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under MLC regulations 5.1.4, 5.2.1 and 5.2.2.
Note 1   Information on AMSA's procedures for handling seafarer complaints is available on the AMSA website at www.amsa.gov.au.
Note 2   An AMSA inspector may investigate a complaint and exercise the powers of inspectors, including the giving of directions — see Chapter 8, Part 4 of the Navigation Act.
Note 3    AMSA may detain a vessel under section 248 of the Navigation Act if an AMSA inspector reasonably suspects that the vessel is unseaworthy or substandard, or that the vessel has been, is or will be involved in a contravention of the Act. A vessel is seaworthy only if, among other things, the living and working conditions on board the vessel do not pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the vessel's seafarers — see Navigation Act, section 23.
Division 21 Official logbook

98 Record keeping — official logbook
       (1) The master of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that the matters mentioned in Schedule 12, for events that occur while the person is the master of the vessel, are recorded by an entry in the official logbook.
       (2) An entry in the official logbook must be:
(a) made as soon as practicable after the event to which it relates; and
(b) dated to show the date of occurrence of the event and the date of entry.
       (3) An entry in the official logbook must be signed at the time of entry by:
(a) the master; and
(b) an officer or another seafarer.
       (4) An entry in the official logbook for a death, injury or illness must be signed at the time of entry by each of the following:
(a) the master;
(b) an officer;
(c) another seafarer;
(d) if the vessel carries a qualified medical practitioner on board as a seafarer — the qualified medical practitioner.
       (5) When an entry in the official logbook for a birth is made, the entry must be signed as soon as practicable by:
(a) the mother or father of the child; and
(b) another person, if any, present at the birth of the child.
Note   It is an offence under section 309 of the Navigation Act if the master of a regulated Australian vessel does not keep an official logbook in accordance with the regulations.

Schedule 1 Seafarer recruitment and placement service — conditions of registration

(sections 17 and 19)
       The conditions of registration for a seafarer and placement service are that:
(a) AMSA may undertake, on provision of reasonable notice, an audit to determine whether the service complies with the conditions of registration; and
(b) the service may charge a fee for a service to a seafarer only if it is for obtaining