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8 Qualifying seagoing service
 (1) Qualifying seagoing service must be:
(a) performed while undertaking the duties or performing the functions of a master, deck officer, trainee deck officer, deck cadet or rating; and
(b) calculated in accordance with Subdivision 3.1 of Marine Order 70; and
(c) recorded in writing.
Note 1   Qualifying seagoing service is mentioned in Schedules 2 and 4. It is an eligibility requirement for the issue and revalidation (reissue) of certificates.
Note 2   Information about the documentation requirements relating to applications for seafarer certificates can be found published on the AMSA website.
       (2) If a person undertakes duties or performs functions for at least 8 hours in a 24 hour period, this counts as qualifying seagoing service of a whole day and no more than a whole day.
      (3) If a person undertakes duties or performs functions for less than 8 hours in a 24 hour period, this counts as qualifying seagoing service of the actual hours served plus 25% of that time.

9 Conditions on certificate ─ training must be maintained
       (1) This section applies if:
(a) a person holds a seafarer certificate; and
(b) the person undertakes a duty or performs a function for which the certificate is required.
       (2) For paragraph 31(2)(a) of the Navigation Act, the person must:
(a) if working on a vessel equipped with ECDIS — have ECDIS training mentioned in Schedule 2 to Marine Order 70; and
(b) hold a current certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, that complies with STCW Code Table A‑VI/2‑1; and
(c) have maintained the required standard of competence in advanced fire fighting specified in STCW Code Table A‑VI/3.

Schedule 1 Duties and functions for which a seafarer certificate is required
(section 6)
Kind of certificate       Duties and functions
Watchkeeper Deck <500 GT  (a) Watchkeeper deck officer duties or functions on vessels <500 GT in any operating area
                          (b) if endorsed, watchkeeper deck officer duties or functions on vessels <3000 GT in near‑coastal waters
                          (c) Able Seafarer — Deck duties or functions
Mate <500 GT              (a) Chief mate or watchkeeper deck officer duties or functions on vessels <500 GT in any operating area
                          (b) Master duties or functions on vessels <500 GT in near‑coastal waters
                          (c) Watchkeeper deck officer duties or functions on vessels <3000 GT in near‑coastal waters
                          (d) if endorsed, Chief Mate duties or functions on vessels <3000 GT in near‑coastal waters
                          (e) Able Seafarer — Deck duties or functions
Watchkeeper Deck          (a) Watchkeeper deck officer duties or functions on a vessel of any gross tonnage in any operating area
                          (b) Able Seafarer — Deck duties or functions
Chief Mate <3000 GT       (a) Chief mate