On this page:
- Download exemption 23
- Latest changes
- What this exemption allows you to do
- Eligibility requirements
- How to apply
- Related legislation
- Superseded
In force 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030.
Latest changes
An updated version of exemption 23 came into effect on 1 July 2025.
We reissued the previous version with no policy changes.
You do not need to apply to use this exemption.
What this exemption allows you to do
Exemption 23 allows you to continue performing specific duties or functions on DCVs without holding the certificate of competency that’s usually required.
It only applies to the duties or functions you were performing on 30 June 2013.
If you’re eligible, you still have to comply with all other aspects of the national law.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for Exemption 23, you must have:
- notified AMSA prior to 1 January 2018 of your intention to operate under this exemption
- previously been allowed to perform duties on a DCV without certification because either:
- those duties did not require certification on or before 30 June 2013, or
- you had an exemption from the requirement to be certified to perform those duties.
How to apply
You do not need to apply to us for this exemption.
You must already have notified us, prior to 1 January 2018, of your intention to operate under this exemption.
You will need to keep the acknowledgment email on board and ready to present to authorities if required.
Related legislation
- Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements—national law)
- Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency—national law)
Superseded
Refer to superseded, repealed and expired marine safety exemptions for previous versions of this exemption.