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NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 161

Simplified outline of this Chapter

  (1)   This Chapter deals with the safety of navigation.

  (2)   Part   2 deals with pilotage for certain vessels. I t includes provisions relating to the following :

  (a)   establishing the requirements for compulsory pilotage and a proce dure for seeking exemptions from the requirements ;

  (b)   providing for the issue of licences;

  (c)   providing for pilots to issue certificates as evidence of th e provision of pilotage ;

  (d)   the approval and d uties of pilotage providers;

  (e)   establishing offences and civil penalties for navigati on without a licensed pilot, failure to comply with exemption conditions and false represe ntation as a licensed pilot;

  (f)   providing for the reporting of movement or intended movement of vessels .

  (3)   Part   3 deals wit h prevention of collisions.

  (4)   Part   4 impose s obligations to render assistance and report incidents .

  (5 )   Part   5 deals with aids to navigation. It includes provisions:

  (a)   empowering AMSA to acquire , establish, maintain and inspect aids to navigation; and

  (b)   empowering AMSA to deal with things that may interfere with safe n avigation; and

  (c)   establishing offences and civil penalty provisions for the fouling or destruction of, or damage to or interference with , aids to navigation.

  (6 )   Part   6 deals with safe navigation. It includes provisions about the following :

  (a)   ves sel traffic services (Division   2 );

  (b)   mandatory routeing (Division   3 );

  (c)   reporting of movement of vessels (Division   4 );

  (d)   the Au s tralian Hydrographic Office (Division   5 ).



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