Victorian Numbered Regulations

MARINE REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 180 OF 2009) - SCHEDULE 6

SCHEDULE 6

Sch. 6

Regulation 305

QUALIFYING TRAINING FOR PORT PHILLIP HEADS

    1     An applicant for an endorsement on a certificate of competency to operate a trading vessel carrying passengers in Port Phillip Heads must complete a training course approved by the Director that covers local knowledge, operating guidelines and vessel and passenger safety.

    2     The course shall include but not be limited to the following—

        (a)     local knowledge, including lights, charted depths, channels, local dangers, tidal flows, navigation leads, beacons and topmarks;

        (b)     VHF radio communication procedures;

        (c)     passenger briefing and control;

        (d)     person overboard response procedures;

        (e)     occupational health and safety;

        (f)     boat operation and handling techniques specific to Port Phillip Heads;

        (g)     guidelines and rules for crossing Port Phillip Heads;

        (h)     local meteorological and tidal conditions;

              (i)     emergency contingency planning.

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