Marine order 505—Certificates of competency—national law

General information about certificates of competency.

Current	Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022
Commenced	1 January 2023
About	Marine order 505 includes: kinds of certificates that may be issued application requirements for a certificate of competency criteria which must be met for AMSA to issue a certificate of competency conditions on a certificate of competency endorsements of existing certificates requirements for renewing, varying, suspending and revoking a certificate key definitions.
Announcement	Any mention of Marine Order 501 (Administration — national law) 2013 in this Marine Order should be taken to mean Marine Order 501 (Administration — national law) 2023, in line with the updated legislation. See Marine Orders Amendment (Marine Order 501 — consequential changes) Order 2023 for details.
Assistance and tools	Legislation and incorporated material Marine order 501 (Administration—national law) Marine safety (Domestic commercial vessel) National Law Act 2012 Marine safety (Domestic commercial vessel) National Law Regulation 2013 National Standard for Commercial Vessels Exemptions which may apply Exemption 10—Marine safety (Operation of fishing vessels) Exemption 14—Marine safety (Sea rangers) Exemption 15—Marine safety (Scientific research and educational activities) Exemption 16—Marine safety (Traditional fishing) Exemption 17—Marine safety (Great Barrier Reef Region and Torres Strait zone) Exemption 22—Marine safety (Bareboats) Exemption 23—Marine safety (Masters or crew without certificates) Exemption 24—Marine Safety (Emergency services vessels) Exemption 31—Marine safety (Expired pre-USL Code certificates) Exemption 36—Marine safety (Steam-powered vessels) Related content Changes to domestic certificates of competency from 1 January 2023 - new Marine Order 505 Fees for certificate services—domestic commercial vessel safety Infringement notices National Law Act general exemptions National law exemptions for marine orders for domestic commercial vessels Application Application to suspend or revoke a certificate or approval (AMSA 600) Certificate of competency application (AMSA 426)
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Author	Policy and Regulation

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Last updated: 14 July 2025