Instructions to surveyors

Instructions for accredited surveyors to conduct surveys and inspections of domestic commercial vessels.

Accredited surveyors should be familiar with these laws and standards:

Marine orders [1]
Standing exemptions [2]
The National Standard for Administration of Marine Safety (NSAMS) [3]—in force until 30 June 2018
The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) [4]
The Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code [5]
Generic equivalent solutions (GES) [6]

Instructions

Instruction	Document number
Verifying ISO derived EU conformity assessment first of type righting movement curve (GES 2014/03 refers)	DCV-ITS-001 [7]
Instruction to surveyors for issuing a temporary operations approval	DCV-ITS-002 [8]
Test procedure to verify level flotation	DCV-ITS-004 [9]
Inspection, testing and replacement requirements for fluid power system (hydraulic) flexible hoses on domestic commercial vessels—roles and responsibilities	DCV-ITS-006 [10]
Welding inspection for aluminium vessels in accordance with AS/NZS 1665	DCV-ITS-008 [11]
Conducting sea trials	DCV-ITS-009 [12]
Accredited surveyor documentation approval	DCV-ITS-011 [13]
Conditions where the use of flush hatches are acceptable	DCV-ITS-012 [14]
Considerations when using Lloyds SSC software	DCV-ITS-014 [15]
ELV electrical systems on board new domestic commercial vessels	DCV-ITS-015 [16]
International delivery of domestic commercial vessels and near coastal vessels operating overseas	Marine Notice 10/2016 [17]
Imported CE leisure craft	DCV-ITS-016 [18]
Initial and periodic surveys of foam	DCV-ITS-017 [19]
Initial survey of hovercraft less than 35 metres	DCV-ITS-019 [20]
Lloyd’s guidance note for double continuous (DC) welding where Lloyd’s SSC rules are used [21]	N/A

Industry guidance notices and fact sheets

Additional guidance is available in our industry guidance notices and fact sheets [22] on these topics:

Altering or maintaining a vessel
Applicable standards and requirements for vessels under the national system
Electrical safety on board vessels
Electronic visual distress signals
Equipment lists
First aid kits
Grandfathering survey arrangements
Initial surveyInspection of portable fire extinguishers (stored pressure type)

Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/index-marine-orders
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/general-and-specific-exemptions
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/263/download?token=vc1Jz70L
[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/uniform-shipping-laws-code
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/generic-equivalent-solutions-national-standards
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4937/download?token=P4IRHfPa
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4938/download?token=jhwriPeF
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4939/download?token=L8EGAsLw
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4940/download?token=KJSIADrI
[11] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4941/download?token=dzxh3zqw
[12] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4942/download?token=3eKJYLFp
[13] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4943/download?token=qQiQWGd-
[14] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4944/download?token=X7UXMbPe
[15] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4945/download?token=XHF2QOWL
[16] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4946/download?token=4IeozqdY
[17] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-notices
[18] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4947/download?token=sFib26Hn
[19] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4948/download?token=bDMlX7uj
[20] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/4950/download?token=5Rms-rw8
[21] https://www.amsa.gov.au/file/3098/download?token=0n7U3IWy
[22] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/guidance-notices-and-fact-sheets-domestic-commercial-vessel-owners