Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) The Director may issue a certificate of competency or vary an existing certificate of competency so that it is endorsed for a trading vessel carrying passengers across the Lakes Entrance Bar, if the certificate holder or applicant—
(a) has met the qualifying sea service prerequisites, as set out in Schedule 7; and
(b) has successfully completed a training course conducted by or on behalf of the Director, as set out in Schedule 7; and
(c) is able to satisfy an examiner or panel of examiners appointed by the Director by means of an oral examination or written examination or both that he or she is competent to act as a master of a trading vessel carrying passengers across the Lakes Entrance Bar in accordance with this Division; and
(d) has complied with subregulations (2), (3) and (4).
(2) On completion of the requirements of subregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c), the applicant must complete—
(a) one or more crossings of the Lakes Entrance Bar as the master of a trading vessel; and
(b) be accompanied on each crossing of the Lakes Entrance Bar by a person approved by the Director to assess the applicant's competency.
(3) The applicant must maintain an accurate and complete written record of each qualifying crossing of the Lakes Entrance Bar required by subregulation (2) and the range of conditions experienced during each crossing.
(4) The record of the applicant's qualifying sea service must be in a form approved by the Director and the record must be made available to the Director at the time of application for its examination.