Where your application is related to coronavirus (COVID-19), you will need to declare this to us when making your application.
Exemption 06 allows us to grant a domestic commercial vessel owner an extension of time for the purposes of completing any of the following:
Under this exemption, we may allow you to temporarily operate your domestic commercial vessel for a specified period of time (not more than 90 days) without the need to comply with the conditions and standards associated with the vessel’s certificate of survey or load line certificate.
A written approval from us is required but you can continue to operate while you are waiting for your application to be decided. To apply for an approval, you must complete and submit an application to operate outside certificate of survey conditions (AMSA 776) [1].
For an approval:
The application must be made before the certificate of survey expires. If you require time to complete a renewal survey, you should seek approval under Exemption 07 instead.
We may also exempt a vessel from the requirements relating to having a compass adjusted at specified time intervals, or having an adjustment of any compass on board that is showing a deviation on any heading of more than 5 degrees. You must apply for approval, but you can continue to operate while waiting for us to decide your application.
Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/application-operate-beyond-survey-due-date-or-equipment-due-date
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-order-503-certificates-survey-national-law-0
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-order-507-load-line-certificates-national-law-0
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-standard-commercial-vessels-nscv
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-7-marine-safety-temporary-operations-exemption
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/certificates-survey
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/load-line-certificates
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/survey-standards-domestic-commercial-vessels-survey
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/marine-surveyors-manual-parts-1-and-2
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/fees-levies-and-payments
[11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3744/download?token=brBPdKtH
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5049/download?token=a_ZdImc7
[13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/2880/download?token=bcb2f2mY
[14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3312/download?token=w_cAU6lg
[15] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/6310/download?token=2j8l_sJN