Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 51

  (1)   AMSA may determine in writing that a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, must carry:

  (a)   a master who holds a specified seafarer certificate; and

  (b)   not less than:

  ( i )   a specified number of officers who hold specified seafarer certificates; and

  (ii)   a specified number of seafarers who hold specified seafarer certificates.

  (2)   AMSA mu st have regard to any matters prescribed by the regulations in making a determination under subsection   ( 1).

  (3)   A determination under subsection   ( 1) may require a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, to carry a master who holds a specified seafarer certificate and to carry a different complement of seafarers:

  (a)   for different voyages; or

  (b)   for the carriage of different cargoes; or

  (c)   for the performance (whether in port or at sea) of different operations done by, or in relation to, the vessel ; or

  (d)   according to whether the vessel is in port or at sea.

  (4 )   A determination under subsection   ( 1) may specify conditions to which the determination is subject.

  ( 5 )   More than one determination under subsection   ( 1) may apply in relation to a vessel.

  (6 )   A de termination made under subsection   ( 1) is not a legislative instrument .