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NSCV Part G: Non-survey vessels

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

Full title

NSCV Part G: Non-survey vessels

Current

NSCV Part G: Non-survey vessels – 1 April 2022 [1] 

About

The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) Part G specifies the following for non-survey vessels and other domestic commercial vessels that are not required to have a certificate of survey:

(a) the minimum standards for design and construction

(b) the minimum safety equipment to be carried on board.

This Part applies to each non-survey vessel and other domestic commercial vessel that is required to comply with this Part by the National Law or its subordinate instruments.

Announcement

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 3.7 Bilge systems, (2):
  2. In clause 3.7 Bilge systems, Table 9 - Bilge systems - kind and number of pumps

The list of changes are available via the following link: NSCV Omnibus amendments instrument No1 2021 [2].

The previous edition 2.4 (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).

Assistance and tools

Equipment guidance notices for non-surveyed vessels [3]:

  • Class 2 and Class 3—equipment guidance [4]
  • Class 2E, 3E and 4E—equipment guidance [5]
  • Class 2D, 3D and 4D—equipment guidance [6]
  • Tender vessels (<7.5m and no longer than parent vessel)—equipment guidance [7]
  • Class 3 in warm waters within 2nm of land – safety equipment guidance [8]
  • Class 3 within 200m of land – safety equipment guidance [9]

References

  • AMSA Beacons page [10]
  • My Boat [11]
  • National Law Act and regulations [12]
  • Marine orders  [13]
  • Exemptions [14]
  • National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) [15]
  • Generic equivalent solutions (GES) [16]
  • Guidance notices and factsheets for DCV owners and operators [17]
  • Uniform Shipping Laws code  [18]
  • Marine VHF radio operators handbook [19]
  • Marine radio operators handbook [19]
  • GMDSS handbook [20]
  • International regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972 (COLREGs) [21]
  • AMSA Beacons page [10]
Superseded

Previous editions: 

  • January 2021 [22]
  • January 2019 [23]
  • April 2017 [24] 
  • June 2016 [25] 
  • October 2012 [26] 

Amendments: 

  • 24 July 2018 [27] 
  • 1 July 2018 [28] 
  • June 201 [29]
Author  

Policy and Regulation 

To provide feedback or report issues / errors with this or any other any NSCV or related webpages, contact us at  NSCVfeedback@amsa.gov.au [30] 

Please include the name and clause number of the NSCV in the email.

For questions that relate to an application please email dcvsurvey@amsa.gov.au [31]


Source URL: https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/nscv-part-g-non-survey-vessels

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/9696/download?token=8adN0dI9
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/9865/download?token=7hYvEwZl
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/nscv-part-g-equipment-guidance-notices-non-surveyed-vessels
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5722/download?token=_9pxc0-s
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5724/download?token=qIiyUnfy
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5723/download?token=ZY6po-t4
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/5725/download?token=DEnzwgkC
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/7607/download?token=aba5zV_r
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/7872/download?token=z35tIAPH
[10] https://beacons.amsa.gov.au/
[11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/my-boat
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-law-act-2012
[13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/index-marine-orders
[14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-law-act-exemptions-marine-orders
[15] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-standard-commercial-vessels-nscv
[16] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/generic-equivalent-solutions-national-standards
[17] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/guidance-notices-and-fact-sheets-domestic-commercial-vessel-owners
[18] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/uniform-shipping-laws-code
[19] https://www.amc.edu.au/industry/omc/handbooks-and-revision-questions
[20] https://www.amsa.gov.au/safety-navigation/navigation-systems/global-maritime-distress-and-safety-system-gmdss-radio-logbook
[21] http://www.imo.org/en/About/Conventions/ListOfConventions/Pages/COLREG.aspx
[22] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/7141/download?token=Uny_6LIS
[23] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/7433/download?token=rnkQWM7W
[24] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/7224/download?token=XgvrhYS1
[25] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/813/download?token=C0tE5u7Z
[26] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/814/download?token=cwjcCdiv
[27] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3973/download?token=w23TStjm
[28] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3972/download?token=WYvEdZ8b
[29] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/815/download?token=zKYEq8lM
[30] mailto:NSCVfeedback@amsa.gov.au
[31] mailto:dcvsurvey@amsa.gov.au