Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) Amendment 2016 (No. 1) (Cth)

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AMSA MO 2016/15

Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) Amendment 2016 (No. 1)

I, Gary Prosser, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.

8 December 2016

Gary Prosser

Acting Chief Executive Officer

  1.       Name of Order

This Order is Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) Amendment 2016 (No. 1).

  1. Commencement

This Order commences on 1 January 2017.

  1. Amendment of Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014

Schedule 1 amends Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014.

Schedule 1    Amendment

[1]       Section 4, after definition of HSC Code

insert

IGF Code means the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.391(95), as in force from time to time.

[2]       Section 4, definition of vessel endorsement, paragraph (f)

substitute

(f)        training for service on vessels subject to the IGF Code;

(g)       tanker familiarisation.

[3]       Paragraph 7(2)(b)

after

(1)(a),

insert

(1)(aa),

[4]       Subsection 37(2), Table, item 6

substitute

6 Basic training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies 5 years after the day the certificate was endorsed
7 Advanced training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies 5 years after the day the certificate was endorsed
8 Tanker familiarisation Perpetual

[5]       Schedule 2, Table 2.1, item 7

substitute

7 Basic training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

Person must:

(a)   have completed an approved course of training that complies with STCW Code section A‑V/3.1; or

(b)  hold an endorsement for:

     (i)  tanker familiarisation; or

    (ii)  advanced training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations

8 Advanced training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

Person must:

(a)   have:

     (i)  completed a course of training that complies with STCW Code section A‑V/3.2; and

    (ii)  at least 1 month approved sea service, within the 5 years before the endorsement of the certificate, that includes at least 3 bunkering operations on vessels to which the IGF Code applies; or

(b)  both:

     (i)  hold an endorsement for advanced training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations; and

    (ii)  have completed at least 3 months approved sea service, within the 5 years before the endorsement of the certificate, on any of the following vessels:

      (A)   a vessel to which the IGF Code applies;

      (B)   a tanker carrying gas or low-flashpoint fuel as cargo;

      (C)   a vessel using gas or low-flashpoint fuel as fuel.

The sea service mentioned in subparagraph (b)(ii) must include:

(a)   for a vessel to which the IGF Code — at least 3 bunkering operations; or

(b)  for a vessel that is a liquefied gas tanker — at least 3 loading or unloading operations

9 Tanker familiarisation Person must have completed an approved course in tanker familiarisation that complies with STCW Code section A-V/1-1 paragraph 1 (oil and chemical) and section AV/1-2 paragraph 1 (liquefied gas)

[6]       Schedule 2, Table 2.3, after item 6

insert

7 Basic training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

Person must within the 5 years prior to revalidation of the certificate:

(a)   have completed a course of training that complies with STCW Code section A‑V/3.1; or

(b)  have at least 3 months approved sea service on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

8 Advanced training on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

Person must within the 5 years prior to revalidation of the certificate:

(a)   have completed a course of training that complies with STCW Code section A‑V/3.2; or

(b)  have at least 3 months approved sea service on vessels to which the IGF Code applies

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