New South Wales—changes to domestic commercial vessel services
To help you understand how these changes affect you, we’ve outlined them below.
Certificates of competency
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Certificates of operation
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Certificates of survey
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Initial survey
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Initial survey
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Periodic survey
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Periodic survey and renewals
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Non-survey vessels
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Exemption and equivalent means of compliance
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Transprt for NSW will continue to provide you with marine safety services for local waterways management, environmental management, pilotage, navigation aids, ports, harbours and mooring management as well as all recreational boating services.
From 1 July 2018, TfNSW still process coastal bar licences* for applicants with national certificates of competencies needing to cross a coastal bar in New South Wales.
*Coastal bar licences were previously known as bar endorsements.
Requesting records lodged in New South Wales
From 1 July 2018, the national system changes the way records related to domestic commercial vessels submitted to TfNSW are accessed. AMSA and TfNSW have agreed to the following process to assist with requests for records.
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How do I request records submitted to TfNSW after 1 July 2013? |
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How do I request records submitted to TfNSW before 1 July 2013? | As above. |
What if my records span both before and after 1 July 2013? | As above. |
Request records from NSW Maritime |
NSW Maritime will provide seafarers with information available in their archives. If your request is for historical information (prior to July 2013) that is held in NSW Maritime archives, contact seafarer@transport.nsw.gov.au and a NSW Maritime officer will respond to the enquiry. This includes certificate of competency records from that period. For any enquiries for certificates of competency after June 2018 you should contact AMSA at 1800 627 484. |