Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

NAVIGATION REGULATION 2013 (SLI NO 98 OF 2013) - REG 6

             (1)  Customs may apply to AMSA for acceptance of a CVMP for a customs vessel or a person in relation to the customs vessel.

             (2)  The CVMP must include the following:

                     (a)  the vessel or the class of vessels covered by the CVMP, including:

                              (i)  the name of the vessel, or for a class of vessels, the name of each vessel in the class; and

                             (ii)  the kind of operations the vessel, or for a class of vessels, the kind of operations each vessel in the class will conduct (including the activities the vessel will undertake); and

                            (iii)  the unique identifying number for the vessel (such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) number), or for a class of vessels, the unique identifying number for each vessel in the class;

                     (b)  for each vessel covered by the CVMP:

                              (i)  the provision or provisions of the Act that the vessel or person will not comply with; and

                             (ii)  an explanation of why the vessel or person will not be able to comply with the provision or provisions;

                     (c)  for each provision of the Act that the vessel or person will not comply with:

                              (i)  the requirements that the vessel or person will instead comply with; and

                             (ii)  an assessment of any risk that may arise from the non-compliance, and how that risk will be averted or mitigated by compliance with the alternative requirements;

                     (d)  the process (agreed by Customs and the recognised organisation) of how the CVMP will be reviewed by Customs and the recognised organisation, including:

                              (i)  the frequency of reviews; and

                             (ii)  the nature of reviews; and

                            (iii)  how the reviews will be reported and acted upon;

                     (e)  the process by which compliance with the CVMP will be reviewed by a recognised organisation, including the frequency of the reviews and the manner in which the reviews will be reported.

             (3)  Customs may only apply to AMSA for acceptance of the CVMP if a recognised organisation has declared that it has reviewed the CVMP and is satisfied of the matters set out in section 7.

             (4)  The application for acceptance of the CVMP must:

                     (a)  be in writing; and

                     (b)  include:

                              (i)  the applicant's name, address and contact details; and

                             (ii)  the name, position, address and contact details of a contact person for the CVMP; and

                     (c)  be accompanied by the CVMP; and

                     (d)  be accompanied by the declaration of a recognised organisation mentioned in subsection (3).