NSCV Section F2: Leisure craft

NSCV Part F: Special vessels

Section F2: Leisure craft

NSCV Section F2: Leisure craft – 1 April 2022 (PDF 1.14 MB) 

The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) section F2 provides safety standards for the design, construction, equipping and operation of a domestic commercial vessel that is a leisure craft.

These vessels are known as class 4 “Hire and Drive”.

This NSCV was updated as a result of the Omnibus amendments instrument No 1, 2021. (AMSA has made minor editorial amendments to six NSCVs to address minor issues in nature raised by industry). 

 Summary of changes:

1. In clause 12.3.8 Bulwarks and guardrails, Figure 2 Houseboat guardrail geometry:

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The list of changes are available via the following link: NSCV Omnibus amendments instrument No1 2021 (PDF 518.45 KB).

The previous edition 2.6 (1 January 2021) amended Schedule 2 to include alternative arrangements for EPIRBs on small (<7.5m) vessels operating in open waters (offshore operations (B waters) or restricted offshore operations (C waters).

• AMSA Beacons page
• My Boat
• National Law Act and regulations
• Marine orders 
• Exemptions
• National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV)
• Generic equivalent solutions (GES)
• Guidance notices and factsheets for DCV owners and operators
• Uniform Shipping Laws code 
• Marine VHF radio operators handbook
• Marine radio operators handbook
• GMDSS handbook
• International regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972 (COLREGs)
• AMSA Beacons page

Previous editions: 

• January 2021 (PDF 1.41 MB)
• January 2019 (PDF 942.24 KB) 
• January 2018 (PDF 1.84 MB) 
• April 2017 (PDF 1.62 MB) 
• June 2016 (PDF 905.54 KB) 
• October 2010 (PDF 396.09 KB) 
• National Standard for Recreational Boat Safety Equipment (PDF 77.47 KB) 

Amendments: 

• 24 July 2018 (PDF 62.53 KB) 
• 1 July 2018 (PDF 65.15 KB) 
• January 2018 (PDF 1.84 MB) 
• June 2016 (PDF 294.05 KB) 

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