regulation 718.
(2) An operator licence receipt with a personal
watercraft endorsement must be in the form of
the operator licence document required by
regulation 718 except for the photograph or
digitised image of the person.
(3) An operator licence receipt with a personal
watercraft endorsement issued under
subregulation (1) may be produced as evidence of
the grant of an operator licence as so endorsed for
three months from the date the operator licence
receipt was issued.
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Division 5—Variation or cancellation of personal watercraft
endorsement
732 Operator licence holder may request cancellation of
personal watercraft endorsement
(1) The holder of an operator licence with a personal
watercraft endorsement may, in writing, request
the Director to cancel the personal watercraft
endorsement on the licence.
(2) A request under subregulation (1) must be
accompanied by the operator licence document.
(3) The Director must cancel a personal watercraft
endorsement on an operator licence if requested to
do so by the holder of the licence under
subregulation (1).
(4) If the Director has cancelled the personal
watercraft endorsement in accordance with a
request under subregulation (1), the Director must
issue a replacement operator licence document
without a personal watercraft endorsement.
733 Application for variation of personal watercraft
endorsement
An applicant for the variation of a personal
watercraft endorsement must give the Director an
application in writing that contains or is
accompanied by—
(a) the applicant's personal particulars; and
(b) evidence to verify those personal details; and
(c) details of the requested variation.
734 Refusal to vary personal watercraft endorsement
(1) The Director may refuse an application for the
variation of a personal watercraft endorsement if
the Director is satisfied that the applicant—
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(a) has insufficient knowledge of the provisions
of the Act, these Regulations or any notice
under section 15 of the Act applying to the
operation of personal watercraft; or
(b) has refused to undergo, or has failed, any test
the Director has required the applicant to
undergo under Part 10A of the Act.
(2) If, under subregulation (1), the Director decides to
refuse an application to vary a personal watercraft
endorsement on an operator licence, the Director
must notify the applicant of that decision.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must be in
writing and must set out the reasons for the
refusal.
735 Variation or cancellation of personal watercraft
endorsement
(1) The Director may vary or cancel a personal
watercraft endorsement or vary the conditions of a
personal watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence if it appears to the Director that—
(a) the holder of the licence has refused to
undergo, or has failed, any test the Director
has required the person to undergo under
Part 10A of the Act; or
(b) it would be dangerous for the holder of the
licence to operate a personal watercraft
because of illness or bodily infirmity, defect
or incapacity or because of the effects of
treatment for any of those things; or
(c) the holder of the licence has insufficient
knowledge of the provisions of the Act, these
Regulations or any notice under section 15 of
the Act applying to the operation of personal
watercraft; or
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(d) a court order requires the holder of the
licence to pay a sum of money by way of a
fine, penalty, costs or restitution or any two
of those things and—
(i) the order was made in respect of an
offence arising out of the use of a
personal watercraft in Victoria,
including a marine infringement; and
(ii) a person authorised by law to issue or
to execute a warrant for the
enforcement of the court order notifies
the Director that the Order is wholly or
partially unsatisfied; or
(e) the personal watercraft endorsement was
made in error; or
(f) a cheque submitted to the Director as
payment of a fee under these Regulations has
been dishonoured; or
(g) the holder of the licence has been convicted
in another State or a Territory of the
Commonwealth or another country of an
offence which, if the person had been the
holder of a licence or other authority in that
State, Territory or country would have
enabled the relevant authority in that State,
Territory or country to suspend or cancel the
person's licence or other authority; or
(h) the holder of the licence is disqualified from
operating a personal watercraft in another
country or the person's licence or other
authority in that country has been cancelled
because of a judgment, order or decision
made under, or otherwise by operation of,
the law of that country.
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(2) The Director must cancel a personal watercraft
endorsement on an operator licence if the holder
of the licence is disqualified from operating a
personal watercraft in another State or a Territory
of the Commonwealth or the person's licence or
other authority in that State or Territory has been
cancelled because of a judgment, order or decision
made under, or otherwise by operation of, the law
of that State or Territory.
736 Procedures for variation or cancellation of personal
watercraft endorsement
(1) If, under regulation 735(1), the Director decides
to—
(a) vary a personal watercraft endorsement; or
(b) vary the conditions of a personal watercraft
endorsement; or
(c) cancel a personal watercraft endorsement—
on an operator licence, the Director must notify
the holder of the licence of that decision, and that
decision must not take effect until at least 28 days
after the notice is given.
(2) A notice under subregulation (1) must be in
writing and must set out—
(a) the reasons for the variation or cancellation;
and
(b) the effect of the variation or cancellation;
and
(c) the date of the variation or cancellation; and
(d) the action that may be taken by the holder of
the licence in order to avoid the variation or
cancellation; and
(e) the date by which the holder of the licence
must take that action.
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(3) A personal watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence is varied or cancelled in accordance with
the terms of a notice given under subregulation (1)
on the date specified in the notice unless the
Director, by further notice in writing, withdraws
the notice.
(4) If a personal watercraft endorsement on an
operator licence is cancelled or varied by the
Director under section 119 of the Act, the holder
of the licence must, upon being given a notice of
variation or cancellation—
(a) give the endorsed operator licence
immediately to the person who gave the
notice; or
(b) send or take the endorsed operator licence to
the place specified in the notice within the
period specified in the notice.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) The Director must, upon receiving the endorsed
operator licence from the holder under
subregulation (4), issue the holder with a
replacement operator licence document.
Division 6—Tests in relation to regulated recreational
vessels
737 Tests
(1) For the purposes of section 120(3) of the Act, a
test of the class described in Column 1 of the
following Table must be carried out by a person of
the class described opposite the test in Column 2
of the Table.
(2) The Director must accept, for the purposes of
section 120, a certificate of the results of a
medical test conducted in another State or a
Territory of the Commonwealth if the test is
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carried out by a person in accordance with this
regulation.
Table
Column 1
Class of test
Column 2
Prescribed class of person
Medical test Registered medical
practitioners
Tests related to eyesight Registered medical
practitioners, optometrists,
occupational therapists,
people authorised by the
Director and officers of the
Roads Corporation
authorised in writing by the
Director for the purpose
An evaluation of an
operator's physical and
cognitive abilities or
skills to operate a
regulated recreational
vessel
Occupational therapists and
persons authorised in writing
by the Director to conduct
tests of physical and
cognitive abilities to operate
a regulated recreational
vessel
Tests of knowledge of
the provisions of the Act,
these Regulations or any
notice under section 15
of the Act applying to the
operation of regulated
recreational vessels
Officers of the Roads
Corporation and people
authorised in writing by the
Director
Division 7—Internal review procedures for operator licences
and personal watercraft endorsements
738 Application for internal review
(1) If the Director decides to—
(a) refuse an application for an operator licence
or an application to vary, renew or reissue an
operator licence; or
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(b) refuse an application for a personal
watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence or an application to vary, renew or
reissue such an endorsement; or
(c) vary a condition on an operator licence or a
personal watercraft endorsement under
section 119 of the Act; or
(d) suspend, vary or cancel an operator licence
under section 119 of the Act; or
(e) vary or revoke a personal watercraft
endorsement on an operator licence under
section 119 of the Act—
the applicant or holder of the licence (as the case
requires) may apply to the Director for an internal
review of the Director's decision.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) must be
made within 28 days of the day on which the
person is notified of the Director's decision under
these Regulations.
(3) The Director must notify each person who is
entitled to a review of a decision under
subregulation (1) of his or her right to apply for
such a review.
(4) The Director must give the notice under
subregulation (3) within 14 days after the making
of the decision.
(5) A decision must not be reviewed by the person
who made the decision.
(6) After considering an application for review, the
Director must—
(a) affirm the decision; or
(b) vary the decision; or
(c) revoke the decision.
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(7) The Director must notify the person who applied
for the review in writing of the Director's decision
under subregulation (6) within 28 days after the
day on which the application for internal review is
received by the Director.
(8) The making of an application for internal review
of a decision does not stay the operation of the
decision.
739 Applicant entitled to be given reasons
(1) If a person is entitled to apply for a review of a
decision by the Director under regulation 738, the
person may apply to the Director for written
reasons for the decision.
(2) The Director must, within 28 days of receiving an
application under subregulation (1), provide to the
person who made the application—
(a) the decision of the Director and the reasons
for that decision; and
(b) the name or position of the person who made
the decision.
(3) A person is not entitled to make an application
under subregulation (1) if the Director has already
provided the person with written reasons for his or
her decision.
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PART 8—FEES
Division 1—Survey of vessels and examination of plans
800 Existing vessel
In this Division, existing vessel means—
(a) a vessel which is currently in survey in
Australia; or
(b) a vessel which has previously been under
survey in Australia.
801 Application fee for new vessel survey and plan
approval
A fee of 1⋅54 fee units must be paid to the
Director for considering an application for—
(a) a new vessel survey;
(b) a vessel plan approval.
802 Plan approval fees
The fee which must be paid to the Director for
approval of plans for a new vessel of a size
specified in Column 2 of the following Table is
the amount calculated by multiplying the length of
the vessel in metres by the amount specified for
that class of vessel in Column 3 or 4 of the Table
opposite that size of vessel.
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Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Size of vessel
Column 3
For all class 1
vessels
Fee per metre
of the length of
vessel
Column 4
For all other
classes of
vessels
Fee per metre
of the length
of vessel
1 For new
vessels of
or not
exceeding
7·5 metres in
length
3⋅14 fee units 3⋅14 fee
units
2 For new
vessels
exceeding
7·5 metres in
length and
less than
20 metres in
length
5⋅05 fee units 4⋅4 fee units
3 For new
vessels of or
exceeding
20 metres
in length
6⋅64 fee units 5⋅65 fee
units
803 Fees for new vessel survey by the Director
The fee which must be paid to the Director for a
survey of a new vessel of a size specified in
Column 2 of the following Table is the amount
calculated by multiplying the length of the vessel
in metres by the amount specified for that class of
vessel in Column 3 or 4 of the Table opposite that
size of vessel.
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Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Size of vessel
Column 3
For all class 1
vessels
Fee per metre
of the length of
vessel
Column 4
For all other
classes of
vessels
Fee per metre
of the length
of vessel
1 For new
vessels of or
not exceeding
7·5 metres in
length
5⋅65 fee units 5⋅65 fee
units
2 For new
vessels
exceeding
7·5 metres in
length and
less than
20 metres in
length
5⋅05 fee units 4⋅4 fee units
3 For new
vessels of or
exceeding
20 metres in
length
4⋅4 fee units 3⋅14 fee
units
804 Fee for booking a survey for existing vessel
A fee of 8⋅4 fee units must be paid to the Director
at the time of booking a survey for an existing
vessel for—
(a) scheduling a surveyor authorised by the
Director to attend at a particular time and
location for the purposes of surveying the
vessel;
(b) preparing the relevant documents for the
survey; and
(c) the costs incurred for the authorised surveyor
to travel to and from the vessel.
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805 Fee for survey of existing vessels
The fee which must be paid to the Director for the
survey of an existing vessel of a size specified in
Column 2 of the following Table is the amount
specified for that class of vessel in Column 3 or 4
of the Table opposite that size of vessel.
Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Size of vessel
Column 3
Class 1 vessels
Column 4
All other
classes
1 For vessels
of or not
exceeding
5 metres in
length
8⋅85 fee units 5⋅85 fee
units
2 For vessels
exceeding
5 metres in
length or of or
not exceeding
10 metres in
length
19 fee units 12⋅65 fee
units
3 For vessels
exceeding
10 metres in
length or of or
not exceeding
20 metres
in length
25⋅3 fee units 16⋅9 fee
units
4 For vessels
exceeding
20 metres
in length or
of or not
exceeding
35 metres in
length
38 fee units 25⋅3 fee
units
5 For vessels
exceeding
35 metres in
length
57 fee units 38 fee units
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806 Fee for additional visit for an existing vessel survey
A fee of 8⋅4 fee units must be paid to the Director
for each additional visit by a surveyor authorised
by the Director that is required for the purposes of
an existing vessel survey.
807 Fee for considering application for alteration to
classification or specification of vessel
A fee of 2⋅1 fee units must be paid to the Director
for considering an application for an alteration to
the classification or specification of a vessel.
808 Inspection fee for alteration to classification or
specification of vessel
A fee of 8⋅4 fee units must be paid to the Director
for each inspection of a vessel for the purposes of
altering the classification or specification of the
vessel.
809 Fee for plan approval for alteration to classification
or specification of vessel
A fee of 6⋅3 fee units for each hour spent by a
person authorised by the Director in approving a
plan must be paid to the Director for an
application for an alteration to the classification or
specification of a vessel that requires a plan
approval.
810 Fee for issue of certificate of survey
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue of a certificate of survey.
811 Fee for issue of duplicate certificate of survey
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue of a duplicate certificate of survey.
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Division 2—Certificates of competency and licences
812 Application fee for issue, variation or renewal of
certificate of competency
A fee of 1⋅54 fee units must be paid to the
Director for considering an application for—
(a) the issue of a certificate of competency; or
(b) the variation of a certificate of competency;
or
(c) the renewal of a certificate of competency.
813 Fee for issue or renewal of certificates
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue or renewal of—
(a) a certificate of competency; or
(b) a certificate of local knowledge.
814 Fee for variation of certificates
A fee of 2⋅9 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the variation of a certificate of competency.
815 Fee for issue of duplicate certificate
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue of a duplicate of—
(a) a certificate of competency; or
(b) a certificate of local knowledge.
816 Examination fees for certificates
(1) A fee of 3⋅34 fee units for each examination is
payable by a person who sits a written
examination conducted by or on behalf of the
Director for—
(a) the issue of a certificate of competency; or
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(b) the variation of a certificate of competency;
or
(c) the renewal of a certificate of competency; or
(d) the issue of a certificate of local knowledge.
(2) A fee of 6⋅7 fee units for each examination is
payable by a person who sits an oral examination
conducted by the Director for—
(a) the issue of a certificate of competency; or
(b) the variation of a certificate of competency;
or
(c) the renewal of a certificate of competency; or
(d) the issue of a certificate of local knowledge.
817 Fee for application for issue, variation or renewal of
pilot licence
A fee of 1⋅54 fee units must be paid to the
Director for considering an application for—
(a) the issue of a pilot licence; or
(b) the variation of a pilot licence; or
(c) the renewal of a pilot licence.
818 Fee for issue or renewal of pilot licence
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue or renewal of a pilot licence.
819 Fee for variation of pilot licence
A fee of 2⋅9 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the variation of a pilot licence.
820 Fee for duplicate of pilot licence
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue of a duplicate of a pilot licence.
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821 Examination fees for pilot licences
A person who sits an examination for the issue,
variation or renewal of a pilot licence for the ports
and channels described in Column 2 of the
following Table must pay to the Director the
amount specified in Column 3 of the Table
opposite that port or channel.
Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Ports and channels
Column 3
Fee
1 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong, and Port of
Portland, and Port of
Hastings
105⋅5 fee units
2 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong, and Port of
Portland
84⋅45 fee units
3 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong, and Port of
Hastings
84⋅45 fee units
4 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong
63⋅3 fee units
5 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Port of Hastings
63⋅3 fee units
6 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Port of Portland
63⋅3 fee units
7 Port Waters of Geelong
and Port of Hastings
42⋅2 fee units
8 Port Waters of Geelong
and Port of Portland
42⋅2 fee units
9 Port of Hastings and Port
of Portland
42⋅2 fee units
10 Port Waters of Melbourne
(both channels)
42⋅2 fee units
11 Port Waters of Melbourne
(one channel)
24⋅75 fee units
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Column 1
Item
Column 2
Ports and channels
Column 3
Fee
12 Port Waters of Geelong 24⋅75 fee units
13 Port of Hastings 24⋅75 fee units
14 Port of Portland 24⋅75 fee units
822 Fee for application for issue, variation or renewal of
pilot exemption certificate
A fee of 1⋅54 fee units must be paid to the
Director for considering an application for—
(a) the issue of a pilot exemption certificate; or
(b) the variation of a pilot exemption certificate;
or
(c) the renewal of a pilot exemption certificate.
823 Fee for issue or renewal of pilot exemption
certificate
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue or renewal of a pilot exemption
certificate.
824 Fee for variation of pilot exemption certificate
A fee of 2⋅9 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the variation of a pilot exemption certificate.
825 Fee for duplicate of pilot exemption certificate
A fee of 4⋅6 fee units must be paid to the Director
for the issue of a duplicate of a pilot exemption
certificate.
826 Fee for conduct of examination by the Director for
issue, variation or renewal of pilot exemption
certificate
A person who sits an examination for the issue,
variation or renewal of a pilot exemption
certificate for the ports and channels described in
Column 2 of the following Table must pay to the
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Director the amount specified in Column 3 of the
Table opposite that port or channel.
Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Ports and channels
Column 3
Fee
1 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong, Port of
Portland and Port of
Hastings
105⋅5 fee units
2 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong and Port of
Portland
84⋅45 fee units
3 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong and Port of
Hastings
84⋅45 fee units
4 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Geelong
63⋅3 fee units
5 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Port of Hastings
63⋅3 fee units
6 Port Waters of Melbourne
and Port of Portland
63⋅3 fee units
7 Port Waters of Geelong
and Port of Hastings
42⋅2 fee units
8 Port Waters of Geelong
and Port of Portland
42⋅2 fee units
9 Port of Hastings and Port
of Portland
42⋅2 fee units
10 Port Waters of Melbourne
(both channels)
42⋅2 fee units
11 Port Waters of Melbourne
(one channel)
24⋅75 fee units
12 Port Waters of Geelong 24⋅75 fee units
13 Port of Hastings 24⋅75 fee units
14 Port of Portland 24⋅75 fee units
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Division 3—Boating facilities and safety education fee
827 Fees for boating facilities and safety education
The fee which must be paid to the Director for
boating facilities and safety education for a vessel
of a type specified in Column 2 of the following
Table is the amount specified in Column 3 of the
Table opposite that type of vessel.
Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Type of vessel
Column 3
Fee
1 For a recreational vessel
up to and including
4·0 metres in length
powered with an engine
2⋅9 fee units
per annum
2 For a recreational vessel
over 4·0 metres in length
powered with an engine
6⋅05 fee units
per annum
828 Fees for marks and plates for manufacturers and
dealers
(1) A fee of 6⋅05 fee units must be paid to the
Director for the issue of a special identification
mark.
(2) A fee of 1⋅28 fee units must be paid to the
Director for the issue of a special identification
plate.
829 Transfer fee on second-hand recreational vessel
A fee of 1⋅28 fee units must be paid to the
Director for the transfer of a registered second-
hand powered recreational vessel.
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Division 4—Operator licences and personal watercraft
endorsements
830 Fee for operator licence and personal watercraft
endorsement
The fee which must be paid to the Director for the
issue, renewal or re-issue of an operator licence or
the making of a personal watercraft endorsement
of a class specified in Column 2 of the following
Table is the amount set out in Column 3 of the
Table opposite that class of licence or
endorsement.
Table
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Class of licence
or endorsement
Column 3
Fee
1 General operator licence 2⋅5 fee units
per annum
2 Restricted operator
licence
1⋅25 fee units
per annum
3 Personal watercraft
endorsement on a general
operator licence
$52.50 per
annum
4 Personal watercraft
endorsement on a
restricted operator licence
$25.70 per
annum
831 Fee for replacement operator licence
A fee of 1·56 fee units must be paid to the
Director for the issue of a replacement operator
licence under regulation 719.
832 Fee for search of records of operator licences
A fee of $67.75 must be paid to the Director for a
search of the Director's records and a certificate as
to any matter appearing in those records under
regulation 720.
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833 Refund of fee
If the Director cancels a person's operator licence
that has been issued by the Director for a period of
3 years or 5 years whether—
(a) upon receiving a notification from the person
under regulation 702 to surrender the
operator licence; or
(b) under regulation 722—
the Director may refund part of the fee for the
issue of the operator licence, calculated in
accordance with the formula—
C
B
A
100
89 × ×
where—
A is the unexpired number of months of
duration of the operator licence; and
B is the total number of months for which the
operator licence was granted; and
C is the amount paid for the operator licence.
834 Operator licence knowledge test fee
A fee of 1·95 fee units must be paid to the
Director for a person to sit a test the person is
required by the Director to undergo under
Part 10A of the Act.
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PART 9—MARINE INFRINGEMENTS
900 Prescribed offences
(1) For the purposes of Part 7 of the Act, the
prescribed kinds of offences are the offences
described in Column 2 of the Table in
Schedule 13 that are offences against the
provisions referred to in Column 3 of that Table.
(2) For the purposes of section 60(5) of the Act, the
penalty prescribed for a prescribed offence is the
amount specified in Column 4 of the Table in
Schedule 13 that is shown opposite the prescribed
offence.
(3) A description of a prescribed offence in Column 2
of the Table in Schedule 13 is for convenience of
reference only and is not to be taken to affect the
nature or elements of the offence to which the
description refers or the operation of these
Regulations.
901 Extension of time to object if no actual notice
(1) For the purposes of section 61B(1) of the Act, an
application to have the time for objecting to the
notice extended must—
(a) be filed with an infringements registrar
(within the meaning of the Infringements
Act 2006) or a registrar (within the meaning
of Schedule 3 to the Children, Youth and
Families Act 2005); and
(b) be accompanied by a sworn statement in
writing or by a statutory declaration setting
out the grounds on which the extension is
sought.
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(2) If an application is made under section 61B(1) of
the Act to an infringements registrar within the
meaning of the Infringements Act 2006, the
registrar must—
(a) refer the application to the Magistrates' Court
constituted by a Magistrate; and
(b) cause a notice of the time and place of the
hearing of the application to be given or sent
to—
(i) the person who issued the infringement
notice; and
(ii) the applicant.
902 Payment of penalty
For the purposes of section 61BA(6) of the Act,
payment of a penalty may be made by posting or
delivering the amount of the penalty to the address
specified in the marine infringement notice as the
address for payment of the penalty.
903 Proof of prior convictions or findings of guilt
For the purposes of section 62(1) of the Act, the
prescribed form for setting out particulars of
alleged prior convictions or findings of guilt is the
form in Schedule 14.
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PART 10—EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS
1000 Certificate as to matter extracted from the
Director's records
For the purposes of section 89(1) of the Act, the
prescribed form for a certificate is the form in
Schedule 11.
1001 Certificate as to name in which vessel is registered
For the purposes of section 89(3) of the Act, the
prescribed form for a certificate is the form in
Schedule 12.
1002 Certificate as to testing and sealing of prescribed
speed measuring devices
(1) For the purposes of section 89(6) of the Act, the
prescribed form of a certificate to the effect that a
prescribed speed measuring device has been tested
or sealed in the prescribed manner is the form set
out in Schedule 15.
(2) The testing officer is authorised to sign the
certificate.
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PART 11—SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONALS
1100 Definitions
In this Part—
1999 Regulations means the Marine Regulations
1999 2 ;
commencement day means the day on which
these Regulations come into operation.
1101 Designated hazardous areas
The notification of an area of State waters as a
designated hazardous area under regulation 104 of
the 1999 Regulations that is in force immediately
before the commencement day, continues in force
and has effect as if the notification were given
under regulation 104 of these Regulations.
1102 Exemptions from safety equipment requirements
An exemption notified under regulation 231 of the
1999 Regulations that is in force immediately
before the commencement day, continues in force
and has effect as if it were an exemption notified
under regulation 236 of these Regulations.
1103 Determinations by Director
A determination made by the Director for the
purposes of Part 3 of the 1999 Regulations that is
in force immediately before the commencement
day, continues in force and has effect for the
purposes of Part 3 of these Regulations.
1104 Pilot licences and pilot licence exemptions
A pilot licence or a pilot licence exemption issued
under regulation 312 of the 1999 Regulations that
is valid immediately before the commencement
day, remains valid according to its terms and has
effect as if it were a licence or an exemption, as
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the case may be, issued under regulation 312 of
these Regulations.
1105 Registration of vessels
(1) The registration, or renewal of registration, of a
vessel under regulation 401 of the 1999
Regulations that is in force immediately before the
commencement day, continues in force according
to its terms and has effect as if it were a
registration, or renewal of registration, under
regulation 401 of these Regulations.
(2) A registration label issued, or an identification
mark assigned, under regulation 402 of the 1999
Regulations has effect as if the registration label
were issued or the identification mark assigned, as
the case may be, under regulation 402 of these
Regulations.
(3) The suspension of the registration of a vessel
under regulation 404 of the 1999 Regulations that
is in force immediately before the commencement
day, continues in force and has effect as if it were
a suspension under regulation 404 of these
Regulations.
1106 Special identification plates and marks
A special identification plate or mark issued under
regulation 407 of the 1999 Regulations has effect
as if the special identification plate or mark were
issued under regulation 407 of these Regulations.
1107 Notifications and internal reviews
(1) The notification by the Director under the 1999
Regulations of any of the following decisions that
is given before the commencement date has effect
as if the notification had been given under these
Regulations—
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(a) the refusal of an application for an operator
licence or an application to vary, renew or
reissue an operator licence;
(b) the refusal of an application for a personal
watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence or an application to vary, renew or
reissue a personal watercraft endorsement;
(c) the variation, of a condition on an operator
licence or a personal watercraft endorsement
under section 119 of the Act;
(d) the suspension, variation or cancellation of
an operator licence under section 119 of the
Act;
(e) the variation or revocation of a personal
watercraft endorsement on an operator
licence under section 119 of the Act.
Note
Under regulation 738(2), the applicant or holder of the
licence, as the case may be, may apply to the Director for an
internal review of the decision within 28 days of the day on
which he or she is notified of the decision.
(2) An application under regulation 738 of the 1999
Regulations for an internal review of a decision
that was received but not determined before the
commencement day must be determined in
accordance with these Regulations.
1108 Infringements committed before commencement
day
(1) If a marine infringement is committed against the
1999 Regulations before the commencement day
and the marine infringement has not been
re-enacted under Schedule 13 to these
Regulations, the marine infringement continues to
be a marine infringement of a kind prescribed for
the purposes of Part 7 of the Act and a marine
infringement notice for the infringement may be
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issued or served in accordance with the 1999
Regulations as if they had not been revoked.
(2) If a marine infringement is committed before the
commencement day against the 1999 Regulations
and the marine infringement has been re-enacted
under Schedule 13 to these Regulations—
(a) the marine infringement is taken to be a
marine infringement under Schedule 13 to
these Regulations with the corresponding
code, description of offence and penalty
under Schedule 13; and
(b) a marine infringement notice for that
infringement may be issued or served in
accordance with these Regulations.
(3) The revocation of 1999 Regulations does not
affect a marine infringement notice issued or
served in accordance with the 1999 Regulations—
(a) before the commencement day; or
(b) after the commencement day for an
infringement referred to in subregulation (1).
1109 Compliance with standards
An item of safety equipment that was installed on
a vessel before the commencement day and that,
immediately before the commencement day,
complies with the relevant standard prescribed
under the 1999 Regulations, is taken to comply
with the relevant standards prescribed under these
Regulations for the item of equipment.
1110 Interpretation of Legislation Act not limited
This Part does not affect or take away from the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984.
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 103
REGULATIONS REVOKED
S.R. No. Title
145/1999 Marine Regulations 1999
13/2000 Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2000
91/2001 Marine (Fees) Regulations 2001
127/2001 Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2001
8/2002 Marine (Amendment) Regulations 2002
143/2003 Marine (Fees) Regulations 2003
152/2004 Marine (Alcohol Measurement) Regulations 2004
82/2005 Marine (Fees) Regulations 2005
154/2005 Marine (Personal Flotation Devices and Other Safety
Equipment) Regulations 2005
155/2005 Marine (Infringements) Regulations 2005
113/2008 Marine (Infringements Amendments) Regulations 2008
126/2009 Marine Amendment Regulations 2009
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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 104
TYPES OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES
PART 1—DEFINITION
In this Schedule recognised appraiser means—
(a) a certifying body accredited by the Joint Accreditation
Scheme of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ); or
(b) a laboratory with National Association of Testing
Authorities (NATA) accreditation; or
(c) a notified body in accordance with the European Union
"Maritime Equipment Directive, Module B (MED-B)
directive 96/98/EC/(31996L0098)" as formulated, issued,
prescribed or published from time to time; or
(d) a body approved by the Director.
PART 2—PFD TYPE 1
A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 1 if it complies
with—
(a) AS 1512 "Personal flotation devices Type 1"; or
(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General
requirements" relating to Level 275 PFDs; or
(c) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General
requirements" relating to Level 150 PFDs; or
(d) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General
requirements" relating to Level 100 PFDs; or
(e) Australian Maritime Safety Authority Marine Orders
Part 25, Appendix 1, Section 4.1 SOLAS (Safety of Life at
Sea) Life-jackets, as formulated, issued, prescribed or
published from time to time; or
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(f) Uniform Shipping Laws Code, Section 10, Appendix R
(for Coastal Lifejackets), as formulated, issued, prescribed
or published from time to time; or
(g) International Standard ISO 12402-2:2006(E) "Personal
flotation devices—Part 2: Lifejackets, performance
level 275—Safety requirements"; or
(h) International Standard ISO 12402-3:2006(E) "Personal
flotation devices—Part 3: Lifejackets, performance
level 150—Safety requirements"; or
(i) International Standard ISO 12402-4:2006(E) "Personal
flotation devices—Part 4: Lifejackets, performance
level 100—Safety requirements"; or
(j) one of the following recognised standards for personal
flotation devices, or types of personal flotation devices,
that has been approved by a recognised appraiser—
(i) European Standard EN 399:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—Lifejackets―275N", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the
European Union from time to time; or
(ii) European Standard EN 396:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—Lifejackets―150N", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the
European Union from time to time; or
(iii) European Standard EN 395:1995 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—Lifejackets—100N", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the
European Union from time to time; or
(iv) Canadian General Standards CAN/CGSB-65.11-
M88 "Personal Flotation Devices", as formulated,
issued, prescribed or published by the Canadian
General Standards Board from time to time, and
CAN/CGSB-65.15-M88 "Personal Flotation Devices
for Children", as formulated, issued, prescribed or
published by the Canadian General Standards Board
from time to time; or
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(v) Underwriters Laboratories Standards UL 1180
"Fully Inflatable Recreational Personal Flotation
Devices" as formulated, issued, prescribed or
published by the Underwriters Laboratories from
time to time; or
(vi) Section 401 of New Zealand Standard
NZS 5823:2001 "Specification for Buoyancy Aids
and Marine Safety Harnesses and Lines", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by
Standards New Zealand from time to time; or
(h) any standard or specifications approved by the Director.
PART 3—PFD TYPE 2
A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 2 if it complies
with—
(a) AS 1499 "Personal flotation devices—Type 2"; or
(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General
requirements" relating to Level 50 PFDs; or
(c) European Standard EN 393:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—Buoyancy aids―50N", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the
European Union from time to time; or
(d) International Standard ISO 12402-5:2006 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 5: Buoyancy aids (level 50)—
Safety requirements".
PART 4—PFD TYPE 3
A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 3 if it complies
with—
(a) AS 2260 "Personal flotation devices—Type 3"; or
(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices—Part 1: General
requirements" relating to Level 50 Special Purpose PFDs.
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SCHEDULE 3
Regulations 226 and 227
CONSTRUCTION OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS
Thermal protection
1 Hot pipes or other sources of heat in close proximity to
woodwork or other flammable material on a recreational
vessel must be insulated.
2 All engine exhaust piping and silencers on a recreational
vessel must—
(a) be water cooled or efficiently insulated; and
(b) be installed so as to prevent the transfer of heat to
readily combustible materials.
3 All engine exhaust systems on a recreational vessel
must—
(a) be led well clear of fuel tanks and fuel tank
overflows; and
(b) be arranged so that exhaust fumes emerge outside
the hull of the vessel.
Liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas
4 Unless the Director has given approval in writing to the
contrary, if liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural
gas is carried on a recreational vessel—
(a) the gas cylinders must not be installed inside a
deckhouse or below decks;
(b) the gas cylinders must be stored in the open air and
secured in strongly constructed racks;
(c) in the case of a partially decked or open recreational
vessel the gas cylinders must not be stored in
lockers.
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5 All gas piping on a recreational vessel must be securely
fastened within the vessel.
6 Any gas-burning appliance on a recreational vessel must
be securely fastened in position and the space containing
the appliance must be adequately ventilated.
Flame arrestor
7 The carburettor or carburettors of any engine, except an
outboard motor, in a recreational vessel must be fitted
with—
(a) a flame arrestor or backfire trap which is effective if
the engine backfires, to prevent the flame caused by
the backfire from making contact with the
atmosphere; or
(b) a screen or cap of not less than 30 gauge, 30 mesh
brass or stainless steel wire gauge which is securely
sealed in or over the air intake.
Seaworthiness
8 A recreational vessel must be seaworthy and any internal
ballast in the vessel must be securely fastened in position.
Reserve buoyancy
9 (1) In this clause, reserve buoyancy means—
(a) fabricated airtight tanks; or
(b) inflatable devices which can be conveniently
stowed on a vessel; or
(c) buoyant foam that—
(i) is impervious to chemical action by
petrol, oil and salt water; and
(ii) is of a closed cell structure; and
(iii) is suitably protected against fire; or
(d) buoyant foam that is approved by the Director;
or
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(e) any combination of the systems specified in
subparagraphs (a) to (d); or
(f) any other system approved by the Director.
(2) A recreational vessel that is an open boat and that
does not have an enclosed superstructure must have
reserve buoyancy that is sufficient to support—
(a) the hull; and
(b) the weight of the motor, fuel tanks and all non-
buoyant material; and
(c) 10% of the total combined weight of the hull,
motor, fuel tanks and all non-buoyant material.
(3) A recreational vessel that—
(a) is an open boat; and
(b) does not have an enclosed superstructure; and
(c) was constructed and first registered after
1 July 1963—
must have reserve buoyancy built into the hull of the
vessel.
Ventilation
10 (1) A recreational vessel which is using any liquid of a
volatile nature or any gas as fuel must be provided
with an effective means for properly and efficiently
ventilating the bilges of the engine and fuel tank
compartments so as to ensure that any explosive or
flammable gases are removed.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to an open vessel.
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SCHEDULE 4
SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON RECREATIONAL VESSELS
TABLE A
Regulations 228(1), 228(2), 228(3), 228(4)
EQUIPMENT TO BE CARRIED ON RECREATIONAL
VESSELS
Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Mechanically powered recreational vessels
1 Power
boat up to
and
including
4⋅8 metres
in length
PFD Type 1 1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
0
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
— — 1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
Anchor, and
chain or line
or both
1 1 0
Electric or
manual
bilge
pumping
system
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
Bailer 1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
Compass 1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Bucket with
lanyard
1 1 1
Marine
radio
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Red star
parachute
distress
rocket
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
orange
smoke
signal
2 2 0
Hand-held
red distress
flares
2 2 0
Pair of oars
with
rowlocks or
pair of
paddles
1 1 1
Waterproof
buoyant
torch
1 1 1
2 Power
boat more
than
4⋅8 metres
in length
PFD Type 1 1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
0
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
— — 1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
Anchor, and
chain or line
or both
1 1 0
Electric or
manual
bilge
pumping
system
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Bailer 1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
Compass 1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Bucket with
lanyard
1 1 1
Marine
radio
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Red star
parachute
distress
rocket
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
orange
smoke
signal
2 2 0
Hand-held
red distress
flares
2 2 0
Waterproof
buoyant
torch
1 1 1
Lifebuoy 1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
Dinghy or
liferaft
1—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
0 0
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
1 for each
person on
board or being
towed
3 Personal
watercraft
Waterproof
buoyant
torch
1 1 1
4 Recrea-
tional
tender
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
Sail powered recreational vessels
5 Off-the-
beach
sailing
yacht
PFD Type 1 1 for each
person on
board when
operating
more than
2 nautical
miles from
coast
0 0
PFD Type 1
or PFD
Type 2
1 for each
person on
board when
operating
2 nautical
miles from
coast or less
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
Electric or
manual
bilge
pumping
system
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compart-
ments, other
than airtight
void spaces
Bailer 1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system and if
vessel is not
self-draining
without
intervention
from crew
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system and if
vessel is not
self-draining
without
intervention
from crew
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system and if
vessel is not
self-draining
without
intervention
from crew
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Compass 1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Marine
radio
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Red star
parachute
distress
rocket
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
orange
smoke
signal
2—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
red distress
flares
2—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
6 Yacht PFD Type 1 1 for each
person on
board
0 0
PFD Type1
or PFD
Type 2
0 1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
Anchor, and
chain or line
or both
1 1 0
Electric or
manual
bilge
pumping
system
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
Bailer 1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
Compass 1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Bucket with
lanyard
1 1 1
Marine
radio
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Red star
parachute
distress
rocket
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
orange
smoke
signal
2 2 0
Hand-held
red distress
flares
2 2 0
Waterproof
buoyant
torch
1 1 1
Lifebuoy 1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
1—if vessel is
8 metres or
more in length
but not more
than 12 metres
in length;
2—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
Dinghy or
liferaft
1—if vessel is
more than
12 metres in
length
0 0
Human powered recreational vessels
7 Kayak,
canoe, raft
and
rowing
boat
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
Electric or
manual
bilge
pumping
system
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
1—if vessel
has covered
bilge or closed
underfloor
compartments,
other than
airtight void
spaces
Bailer 1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
1—if no
electric or
manual bilge
pumping
system
Compass 1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from the
coast
0 0
Hand-held
orange
smoke
signal
2—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from
coast
0 0
Hand-held
red distress
flares
2—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from
coast
0 0
Waterproof
buoyant
torch
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from
coast
0 0
Spare oar
with
rowlock, or
spare pair of
oars with
rowlocks, or
spare
paddle, as
the case
may be, to
properly
operate that
kind of
vessel
1—if more
than 2 nautical
miles from
coast
0 0
8 Funboat
and pedal
boat
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
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Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Class of
vessel
Column 3
Item of
equipment
Column 4
Requirements
for coastal
waters
Column 5
Requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 6
Requirements
for inland
waters
9 Recrea-
tional
tender
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2
or PFD
Type 3
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
1 for each
person on
board
Note
Refer to regulation 206 for details of requirements about the carriage of
EPIRBs on recreational vessels and to regulations 229 and 230 for
requirements about the carriage of portable fire extinguishers and fire
fighting equipment on recreational vessels.
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TABLE B
Regulation 228(5)
REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT ON
RECREATIONAL VESSELS
Item of equipment Equipment requirements
Anchor and chain
or line
The anchor with chain or line or both chain and line
must be of sufficient strength and durability to
secure the vessel and must be appropriate for that
purpose in the area of operation of the vessel.
The chain or line or combination must be securely
attached to both the anchor and the vessel at all
times.
Bilge pumping
system
An electric or manual bilge pumping system must
have a pump or pumps that are capable of draining
each compartment of the boat. This may require the
system to comprise more than one bilge pump.
The pump must have a strainer fitted to the suction
pipe. The strainer must be of a sufficiently small
mesh size to prevent choking of the pump by debris.
Bailer A bailer must be suitable for bailing water from the
boat. A bucket with lanyard may also be used as a
bailer.
Dinghy or liferaft The dinghy or liferaft must be able to support the
weight of all people on board in the event of
swamping.
Hand-held orange
smoke signal, hand-
held red distress
flare, red star
parachute distress
rocket
Hand-held orange smoke signals, hand-held red
distress flares and red star parachute distress rockets
kept on the vessel for use must not exceed the
manufacturer's expiry date.
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TABLE C
Regulation 229
TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO BE CARRIED ON
CERTAIN SIZE OF VESSEL
Column 1
Vessel size
Column 2
Number of portable fire extinguishers
required to be carried
Vessels less than 8 metres 1
Vessels 8–12 metres 2
Vessels more than 12 metres 3
TABLE D
Regulation 229
MINIMUM CAPACITY OF PORTABLE FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS
Column 1
Volume of flammable or combustible
liquids that are able to be carried on
vessel
Column 2
Minimum nominal capacity
of fire extinguisher
For vessels which have the capacity to
carry less than 115 litres
0⋅9 kg
For vessels which have the capacity to
carry 115–350 litres
2⋅0 kg
For vessels which have the capacity to
carry 351–695 litres
4⋅5 kg
For vessels which have the capacity to
carry more than 695 litres
9⋅0 kg
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SCHEDULE 5
Regulations 231, 232, 233
PFDS TO BE WORN ON RECREATIONAL VESSELS
TABLE A
Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Vessel type
Column 3
PFD
requirements for
coastal waters
Column 4
PFD
requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 5
PFD
requirements
for inland
waters
1 Powerboat
up to and
including
4⋅8 metres
in length
PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
2 Personal
watercraft
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
3 Recreational
tender
PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1 or
PFD Type 2
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
4 Off-the-
beach
sailing yacht
PFD Type 1
or, if vessel is
located within
2 nautical
miles from
coast, PFD
Type 2
PFD Type 1 or
PFD Type 2
PFD Type 1 or
PFD Type 2
5 Kiteboard or
sailboard
PFD Type 1 or
PFD Type 2
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
6 Canoe,
kayak,
rowing boat,
raft, pedal
boat or fun
boat
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
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TABLE B
Regulations 232, 233
Column 1
Item
number
Column 2
Vessel type
Column 3
PFD
requirements for
coastal waters
Column 4
PFD
requirements
for enclosed
waters
Column 5
PFD
requirements
for inland
waters
1 Powerboat
more than
4⋅8 metres
but not more
than
12 metres in
length
PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
2 Yacht PFD Type 1 PFD Type 1 or
PFD Type 2
PFD Type 1,
PFD Type 2 or
PFD Type 3
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SCHEDULE 6
Regulation 305
QUALIFYING TRAINING FOR PORT PHILLIP HEADS
1 An applicant for an endorsement on a certificate of
competency to operate a trading vessel carrying
passengers in Port Phillip Heads must complete a training
course approved by the Director that covers local
knowledge, operating guidelines and vessel and passenger
safety.
2 The course shall include but not be limited to the
following—
(a) local knowledge, including lights, charted depths,
channels, local dangers, tidal flows, navigation
leads, beacons and topmarks;
(b) VHF radio communication procedures;
(c) passenger briefing and control;
(d) person overboard response procedures;
(e) occupational health and safety;
(f) boat operation and handling techniques specific to
Port Phillip Heads;
(g) guidelines and rules for crossing Port Phillip Heads;
(h) local meteorological and tidal conditions;
(i) emergency contingency planning.
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SCHEDULE 7
Regulation 308
QUALIFYING SEA SERVICE AND TRAINING FOR THE
LAKES ENTRANCE BAR
Prerequisite qualifying sea service
1 An applicant for an endorsement on a certificate of
competency to operate a trading vessel carrying
passengers across the Lakes Entrance Bar must have
completed a minimum of 20 outwards crossings and
20 inwards crossings of the Lakes Entrance Bar.
2 On each crossing of the Lakes Entrance Bar, the applicant
must be at the helm and in charge of a trading or fishing
vessel.
3 Of the trips specified in clause 1, not more than 2 trips in
any 24-hour period shall be counted as qualifying sea
service.
Training
4 An applicant for an endorsement on a certificate of
competency to operate a trading vessel carrying
passengers across the Lakes Entrance Bar must complete a
training course approved by the Director that covers local
knowledge, operating guidelines and vessel and passenger
safety.
5 The course shall include but not be limited to the
following—
(a) local knowledge, including lights, charted depths,
channels, local dangers, tidal flows, navigation
leads, beacons and topmarks;
(b) VHF radio communication procedures;
(c) passenger briefing and control;
(d) person overboard response procedures;
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(e) occupational health and safety;
(f) boat operation and handling techniques specific to
the Lakes Entrance Bar;
(g) guidelines and rules for crossing the Lakes Entrance
Bar;
(h) local meteorological and tidal conditions;
(i) emergency contingency planning.
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SCHEDULE 8
Regulation 502
CERTIFICATE OF RESULTS OF BREATH ANALYSIS
I, [insert name] of [insert address]
(1) am the person who operated the breath analysing instrument described
below;
(2) am authorised to do so by the Chief Commissioner of Police;
(3) state that the following matters are to the best of my knowledge true.
Serial number of breath analysing instrument used to conduct the breath
analysis:
Sample number:
Location where the test was conducted:
Name of person whose breath was tested:
Date of birth of person whose breath was tested:
Surname of person who operated breath analysing instrument:
Results of self-test of breath analysing instrument prior to person's breath
being analysed:
Results of self-test of breath analysing instrument after person's breath being
analysed:
Results of zero tests of breath analysing instrument prior to person's breath
being analysed:
Results of zero tests of breath analysing instrument after person's breath
being analysed:
Date of person's breath test:
Time of person's breath test:
Concentration of alcohol in grams per 210 litres of exhaled air indicated by
the analysis to be present in the breath of the person tested:
Signature:
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SCHEDULE 9
Regulation 505
CERTIFICATE BY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER TAKING
BLOOD SAMPLE
I [insert name of medical practitioner], a medical practitioner registered
under the Health Professions Registration Act 2005, certify that the sample
of blood described below was taken in accordance with the requirements of
the Marine Regulations 2009.
Name of the person from whom the blood sample was taken:
Time that the blood sample was taken:
Date that the blood sample was taken:
Name of the medical practitioner who took the sample:
Signature of the medical practitioner who took the sample:
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SCHEDULE 10
Regulation 506
ANALYST'S CERTIFICATE
I [insert name] certify that
(a) I am a properly qualified analyst within the meaning of section 32 of
the Act.
(b) The concentration of alcohol found in the sample described below
was:
The method of analysis of the blood sample analysed was as follows:
[insert a statement as to the method of analysis used]
Description of the identification label referred to in regulation 504(1)(d) that
is attached to the container in which the blood sample is placed:
[insert a description of the identification label]
Name of the properly qualified analyst:
Signature of the properly qualified analyst:
Date on which the analysis was conducted:
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SCHEDULE 11
Regulation 1000
CERTIFICATE AS TO MATTERS WHICH APPEAR IN OR
CAN BE CALCULATED FROM THE RECORDS KEPT BY
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE SAFETY
Certificate issued under section 89(1) of the Marine Act 1988
The matters set out in this certificate appear in, or have been calculated from,
the records kept by the Director of Marine Safety or a delegate of the
Director.
[insert the details to which the certificate relates]
Dated:
Signature of Director or delegate:
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SCHEDULE 12
Regulation 1001
CERTIFICATE AS TO REGISTRATION OF VESSEL ISSUED
UNDER SECTION 89(3) OF THE MARINE ACT
According to the records of the Director of Marine Safety, on [insert date]
the vessel described below was registered under the Act in the name of
[insert name]
Description of vessel:
[insert the details which identify the vessel]
Dated:
Issued by the Director of Marine Safety
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SCHEDULE 13
Regulation 900
MARINE INFRINGEMENTS
MA means the Act; and
MR means Marine Regulations 2009;
Notice means Notice No. 1 made under section 15 of the Act on 26 June
1998 and published in Government Gazette Number G 26 on 2 July 1998
(pages 1706–1824) as amended from time to time.
Column 1
Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
Registration
2251 Operate an unregistered vessel
or vessel not exempt from
registration
MA s. 8(1)(a) 1⋅2 penalty
units
2252 Own or be in charge of an
unregistered vessel or vessel
not exempt from registration
and cause or allow it to be
operated
MA s. 8(1)(b) 1⋅2 penalty
units
2253 Operate or cause or allow
operation of a vessel in breach
of a condition of registration
MA s. 8(2) 1⋅2 penalty
units
2254 Fail to fix registration label in
conspicuous position
MR r. 402(2) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2255 Fail to fix identification mark
in a conspicuous position
MR r. 402(5) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2256 Fail to comply with
requirements for transfer of
registration
MR r. 405(1),
405(2)
0⋅8 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
Safety distances, speed restrictions etc.
State waters
2257 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding 5 knots within
50 metres of a person
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 2(a)
1⋅6 penalty
units
2258 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding 5 knots within
100 metres of a dive flag
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 2(b)
1⋅6 penalty
units
2259 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding 5 knots within
50 metres of another vessel
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 2(c)
1⋅6 penalty
units
2260 Operate a sailboard MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 17
1⋅2 penalty
units
Inland waters
2261 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding 5 knots within
50 metres of the water's edge
or a structure
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 3
1⋅6 penalty
units
Coastal waters and ports
2262 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding 5 knots—
(a) within 200 metres of the
water's edge except in an
access lane;
(b) within 50 metres of a
wharf or similar structure
except in an access lane;
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 4
1⋅6 penalty
units
(c) when passing through an
anchorage for small
vessels
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
Miscellaneous navigation offences
2263 Operate a vessel in an access
lane in contravention of the
Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 6
1⋅6 penalty
units
2264 Operate a vessel at a speed
exceeding the speed limit
specified in the Notice for the
area of water
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 7
1⋅6 penalty
units
2265 Enter prohibited area towing
water skier or when water
skiing
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 8
1⋅6 penalty
units
2266 Operate a vessel in a
prohibited area
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 9
1⋅6 penalty
units
2267 Operate a vessel with an
engine in a prohibited area
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 10
1⋅6 penalty
units
2268 Fail to operate vessel in a
manner which creates minimal
or no wash in a no wash zone
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 11
1⋅6 penalty
units
2269 Operate a vessel with an
engine in a direction other
than as permitted by the
Notice in inland waters
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 14
1⋅6 penalty
units
2270 Operate a vessel or engage in
an activity in a prohibited area
of water
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 12
1⋅6 penalty
units
2271 Use waters contrary to
conditions of use specified in
the Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 13
1⋅6 penalty
units
2272 Fail to give way to other
vessel when departing from
shore on a vessel with an
engine
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 15
1⋅6 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
Water skiers
2273 Fail to wear approved
lifejacket, buoyancy vest,
buoyancy garment or personal
flotation device when water
skiing
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 18
1⋅6 penalty
units
2274 Tow water skiers in
contravention of the Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 19
1⋅2 penalty
units
Smoke and noise
2275 Operate a vessel emitting
annoying or dangerous smoke,
visible vapour or smells
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 20
0⋅8 penalty
units
2276 Operate vessel without
adequate silencing device
securely fixed to engine
MA s. 15(3)
Notice
cl. 21(1)(a)
0⋅8 penalty
units
2277 Operate a vessel without a
silencing device that does not
have a cut-out or similar
device
MA s. 15(3)
Notice
cl. 21(1)(b)
0⋅8 penalty
units
2278 Operate vessel so as to create
undue noise
MA s. 15(3)
Notice
cl. 21(2)
0⋅8 penalty
units
Miscellaneous offences
2283 Being the owner or master of a
trading or fishing vessel, fail
to properly report an accident
to the Director
MA s. 20(3) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2284 Fail to obey a direction given
by a member of the police
force or an authorised officer
MA s. 21(2) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2286 Tamper with a vessel without
just cause or excuse
MA s. 24(1) 1⋅2 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
2288 Obstruct an officer in the
exercise of his or her duty
MA s. 92(2) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2289 Refuel vessel at a wharf, jetty
or pier with passengers on
board
MR r. 237 2 penalty
units
2291 Permit a naked flame to be
installed in compartment of
vessel containing motors or
fuel tank
MR r. 238(1) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2292 Permit naked flame to be used
near motor or fuel tank on
vessel
MR r. 238(2) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2293 Overload vessel MR r. 239(1) 2 penalty
units
2294 Fail to give information when
required
MA s. 18(2) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2295 Fail to stop vessel when
required
MA s. 19(3) 1⋅2 penalty
units
2296 Refuse or fail to state name
and address or state false
name and address
MA
s. 19(4)(a) or
(b), 60(7)(a)
or (b)
1⋅2 penalty
units
2298 Bathe within 50 metres of a
launching ramp being used or
about to be used or an access
lane
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 16
1⋅2 penalty
units
2299 Refuse or fail to allow a vessel
to be inspected
MA s. 13(3) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2300 Operate a recreational or hire
and drive vessel engaged in
diving operations without
exhibiting a flag indicating
diver below that complies
with the Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 22
1⋅2 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
2301 Engage in diving without a
buoy or flag displayed that
complies with the Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 23
1⋅2 penalty
units
Further miscellaneous offences
2316 Permit vessel to be moored or
secured to navigation marker,
beacon, buoy, pole or post in
contravention of the Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 23A
1⋅2 penalty
units
2317 Anchor vessel in a channel
that is marked with beacons or
buoys in contravention of the
Notice
MA s. 15(3)
Notice cl. 23B
1⋅2 penalty
units
Hire and drive vessel offences
2319 Being a person in charge of a
vessel, fail to render
assistance, exchange details
and report accident
MA s. 20(1) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2320 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to maintain register of
contracts
MR r. 215(1) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2321 Being the hirer of a vessel, fail
to provide specified details.
MR r. 215(2) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2322 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to produce register of
contracts for inspection
MR r. 215(3) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2323 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to notify Director of sale
or disposal of hire and drive
vessel
MR r. 216(1) 0⋅8 penalty
units
2324 Being the purchaser of a
vessel, fail to notify Director
of purchase or acquisition of
hire and drive vessel
MR r. 216(2) 0⋅8 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
2325 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to report accident
involving hire and drive vessel
MR r. 217 1⋅6 penalty
units
2326 Being the hirer or operator of
a vessel, permit vessel to go
outside limits specified in the
certificate of survey
MR r. 218 1⋅6 penalty
units
2328 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to give hirer instructions
about use of hire and drive
vessel
MR r. 219(2) 2 penalty
units
2329 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to obtain signed statement
from hirer
MR r. 219(4) 2 penalty
units
2331 Being the owner or hirer of a
vessel, fail to ensure person
under 10 wearing personal
flotation device
MR r. 221(1),
221(2)
1⋅6 penalty
units
2332 Being the hirer or operator of
a vessel, permit vessel to be
refuelled at wharf etc. with
passengers on board
MR r. 222(2) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2334 Being the owner of a vessel,
permit appliances producing a
naked flame to be installed in
compartment of vessel
containing motors or fuel tank
MR r. 223(1) 1⋅6 penalty
units
2335 Permit appliances producing a
naked flame to be used in
compartments of a vessel
containing motor or fuel tank
MR r. 223(2),
223(3)
1⋅6 penalty
units
2336 Being the owner of a vessel,
fail to have equipment readily
accessible and in good order
MR r. 224 1⋅2 penalty
units
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Column 2
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Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
2337 Being the owner or operator of
a vessel, overload vessel
MR r. 225(1),
225(2)
2 penalty
units
Blood alcohol offences
2338 Being a person in charge of a
vessel underway with
unlawful—
(a) blood alcohol level of
0⋅05g/100ml or more but
less than 0⋅10g/100ml; or
MA
s. 28(1)(b)
3 penalty
units
(b) breath alcohol level of
0⋅05g/210 litres or more
but less than
0⋅10g/210 litres—
but not being a person—
(c) under the age of 21 years;
or
(d) who, by reason of section
27(1AAA) of the MA, is
taken to be in charge of
the vessel
2339 Being a person in charge of a
vessel underway with
unlawful—
(a) blood alcohol level of
0⋅10g/100ml or more but
less than 0⋅15g/100ml; or
(b) breath alcohol level of
0⋅10g/210 litres or more
but less than
0⋅15g/210 litres—
but not being a person—
(c) under the age of 21 years;
or
MA
s. 28(1)(b)
4⋅2 penalty
units
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Column 3
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containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
(d) who, by reason of section
27(1AAA) of the MA, is
taken to be in charge of
the vessel
General offences
2341 Being an owner of a vessel,
operate, or allow the vessel to
be operated, without
certificate of survey
MA s. 97(1) 5 penalty
units
2342 Being master of a vessel,
operate the vessel without
certificate of survey
MA s. 97(2) 2⋅5 penalty
units
2343 Act as master or crew member
on vessel without a certificate
required by the regulations
MA s. 94(1) 2⋅5 penalty
units
2344 Employ or engage person to
act as master or crew member
on vessel if person does not
have a certificate required by
the regulations
MA s. 94(2) 2⋅5 penalty
units
2345 Being an owner of vessel,
cause or allow vessel to be
operated when crewed by
people without appropriate
certificates
MA s. 94(3) 2⋅5 penalty
units
2346 Fail to carry certificate,
licence or exemption while
operating a vessel covered by
that certificate or licence or
exemption
MR r. 321 0⋅8 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
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Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
Operation of vessels
5701 Refuse or fail to surrender a
document required by a notice
of suspension of operator
licence under section 28C(1)
of the MA
MA s. 28C(5) 1⋅2 penalty
units
5702 Fail to comply with a notice to
surrender licence within the
specified time
MA
s. 61BA(5)
1⋅2 penalty
units
5703 Operate a general recreational
vessel other than in
accordance with an operator
licence
MA s. 115(1) 2 penalty
units
5704 Operate a personal watercraft
other than in accordance with
an operator licence endorsed
to authorise such use
MA s. 115(2) 2⋅5 penalty
units
5705 Apply for or obtain an
operator licence while
disqualified from doing so
MA s. 123(1) 2⋅5 penalty
units
5706 Operate a general recreational
vessel in breach of condition
of an operator licence
MA s. 129(1) 2 penalty
units
5707 Operate a personal watercraft
in breach of a condition of an
operator licence or personal
watercraft endorsement on
that licence
MA s. 129(2) 2⋅5 penalty
units
5708 Operate a regulated
recreational vessel in breach
of a condition of a licence or
certificate issued in another
State, Territory or country
MA s. 130 2 penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5709 Operate regulated recreational
vessel without being in
possession of operator licence
document
MA s. 133 0⋅8 penalty
units
5710 Being the owner of a trading,
fishing or hire and drive
vessel, allow that vessel to
operate without carrying on
board the certificate of survey
issued for that vessel or a
certified copy of it
MR r. 214(1) 2⋅5 penalty
units
5711 Being the master of a trading
or fishing vessel, allow that
vessel to operate without
carrying and displaying on
board the certificate of survey
issued for that vessel or a
certified copy of it
MR r. 214(2) 2⋅5 penalty
units
5712 Fail to produce an operator
licence required to operate the
vessel
MA
s. 19(4)(c)
1⋅2 penalty
units
5713 Fail to produce a certificate,
licence or exemption while
operating a vessel covered by
that certificate, licence or
exemption
MA
s. 19(4)(d)
1⋅2 penalty
units
Carriage and use of safety equipment
5752 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
type or quantity of personal
flotation devices
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5753 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of anchors, and
chains or lines
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5754 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of electric or manual
bilge pumping systems
MR r.228(1),
228(2) and
228(3) and
Schedule 4,
Table A
1·25
penalty
units
5755 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of bailers
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5756 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of compasses
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5757 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of buckets with
lanyards
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5758 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of marine radios
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5759 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of red star parachute
distress rockets
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5760 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of hand-held orange
smoke signals
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5761 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of hand-held red
distress flares
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5762 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of oars and rowlocks,
pairs of oars and rowlocks,
pairs of paddles or spare
paddles.
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1.25
penalty
units
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Code
Column 2
Short description of offence
Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5763 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of waterproof
buoyant torches
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5764 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of lifebuoys
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5765 Operate vessel that is not
equipped with the required
quantity of dinghies or
liferafts
MR r. 228(1),
228(2) and
228(3)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5766 Operate vessel without the
required number of portable
fire extinguishers
MR
r. 229(2)(a)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5767 Operate vessel with a portable
fire extinguisher that does not
have the required minimum
nominal capacity
MR
r. 229(2)(b)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5768 Operate vessel with a portable
fire extinguisher that has not
been maintained as required
MR
r. 230(1)(c)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5769 Operate vessel with a portable
fire extinguisher that has not
been serviced as required
MR
r. 230(1)(d)
1⋅25
penalty
units
5770 Fail to keep portable fire
extinguishers in separate
positions on vessel
MR r. 230(2) 1⋅25
penalty
units
5771 Fail to wear required personal
flotation device while in open
area of vessel that is underway
MR
r. 231(1)(a),
231(1)(b) and
231(1)(c).
1⋅25
penalty
units
5772 Fail to ensure that person
under 10 years of age in open
area of vessel underway wears
required personal flotation
device
MR r. 233(a),
233(b) and
233(c)
1⋅25
penalty
units
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Column 2
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Column 3
Provision
containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5773 Fail to wear required personal
flotation device while being
towed by vessel
MR r. 234(1) 1⋅25
penalty
units
5774 Allow vessel to start voyage
before each person on board in
open area is wearing required
personal flotation device
MR r. 235(1) 1⋅25
penalty
units
5775 Allow vessel to start towing a
person who is not wearing
required personal flotation
device
MR r. 235(3) 1⋅25
penalty
units
5776 Operate vessel on coastal
waters more than 2 nautical
miles from shore without
vessel being provided with
registered EPIRB with
operational frequency of
406MHz and that complies
with specified standards
including registration sticker
MR r. 206(1) 1⋅25
penalty
units
5777 Operate vessel on coastal
waters more than 2 nautical
miles from shore without
carrying proof issued by
AMSA that vessel is provided
with EPIRB of required type
MR r. 206(2) 1·25
penalty
units
Other offences relating to trading vessels
5778 Fail to ensure, as owner, that
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads has required
endorsed certificate of survey
MR r. 207(1) 5 penalty
units
5779 Fail to ensure, as master, that
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads has required
endorsed certificate of survey
MR r. 207(2) 5 penalty
units
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Column 3
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containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5780 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers, that the vessel
does not enter or traverse Port
Phillip Heads in specified
dangerous conditions
MR
r. 208(2)(a)
4 penalty
units
5781 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads, that passengers
and crew wear required safety
items
MR
r. 208(2)(b)
4 penalty
units
5782 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads, that required
briefing given to passengers
MR
r. 208(2)(c)
4 penalty
units
5783 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through Port
Phillip Heads, that required
flag prominently flown
MR
r. 208(2)(d)
4 penalty
units
5784 Fail to ensure, as owner, that
trading vessel carrying
passengers across the Lakes
Entrance Bar has required
endorsed certificate of survey
MR r. 209(1) 5 penalty
units
5785 Fail to ensure, as master, that
trading vessel carrying
passengers across the Lakes
Entrance Bar has required
endorsed certificate of survey
MR r. 209(2) 5 penalty
units
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Column 3
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containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5786 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers, that vessel does
not proceed to sea by crossing
or attempting to cross the
Lakes Entrance Bar if
specified dangerous
conditions predicted
MR
r. 210(2)(a)
4 penalty
units
5787 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers, that vessel does
not cross or attempt to cross
the Lakes Entrance Bar in
specified dangerous
conditions
MR
r. 210(2)(b)
4 penalty
units
5788 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through the
Lakes Entrance Bar, that
passengers and crew wear
required safety items
MR
r. 210(2)(c)
4 penalty
units
5789 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through the
Lakes Entrance Bar, that
required briefing given to
passengers
MR
r. 210(2)(d)
4 penalty
units
5790 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through the
Lakes Entrance Bar, that all
passengers located in open
area of vessel
MR
r. 210(2)(e)
4 penalty
units
5791 Fail to ensure, as master of
trading vessel carrying
passengers in or through the
Lakes Entrance Bar, that
required flag prominently
flown
MR
r. 210(2)(f)
4 penalty
units
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Column 3
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containing
offence
Column 4
Penalty
5792 Operate, as master, trading
vessel carrying passengers in
or through Port Phillip Heads
without required endorsed
certificate of competency
MR r. 304 5 penalty
units
5793 Operate, as master, trading
vessel carrying passengers
across Lakes Entrance Bar
without required endorsed
certificate of competency
MR r. 307 5 penalty
units
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SCHEDULE 14
Regulation 903
PARTICULARS OF ALLEGED PRIOR CONVICTIONS OR
FINDINGS OF GUILT
Name and address of the person to whom it relates:
Name of court
that convicted the
person or found
the person guilty
Date of the alleged
conviction or
finding of guilt
Short description of
the alleged offence
Short description
of the alleged
penalty imposed
This document will be admissible as evidence that the person has been
convicted or found guilty as alleged if—
(a) the person does not appear in answer to the summons served with the
notice; and
(b) the person is convicted or found guilty of the marine infringement
alleged in the summons.
Signature of Informant: Date:
__________________
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SCHEDULE 15
Regulation 1002
CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 89(6)
The speed measuring device known as [insert make and model number of
device] and numbered [insert identifying number of device] was tested by me
in accordance with the Marine Regulations 2009 on [date].
The test confirmed that the device was operating correctly in accordance with
the requirements of those Regulations.
I sealed the device in accordance with those Regulations after carrying out
the test.
Date:
Signature of person issuing certificate:
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 104: No. 52/1988. Reprint No. 7 as at 12 December 2007 and
amending Act No. 17/2009.
2 Reg. 1100: S.R. No 145/1999 and subsequently amended by
S.R. No. 154/2005, 155/2005, 113/2008 and 126/2009. Reprinted to
S.R. No. 82/2005.
——
Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by the
Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2004
Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Regulations 2004.
In this table—
Uniform Shipping Laws Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code
adopted by the Australian Transport Council and notified in the
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette;
International Code of Signals means the International Code of Signals
4th edition published 2005 by the International Maritime Organization.
Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 104—
Definition of dive
flag
International Code of Signals Chapter 11 and
Appendix 2
Code Flag A
Regulation 104—
Definition of
enclosed waters
Chart AUS 144 "Approaches
to Port Phillip" as published
by the Hydrographic Service,
Royal Australian Navy on
14 September 2007
Chart AUS 150 "Western
Port" as published by the
Hydrographic Service, Royal
Australian Navy on 22 March
1995
Whole
Whole
Endnotes
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 104—
Definitions of hand-
held orange smoke
signal and hand-held
red distress flare
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS 2092–
2004 "Pyrotechnic marine
distress flares and signals for
pleasure craft" as published
by Standards Australia on
10 May 2004
Section 10
Appendix V
Whole
Regulation 104—
Definition of Lakes
Entrance Bar
Chart AUS 182 "Lakes
Entrance" as published by the
Hydrographic Service, Royal
Australian Navy on
30 January 1998
Whole
Regulation 104—
Definition of length
International Standard ISO
8666:2002(E) "Small craft—
Principal data" as published
by the International Standards
Organization on 1 November
2002
Clause 5
Regulation 104—
Definition of
lifebuoy
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS 2261–
1990 "Rescue buoys" as
published by Standards
Australia on 12 March 1990
Section 10
Appendix P
Whole
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 104—
Definition of marine
radio
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
4415.2:2003 "Radiotelephone
transmitters and receivers for
the maritime mobile service
operating in the VHF bands—
Technical characteristics and
methods of measurement—
major coast stations, limited
coast stations, ship stations
and handheld stations (non
DSC) (ETS 300 162:1998,
MOD)" as published jointly
by Standards Australia and
Standards New Zealand on
28 January 2003
Part 2
Regulation 104—
Definition of
portable fire
extinguisher
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
1841.1:2007 "Portable fire
extinguishers—Part 1:
General requirements" as
published jointly by Standards
Australia and Standards New
Zealand on 31 August 2007
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZ 1841.5:2007
"Portable fire extinguishers—
Part 5: Specific requirements
for powder type
extinguishers" as published
jointly by Standards Australia
and Standards New Zealand
on 31 August 2007
Whole
Whole
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 1850:2009
"Portable fire extinguishers—
Classification, rating and
performance testing" as
published by Standards
Australia on 20 March 2009
Whole
Regulation 104—
Definition of Port
Phillip Heads
Chart AUS 143 "Port Phillip"
as published by the
Hydrographic Service, Royal
Australian Navy on 27 April
2007
Whole
Regulation 104—
Definition of red star
parachute distress
rocket
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Australian Standard AS 2092–
2004 "Pyrotechnic marine
distress flares and signals for
pleasure craft" as published
by Standards Australia on
10 May 2004
Section 10
Appendix V
Part 7
Regulation 206 Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS
4280.1:2003 "406 MHz
satellite distress beacons—
Part 1: Marine emergency
position-indicating radio
beacons (EPIRB) (IEC 61097-
2:2002, MOD)" as published
jointly by Standards Australia
and Standards New Zealand
on 7 November 2003
Whole
Regulation 208 International Code of Signals Code Flag R
Regulation 210 International Code of Signals Code Flag R
Regulation 211 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Section 14
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Regulation 212 National Standard for
Commercial Vessels Part E
"Operational Practices"
published October 2008 by
the National Marine Safety
Committee
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
Part E
Sections 5A,
5B, 5C (except
clause 5C.15),
5D, 5E, 5F, 5G,
5H, 5I, 5J, 5K,
5L and 5M, 6, 7
(except clauses
74.4 and 74.5),
8A, 8B, 8C, 9,
10, 11, 12 and
13
Regulation 213 Uniform Shipping Laws Code Section 18
(except clauses
2.4.1, 2.5.1,
2.5.3 and Part 3
and Part 4)
Regulation 229 Australian/New Zealand
Standard AS/NZS 3504:2006
"Fire blankets" as published
jointly by Standards Australia
and Standards New Zealand
on 5 January 1995
International Standard
ISO 9094-1 2003 "Small
craft—Fire protection—
Part 1: Craft with a hull length
of up to and including 15 m"
as published by the
International Standards
Organization on 1 February
2003
Whole
Whole
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
International Standard
ISO 9094-2 2002 "Small
craft—Fire protection—
Part 2: Craft with a hull length
of over 15 m" as published by
the International Standards
Organization on 15 November
2002
Whole
Regulation 300 National Standard for
Commercial Vessels Part D
"Crew Competencies"
published August 2006 by the
National Marine Safety
Committee
Part D
Regulation 301 National Standard for
Commercial Vessels Part D
"Crew Competencies"
published August 2006 by the
National Marine Safety
Committee
Part D
Regulation 302 National Standard for
Commercial Vessels Part D
"Crew Competencies"
published August 2006 by the
National Marine Safety
Committee
Part D
Regulation 303 National Standard for
Commercial Vessels Part D
"Crew Competencies"
published August 2006 by the
National Marine Safety
Committee
Annex D of
Part D
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Schedule 2—
Definition of
recognised appraiser
European Union directive
96/98/EC "Maritime
Equipment Directive,
Module B (MED-B)/
(31996L0098)" published by
European Union 20 December
1996
Whole
Schedule 2—
Part 2—PFD Type 1
Australian Standard AS 1512–
1996 "Personal flotation
devices—Type 1" as
published by Standards
Australia on 5 January 1996
Australian Standard
AS 4758.1–2008 "Personal
flotation devices Part 1:
General requirements" as
published by Standards
Australia on 2 December 2008
Whole
Whole
Australian Maritime Safety
Authority Marine Orders
Part 25—SOLAS (Safety of
Life at Sea) Lifejackets as
published by the Australian
Maritime Safety Authority on
15 February 2002
Uniform Shipping Laws Code
International Standard ISO
12402-2:2006 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 2:
Lifejackets, performance
level 275—Safety
requirements" as published by
the International Standards
Organization on 1 September
2006
Appendix 1
Section 4.1
Section 10
Appendix R
Whole
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
International Standard ISO
12402-3:2006 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 3:
Lifejackets, performance
level 150—Safety
requirements" as published by
the International Standards
Organization on 1 September
2006
International Standard ISO
12402-4:2006 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 4:
Lifejackets, performance
level 100—Safety
requirements" as published by
the International Standards
Organization on 1 September
2006
Whole
Whole
European Standard EN
399:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—
Lifejackets―275N" as
published by the European
Union on 16 December 1994
and amended by EN 399/A1–
1998 on 6 November 1998
European Standard EN
396:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—
Lifejackets―150N" as
published by the European
Union on 16 December 1994
and amended by EN 399/A1–
1998 on 6 November 1998
Whole
Whole
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
European Standard EN
395:1995 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy aids—
Lifejackets—100N" as
published by the European
Union on 16 December 1994
and amended by EN 399/A1–
1998 on 6 November 1998
Canadian General Standard
CAN/CGSB-65.11-M88
"Personal Flotation Devices"
as published by the Canadian
General Standards Board on
1 February 1988 and amended
on 1 January 1997
Whole
Whole
Canadian General Standard
CAN/CGSB-65.15-M88
"Personal Flotation Devices
for Children" as published by
the Canadian General
Standards Board on 1 April
1988 and amended on
1 January 1997
Underwriters Laboratories
Standard UL 1180 "Fully
Inflatable Recreational
Personal Flotation Devices" as
published by Underwriters
Laboratories on 15 May 1995
New Zealand Standard
NZS 5823:2001
"Specification for Buoyancy
Aids and Marine Safety
Harnesses and Lines" as
published by Standards New
Zealand on 30 March 2001
Whole
Whole
Section 401
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Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted or
incorporated document
Matter in
applied,
adopted or
incorporated
document
Schedule 2—
Part 3—PFD Type 2
Australian Standard AS 1499–
1996 "Personal flotation
devices—Type 2" as
published by Standards
Australia on 5 January 1996
Australian Standard
AS 4758.1–2008 "Personal
flotation devices Part 1:
General requirements" as
published by Standards
Australia on 2 December 2008
European Standard EN
393:1994 "Lifejackets and
personal buoyancy
aids―Buoyancy aids—50N"
as published by the European
Union on 16 December 1994
Whole
Whole
Whole
International Standard ISO
12402-5:2006 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 5:
Buoyancy aids (level 50)—
Safety requirements" as
published by the International
Standards Organization on
1 September 2006
Whole
Schedule 2—
Part 4—PFD Type 3
Australian Standard AS 2260–
1996 "Personal flotation
devices—Type 3" as
published by Standards
Australia on 5 January 1996
Australian Standard
AS 4758.1–2008 "Personal
flotation devices—Part 1:
General requirements" as
published by Standards
Australia on 2 December 2008
Whole
Whole
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