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Note   Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 deals with the following:
          * making of an application
          * seeking further information about an application
          * the time allowed for consideration of an application
          * notification of a decision on an application
          * review of decisions.
Division 2 Responsibilities of owners and seafarers

7 Owner and seafarer general responsibilities
       Owners of vessels and seafarers each have responsibility for ensuring that the obligations mentioned in paragraph 1 of Section A–I/14 of the STCW Code are given full effect.

8 Owner responsibilities for seafarer assignment
       (1)The owner of a vessel is responsible for the assignment of seafarers for service in the vessel.
       (2)The owner of a vessel must ensure that:
(a) each seafarer assigned to the vessel holds a certificate appropriate to the seafarer's duties, in accordance with:
 (i) for a regulated Australian vessel — Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014; or
 (ii) for a foreign vessel — the law of the country in which the vessel is registered and the STCW Convention; and
(b) the vessel complies with the safe manning document issued to the vessel under paragraph 2 of regulation 14 of Chapter V of SOLAS; and
(c) documentation and data relevant to all seafarers employed on the vessel are maintained and readily accessible, including documentation and data on their experience, training, medical fitness and competency in assigned duties; and
(d) when each seafarer is assigned to the vessel, he or she is familiarised with his or her specific duties and with all vessel arrangements, installations, equipment, procedures and vessel characteristics that are relevant to his or her routine or emergency duties; and
(e) the vessel's complement can effectively coordinate their activities:
 (i) in an emergency; and
 (ii) in performing functions vital to safety, security or the prevention or mitigation of pollution; and
(f) each seafarer assigned to the vessel has received refresher and updating training as required by the STCW Convention; and
(g) at all times on board the vessel, there is effective oral communication in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of regulation 14 of Chapter V of SOLAS.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3)An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (5)The owner of a vessel must give written instructions to the master of the vessel in accordance with paragraph 2 of Section A–I/14 of the STCW Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (6)An offence against subsection (5) is a strict liability offence.
       (7)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (5).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (8)The owner of a vessel must provide a vessel-specific