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in accordance with the application process in that Marine Order. Those sections will therefore apply to a decision made on application by the VTS training organisation.

20 Suspension or cancellation of certificate of accreditation
       (1) AMSA may suspend or cancel a certificate of accreditation if it considers that a condition that applies to the certificate of accreditation has not been complied with.
       (2) AMSA may cancel a certificate of accreditation if the VTS training organisation that holds the certificate of accreditation has given it to AMSA for cancellation.
       (3) A decision to suspend or cancel a certificate of accreditation is a reviewable decision for section 17 of Marine Order 1.
Division 5 Auditing of VTS training organisations and applicants

21 Conduct of audits for VTS training organisations
       (1) AMSA may conduct an audit to determine if:
(a) an applicant for a certificate of accreditation satisfies paragraphs 15(a) and (b); or
(b) a VTS training organisation is complying with the conditions of the certificate of accreditation that it holds.
       (2) An audit may review all aspects of the operation of a VTS training organisation that are relevant to the delivery of vessel traffic service courses.
Note   AMSA may charge a fee for the conduct of an audit mentioned in this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.
Division 6 Obligations for masters

22 Obligations for masters
       (1) For paragraph 213(2)(e) of the Navigation Act, the master of a vessel must, if requested by a VTS provider, give a report or information about the vessel's identity or passage including a report or information on any of the following matters:
(a) the vessel's identity, position and condition;
(b) the vessel's course and speed;
(c) the vessel's attributes, cargo and communication methods;
(d) the vessel's route before entering the VTS area and the time and location of its entry into the VTS area;
(e) the vessel's route or intended route after leaving the VTS area;
(f) the time and location or intended time and location of leaving the VTS area;
(g) the vessel's last and next ports of call;
(h) conditions of the VTS area relevant to the safety of shipping or pollution of the environment.
Note   Section 215 of the Navigation Act makes it an offence not to comply with a request under this subsection to give a report or information to a VTS provider.
       (2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is the master of a vessel; and
(b) the person receives an instruction from a VTS provider for the movement of the vessel; and
(c) the person does not obey the instruction.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability