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all aspects of the operation of a VTS provider that are relevant to its provision of a vessel traffic service.
Note   AMSA may charge a fee for the conduct of an audit mentioned in this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.
Division 4 Accreditation of VTS training organisations

14 Application for certificate of accreditation
       (1) A person may apply to AMSA for accreditation as a VTS training organisation.
       (2) The application must be in accordance with Marine Order 1.
Note    Division 3 of Marine Order 1 provides some general rules about the making and  determination of various kinds of applications. It provides that if a form is approved for the application, the approved form must be used. An approved form for the application for a certificate of accreditation is available on the AMSA website at: http://www.amsa.gov.au
       (3) The application must:
(a) show that the applicant is a registered training organisation; and
(b) state which vessel traffic service courses the applicant proposes to provide; and
(c) state how the applicant considers it can meet the responsibilities of a VTS training organisation that are mentioned in the normative provisions of IALA Standard 1050.
Note   The normative provisions of IALA Standard 1050 are the provisions that must be adopted by a member state to achieve compliance with the standard.

15 Issue of certificate of accreditation
        AMSA may accredit the applicant as a VTS training organisation and issue a certificate of accreditation if satisfied that:
(a) the applicant is a registered training organisation; and
(b) the applicant can meet the responsibilities of a VTS training organisation that are mentioned in the normative provisions of IALA Standard 1050.
Note 1   AMSA may conduct an audit of the applicant's operations to assess whether the applicant can meet the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) — see subsection 21(1).
Note 2   The normative provisions of the IALA Standard mentioned in paragraph (b) are the provisions that must be adopted by a member state to achieve compliance with the standard.
Note 3   Sections 17 and 18 of Marine Order 1 provide for the review of decisions that are made in accordance with the application process in that Order.

16 Conditions — certificate of accreditation
       (1) A VTS training organisation must:
(a)  operate in accordance with the normative provisions of IALA Standard 1050; and
(b) renew annually their registration as a registered training organisation; and
(c) show AMSA annually evidence of the renewals mentioned in paragraph (b); and
(d) if it is the subject of an audit — comply with a reasonable request made by AMSA during the conduct of the audit.
       (2) AMSA may impose further conditions on the certificate of accreditation.

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