Victorian Numbered Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is to provide for safe marine operations in Victoria by, among other things—

        (a)         imposing a range of safety duties on—

              (i)     owners, managers, designers, manufacturers, suppliers of vessels, marine safety infrastructure and marine safety equipment; and

              (ii)     marine safety workers; and

              (iii)     masters and users of recreational vessels; and

              (iv)     passengers on vessels; and

        (b)     providing for the registration of vessels; and

        (c)     providing for the licensing of masters of recreational vessels and hire and drive vessels; and

        (d)     providing for the regulation and management of the use of, and navigation of vessels on, State waters; and

        (e)     requiring port management bodies to engage harbour masters and providing for the licensing of persons to act as harbour masters and the authorisation of persons to act as assistant harbour masters; and
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        (f)     providing for the registration of pilotage service providers and the licensing of pilots; and

        (g)     requiring the use of pilots in declared parts of State waters; and

        (h)     requiring compliance with nationally agreed standards for commercial vessels and commercial vessel operations and providing for verification of compliance through certification; and

              (i)     requiring compliance with nationally agreed standards for masters and crew of commercial vessels and providing for verification of compliance through certification.