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the Administrative Appeals Tribunal made under the Navigation Act — see section 313 of the Navigation Act.

6 Kinds of seafarer certificates

6.1 Seafarer certificates that may be applied for
       6.1.1For section 30(1) of the Navigation Act, a kind of seafarer certificate is a certificate that is:
(a) a certificate of a particular designation or grade that belongs to the following classes of certificate:
 (i) certificate of competency;
 (ii) certificate of proficiency (integrated rating);
 (iii) certificate of rating; or
(b) a WIG Officer Certificate; or
(c) a certificate of proficiency as ship security officer; or
(d) a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats; or
(e) a certificate of safety training; or
(f) a certificate of recognition; or
(g) an endorsement, which may be included in a certificate.

6.2 Seafarer certificates required to be held
       6.2.1For section 35(1) of the Navigation Act, a person must hold a particular seafarer certificate for performance of duties or functions mentioned in sections D, E, F, G, H, I, J and L of this Order.
       6.2.2For section 35(1) of the Navigation Act, a person who performing specific duties or functions related to cargo or cargo equipment on tankers must hold:
(a) a certificate of competency as Master, deck officer or engineer officer; or
(b) a certificate of proficiency (integrated rating); or
(c) a certificate of rating as Able Seaman, Deck Rating or Engine Room Rating.
Note   Section 35(1) of the Navigation Act provides that a person must not perform duties or functions in relation to an Australian regulated vessel if the person does not hold particular seafarer certificate required to perform those duties or functions.

[11] Subsections 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5
substitute
       7.3An offence against subsection 7.2 is a strict liability offence.
       7.4A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection 7.2.
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

[12] Section 8
substitute

8 Criteria for, and conditions imposed on, the issue of seafarer certificates
       For section 31 of the Navigation Act:
(a) the criteria for the issue of a seafarer's certificate are those mentioned for the certificate in section C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K or L; and
(b) the conditions that may be imposed on the issue of a seafarer certificate are those mentioned for the certificate in section CA, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K or L.

[13] After subsection 9.4
insert

9.5 Duration of endorsements
       9.5.1An endorsement as a responsible officer on tankers, mentioned in section 48, remains current for 5 years.
       9.5.2A type rating endorsement for high speed craft, mentioned in section 49, remains current for:
(a) 2 years; or
(b) a shorter period, or for a voyage or voyages,