Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00338:front:0:p4
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Character Range: 8054–10832

under a previous issue of this Order — see Division 5.
Division 2 Safety measures

9 Manning of vessels
       (1) For subsection 51(2) of the Navigation Act, AMSA must have regard to IMO Resolution A.1047 (27) Principles of minimum safe manning.
       (2) For paragraph 340(1)(a) of the Navigation Act, the owner of a vessel to which Regulation 14 of Chapter V of SOLAS applies must ensure that the safe manning document for the vessel is kept on board the vessel and is available for inspection.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (5) A copy of the safe manning document must be placed on board the vessel in a location where it is available for perusal, without the need for a seafarer to ask for access to it.
       (6) For paragraph 340(1)(a) of the Navigation Act, the owner of a vessel to which Regulation 14 of Chapter V of SOLAS applies must:
(a) determine the working language of the vessel; and
(b) ensure that paragraph 3 of Regulation 14 of Chapter V of SOLAS is complied with.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (7) An offence against subsection (6) is a strict liability offence.
       (8) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (6).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

10 Safe manning document for certain regulated Australian vessels
       (1) This provision applies to a regulated Australian vessel that is:
(a) engaged on a near coastal voyage; and
(b) less than 3000 GT.
       (2) For paragraph 340(1)(a) of the Navigation Act, AMSA may determine in writing that:
(a) a vessel must carry:
 (i) a master who holds a specified certificate of competency issued under Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022; and
 (ii) at least:
(A) a specified number of officers who hold specified certificates of competency issued under Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022; and
(B) a specified number of other seafarers who hold specified certificates of competency issued under Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022; and
(b) specified seafarer certificates may be held by seafarers on board the vessel instead of specified certificates of competency.
       (3) In making a determination, AMSA must have regard to the requirements of IMO Resolution A.1047 (27) Principles of minimum safe manning that are relevant to near coastal voyages.
       (4) A determination may specify conditions.
       (5) More than 1 determination may apply to a vessel.

11 Navigation bridge visibility
[SOLAS V/22]

       (1) The owner of a vessel must not use the vessel