Marine order 505—Certificates of competency—national law

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General information about certificates of competency.

Current	Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2013
Commenced	1 July 2017
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	We are reviewing this marine order and Part D (Crew competencies) of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels. Consultation on proposed changes to Marine order 505 closed on 29 September 2019. The valuable feedback received from industry has helped us to clarify and improve the requirements for Australian near coastal seafarer certification. We are working towards having the amended Marine order 505 ready in coming months which will also include an appropriate transition period for industry to comply. We will update you via AMSA Update once final timelines for the new marine order have been determined.
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 08—Marine safety (Temporary service) Exemption 10—Marine safety (Operation of fishing vessels) Exemption 12—Marine safety (Inland waters) Exemption 13—Marine safety (Wildlife or other sightseeing) 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 18—Marine safety (Sail) Exemption 20—Marine safety (Special operations) Exemption 21—Marine safety (Operator vehicular ferry–in–chains) Exemption 22—Marine safety (Bareboats) Exemption 23—Marine safety (Masters or crew without certificates) Exemption 24—Marine Safety (Emergency services vessels) Exemption 25—Marine safety (Old certificates of competency—local restrictions) Exemption 26—Marine safety (Expired certificates) Exemption 30—Marine safety (Navigation Act seafarer qualifications) Exemption 31—Marine safety (Expired pre-USL Code certificates) Exemption 33—Marine safety (Sailing vessels with motor propulsion) Exemption 34—Marine safety (Expired perpetual certificates) Exemption 36—Marine safety (Steam-powered vessels) Exemption 38—Marine safety (Low complexity duties) Related content 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	Standards

Last updated:

Wednesday 14 April 2021