Using your vessel for recreational purposes just got easier. Approval is no longer required for domestic commercial vessels to operate recreationally under Exemption 04.
Your domestic commercial vessel can be used for recreational purposes without complying with the usual crewing requirements and operational area limitations.
There are still limitations and important conditions that you need to follow if you are going to operate recreationally. To operate under Exemption 04 your vessel must:
Operating under Exemption 04 does not make your vessel a recreational vessel. Domestic commercial vessel requirements other than crewing and operational area continue to apply.
Including:
Exemption 04 cannot be used to take a domestic commercial vessel overseas or to another location.
Read Exemption 4 [1].