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14 days if a matter recorded on the certificate is no longer accurate;
(g) the certificate must not be transferred to another person.
Note for paragraph (b)   Unless indicated otherwise, matters may be recorded either in writing or electronically provided that the method of recording is reliable for accessibility purposes. It is an offence under section 83 of the national law if a person fails to provide to a marine safety inspector or the National Regulator, when requested, a copy of a record required to be held for the vessel.
Note 1   The National Regulator may also impose other conditions on a certificate of operation — see paragraph 48(4)(b) of the national law.
Note 2   For offences related to a certificate of operation — see sections 53 to 57 of the national law.

10 Form of certificate
       (1) A certificate of operation must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) include the following:
 (i) the name of the holder of the certificate;
 (ii) if the certificate comes into force on a day other than the date of issue of the certificate — the date it comes into force;
 (iii) the date of expiry of the certificate;
 (iv)  the kinds of operation;
 (v)  the vessel use category and operational area for each kind of operation.
       (2) A certificate of operation may include anything else the National Regulator considers relevant.
Division 3 Variation, suspension and revocation of certificates of operation

11 Application for variation, suspension or revocation of certificate
        An application for variation, suspension or revocation of a certificate of operation must:
(a) be made in accordance with section 9 of Marine Order 501; and
(b) include a copy of the certificate of operation; and
(c) for an application for suspension — the period of suspension sought.
Note   There is an approved form and prescribed fee for applying for a variation, suspension or revocation of a certificate — see the AMSA website at www.amsa.gov.au.

12 Criteria for variation of certificate
       (1) For paragraph 50(1)(b) of the national law, the criteria for variation of a certificate of operation by the National Regulator on application are that:
(a) a vessel to which the certificate applies has been altered, damaged or sold and the applicant has requested the removal of the vessel from the certificate; or
(b) the applicant has requested that a kind of operation be removed from the certificate; or
(c) the applicant has requested that another vessel be added to the certificate that:
 (i) has the same service category as another vessel to which the certificate applies; and
 (ii)  the National Regulator considers meets the criteria mentioned in section 8 for issue of a certificate; or
(d) the applicant has applied for the