New tenders generally entered commercial service from 1 July 2013.
Examples:
- A newly built tender.
- A previously recreational vessel that commences work as a commercial tender.
- An old tender that was not being used in the two years prior to 30 June 2013.
New tenders need to comply with three key requirements:
1. Design, construction, equipment and inspection requirements
Owners of new tenders must:
- Obtain approval for a non-survey vessel under Exemption 02 (unless the tender is human powered).
- Comply with the design, construction and equipment requirements in National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) Part G, and any other conditions applied to your approval.
- If the tender has a parent vessel with a certificate of survey–ensure that it is inspected whenever the parent vessel is surveyed.
Alternatively, a tender owner can elect to obtain a certificate of survey and comply with NSCV Part C.
Read more about non-survey vessels.
2. Certificates of operation and operational requirements
All domestic commercial vessels need a certificate of operation unless exempt.
Tenders can be listed on their parent vessel’s certificate of operation or safety management system. For a tender without a parent vessel it may not need a certificate of operation.
A tender must be either covered by its parent vessel’s safety management system or have its own safety management system. Either way, a new tender must operate with appropriate crewing.
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3: Displaying a unique vessel identifier (UVI)
There are four options for displaying a UVI on a tender:
- Display the words ‘Tender to’ followed by the name or UVI of the parent vessel.
- Display the UVI of the parent vessel followed by ‘- T’.
- Display the name of the owner of the vessel followed by the word ‘Tender’.
- Obtain and display a UVI for the tender.
Read more about UVIs and how to display one.