If you wish to work on a domestic commercial vessel without a certificate of competency, you can apply for approval under Exemption 31 by completing and submitting the AMSA form 758 [1] to DCVapplications@amsa.gov.au [2] with the following information:
You are eligible for this exemption if you held a pre-USL Code certificate issued by the maritime safety authority of a state or the Northern Territory.
The pre-USL Code certificate must have:
Exemption 31 may allow you to continue to carry out duties as a master, engineer or coxswain of a fishing vessel if:
In addition, if your pre-USL code certificate expired before 30 December 2013, you must have accrued qualifying sea service for 120 days on a fishing vessel in the five years before you apply for approval under Exemption 31.
As the holder of a pre-USL Code certificate, you may qualify for a certificate of competency without having to re-train, demonstrate sea time or obtain a medical fitness certificate.
You still must meet the eligibility criteria that applied to the pre-USL Code certificate on 31 December 2008.
Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/miscellaneous-form-matters-not-covered-other-forms
[2] mailto:DCVapplications@amsa.gov.au
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-505-certificates-competency-national-law-1
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-standard-commercial-vessels-nscv
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/domestic-qualifications#collapseArea383
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/national-standard-commercial-vessels-nscv/uniform-shipping-laws-code
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/fees-levies-and-payments
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/tender-dory-and-auxiliary-vessels
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/6331/download?token=9pTVpRLe
[11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3021/download?token=lIRkfENK
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5069/download?token=SdD2QAhr
[13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/761/download?token=_mvn6KT9
[14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/11927/download?token=xPpjUFdE