Victoria—changes to domestic commercial vessel services
To help you understand how these changes affect you, we’ve outlined them below.
Certificates of competency
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) | AMSA—from 1 July |
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Certificates of operation
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) | AMSA—from 1 July |
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Certificates of survey
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) | AMSA—from 1 July |
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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
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) | AMSA—from 1 July |
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Exemptions and equivalent means of compliance
Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) | AMSA—from 1 July |
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Maritime Safety Victoria, as a branch of Transport Safety Victoria, will continue in its role as the marine safety regulator in relation to matters that include local waterways management, local knowledge certification, pilotage and harbour master licensing, as well as the regulation of recreational boating activity.
MSV will also continue to undertake investigations into breaches of National Law through the provision of compliance and enforcement services as part of an agreement with AMSA, and in the regulation of safety duty holders such as port operators, pilotage service providers and towage providers through the application of Victorian marine safety law.
Requesting records lodged in Victoria
From 1 July 2018, the national system changes the way records related to domestic commercial vessels submitted to Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) are accessed. AMSA and TSV have agreed to the following process to assist with requests for records:
How to request records in Victoria |
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How do I request records submitted to TSV after 1 July 2013? |
Public requests for records should go directly to AMSA via the Freedom of Information process or Information release authorisation form 664. |
How do I request records submitted to TSV before 1 July 2013? |
Public requests for records should go directly to TSV. They will advise of any fees associated with document retrieval. More information can be found on the TSV website. |
What if my records span both before and after 1 July 2013? |
If your request spans records submitted before and after 1 July 2013, please make requests for records submitted before 1 July 2013 to TSV and records submitted after 1 July 2013 to AMSA using the process outlined above. |