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equipment standards for a domestic commercial vessel that is not surveyed by a recognised organisation.
       (2) For an existing vessel — the standards are:
(a) for arrangement, accommodation and personal safety, watertight and weathertight integrity, construction, fire safety, engineering, stability, equipment (other than the equipment mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c)) and associated systems:
 (i) if the vessel operated before 1 July 2013 — the standards that applied to the vessel on 30 June 2013; and
 (ii) if the vessel did not operate before 1 July 2013 — the standards that applied to the vessel when design approval was approved; and
(b) for a Class 4 vessel — the standards for safety equipment that apply to the vessel in accordance with the NSCV Part F2; and
(c) for a Class 1, 2 or 3 vessel — the standards for safety equipment and the EPIRB requirements that apply to the vessel in accordance with NSCV Parts C and F.
     Note for paragraph (a)   Associated systems include fuel, bilge, exhaust and ventilation systems.
     Note for paragraph (b)   NSCV Part F2 applies to vessels that are Class 4. In NSCV Part F2, the term 'safety equipment' means appliances for saving or protecting life, including communications equipment (including EPIRB requirements), navigation equipment, fire equipment and anchoring systems.
     Note for paragraph (c)   NSCV Part C applies to vessels that are Class 1, 2 or 3. NSCV Part F1 applies to vessels that are fast craft. In NSCV Parts C7 and F1, the term 'safety equipment' does not include communication, navigation or anchoring equipment.
     Note   The NSCV provides that, from 1 January 2021, certain kinds of vessels must carry a class 2 EPIRB fitted in a category 1 bracket. The EPIRB also needs to be registered with AMSA.
       (3) For a new vessel, the standards for arrangement, accommodation and personal safety, watertight and weathertight integrity, construction, fire safety, engineering, stability, equipment and associated systems are:
(a) NSCV; and
(b) USL Code Section 5, subsection C, clauses C.42 to C.47, C.49 to C.53, C.54.2, C.55 to C.57, C.61.1, C.61.2a, C.61.3, C.61.3a, C.61.4, C.61.5, C.67, C.68, C.69.1 to C.69.6 and C.70 to C.73; and
(c) USL Code Section 5, subsection D, clauses D.9 to D.15 and D.18 to D.36; and
(d) USL Code Section 7 or the Load Lines Convention.
Note 1   The standards mentioned in this subsection are the standards that apply to a new vessel in accordance with the application provision of each standard.
Note 2   A vessel is taken to meet the required outcomes specified in the NSCV if the vessel meets the deemed to satisfy solutions.
       (4) Despite subsection (3), a new vessel being built as a sister vessel may comply with the standards