Advisory note—The scope of the National System: Regulated Australian vessels and domestic commercial vessels
DCV A 030
28 October 2015
As a general statement of the law:
an Australian commercial vessel which operates outside Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), or intends operating outside the EEZ, is a regulated Australian vessel (RAV) and is subject to the Navigation Act. RAVs are not subject to the National Law.
an Australian commercial vessel which operates only within Australia’s EEZ will generally be a domestic commercial vessel (DCV) and will be subject to the National Law.