Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) AMSA may determine in writing that a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, must carry:
(a) a master who holds a specified seafarer certificate; and
(b) not less than:
(i) a specified number of officers who hold specified seafarer certificates; and
(ii) a specified number of seafarers who hold specified seafarer certificates.
(2) AMSA must have regard to any matters prescribed by the regulations in making a determination under subsection (1).
(3) A determination under subsection (1) may require a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, to carry a master who holds a specified seafarer certificate and to carry a different complement of seafarers:
(a) for different voyages; or
(b) for the carriage of different cargoes; or
(c) for the performance (whether in port or at sea) of different operations done by, or in relation to, the vessel; or
(d) according to whether the vessel is in port or at sea.
(4) A determination under subsection (1) may specify conditions to which the determination is subject.
(5) More than one determination under subsection (1) may apply in relation to a vessel.
(6) A determination made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.