Commercial Vessels Act 1979 Regulation relating to fees in connection with certificates of competency (1994-377) [GG No 104 of 12.8.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 377

COMMERCIAL VESSELS ACT 1979-REGULATION

(Relating to fees in connection with certificates of competency)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 104 of 12 August 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, has been pleased to approve the Regulation made by the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales and set forth hereunder.

IAN ARMSTRONG

Minister for Ports.

The Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, in pursuance of the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979, hereby makes the following Regulation:

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 September 1994.

Amendment

2. The Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986 is amended by omitting Schedule 3 and by inserting instead the following Schedule:

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SCHEDULE 3—FEES PAYABLE TO BOARD IN

CONNECTION WITH CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

(Cl. 13)

PART 1—FEES IN RESPECT OF EXAMINATIONS FOR

CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

Examination for which fee Fee

Class of Certificate payable $

Master Class 1, Master Class All exams for the relevant class

1 (limited to sail as Chief	of certificate ....................	30l
Mate), Master Class 2, Master Class 2 (limited to sail as Chief Mate), Second Mate Class 1, Second Mate Class 2

Master Class 3 or Master All exams for the relevant class

Class 3 (limited to sail as	of certificate ....................	301
Chief Mate)

Master Class 4 or Mate All exams for the relevant class

Class 4 of certificate .................... 274

Master Class 5 All exams for the relevant class

of certificate .................... 208

Coxswain All exams for the relevant class

of certificate .................... 104

Marine Engineer Class 1, All exams for the relevant class

Marine Engineer Class 2	of certificate ....................	301
or Marine Engineer Watchkeeper

Marine Engineer Class 3 All exams for the relevant class

of certificate .................... 208

Marine Engine Driver All exams for the relevant class

Grade 1 of certificate .................... 208

Marine Engine Driver All exams for the relevant class

Grade 2 of certificate .................... 136

Marine Engine Driver All exams for the relevant class

Grade 3 of certificate .................... 71

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Fee

Class of Certificate Examination for which fee

payable $

All classes mentioned above	Where a single written or single oral exam is carried out by the Board for the relevant class of certificate ...........	28
Certificate endorsed for	Trading or fishing operations	71

trading or fishing

operations

Certificate endorsed for Air-cushioned vessel operations 71

air-cushioned vessel

operations

Certificate endorsed for Special operations ............... 71

special operations

Certificates endorsed for	Engineering	knowledge—
refrigeration operations	written ............................	71

Engineering knowledge—oral 71

PART 2—FEES IN RESPECT OF ISSUE, RECOGNITION,

REVALIDATION ETC. OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

Fee

Matter for which fee payable $

Issue of temporary certificate under section 30J of the Act ..	33
Issue of certificate under section 30K of the Act (Certificate for

service) ......................................................................... 71

(NOTE: Where 2 or more classes of certificates are issued on the one form of certificate, a separate fee is payable for each class of certificate, except that a single fee is payable for a certificate as Master Class 5 and Marine Engine Driver Grade 3.)

Issue of certificate under section 30H of the Act where candidate satisfies examination requirements (or those requirements except for short courses) outside N.S.W. .......................... 33

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Fee

Matter for which fee payable $

Recognition of certificates of other States etc. under section 30L

of the Act:

(a) by endorsement of certificate ....................................	11
(b) by notice certifying validity ......................................	23
Revalidation of certificate under section 30I of the Act ........	71
Issue of duplicate certificate under section 30H (4) of the Act for
certificate lost or destroyed .............................................	71

PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS FEES

Fee

Matter for which fee payable $

Eyesight test conducted by the Board to satisfy medical

requirements for issue of certificate of competency ...........	33
Re-assessment of written examination paper for issue of certificate of competency or endorsement requested by applicant who has failed examination ..........................................................	17
Oral examination required on seamanship or coastal local
knowledge in connection with certificate of competency ....	71

Application for review of Board’s decision under clause 6 of this

Regulation ......................................................................	23
Record of service book ......................................................	17
Where, at the request of an	Such reasonable fee as
applicant for examination, an	may be demanded by
officer of the Board attends at	the Board to cover
a place where the officer	some or all of those
would not, except in response	expenses and notified to
to that request, have been	the applicant at the time
engaged on official duties—	of the request.
travelling and accommodation expenses incurred by the officer because of that attendance.

Issue of certificate of competency where applicant has passed

examinations conducted by another marine authority ..........	55
Search fee—per item .........................................................	28

1994—No. 377

DATED this 14th day of July 1994.

The COMMON SEAL of the MARITIME

SERVICES BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES

was duly affixed in the presence of the Chief	J. C. HAYES
Executive:

EXPLANATOR Y NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986 to increase the fees payable in respect of:

(a) examinations for certificates of competency; and

(b) the issue, recognition and revalidation of certificates of competency; and

(c) miscellaneous matters.

This Regulation is made under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, including sections

30G (3) and 52 (the general regulation-making power) and, in particular, section 52 (1)
(j) and the various sections referred to in the matter being inserted by this Regulation.