Tasmania—changes to domestic commercial vessel services
Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.
To help you understand how these changes affect you, we’ve outlined them below.
Certificates of competency
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) | AMSA—from 1 July 2018 |
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Certificates of operation
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) | AMSA—from 1 July 2018 |
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Certificates of survey
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) | AMSA—from 1 July 2018 |
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Initial survey
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Initial survey
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Periodic survey and renewals
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Periodic survey and renewals
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Non-survey vessels
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) | AMSA—from 1 July 2018 |
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Exemptions and equivalent means of compliance
Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) | AMSA—from 1 July 2018 |
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Marine and Safety Tasmania will continue to be responsible for:
- waterways management
- application of the collision regulations within state waters
- ports and pilotage
- recreational vessel registration and licencing
- safe operation of all vessels in Tasmanian waters.
MAST will also continue to be involved in incident investigations.
Requesting records lodged in Tasmania
From 1 July 2018, the national system changes the way records related to domestic commercial vessels submitted to Marine and Safety Tasmania (MaST) are accessed. AMSA and MaST have agreed to the following process to assist with requests for records:
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How do I request records submitted to MaST? | Public requests for records should go directly to AMSA via the Freedom of Information process or Information release authorisation form 664. |
Last updated:
Monday 15 March 2021