(1) A person may apply to the Minister for a special recreational vessel temporary licence to enable a special recreational vessel to be used to engage in coastal trading over a 12 - month period if the person is the owner, charterer, master or agent of the vessel.
Note: Applications made under this section are dealt with under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Coastal Trading Act: see sections 11 and 13 of this Act.
(2) The application must be in writing and specify the following:
(a) the number of voyages to be authorised by the licence;
(b) the expected loading dates;
(c) the number of passengers expected to be carried (which must not exceed 12);
(d) the kinds and volume of cargo expected to be carried (if any);
(e) the type and size, or type and capacity, of the vessel to be used to carry the passengers or cargo (if known);
(f) the name of the vessel (if known);
(g) the ports at which the passengers or cargo are expected to be taken on board;
(h) the ports at which the passengers are expected to disembark or the cargo is expected to be unloaded;
(i) such other information as is prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 28(2)(h) of the Coastal Trading Act;
(j) such other information as is prescribed by the rules.
(3) The application must be accompanied by the application fee for a temporary licence prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of subsection 28(3) of the Coastal Trading Act.