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issuing body must be informed of an alteration to a vessel is 7 days after the alteration is made.
Note   An approved form for reporting of alterations to vessels is available from AMSA's website http://www.amsa.gov.au.
Division 4 Certificate requirements for foreign vessels

20 Requirements for foreign vessels
       A foreign vessel to which regulation 9.1 of Annex II applies must have a certificate issued in accordance with that regulation.
Division 5 Reporting requirements

21 Marine incidents
       For paragraph (l) of the definition of marine incident in subsection 14(1) of the Navigation Act, the following incidents are prescribed:
(a) equipment failure that may affect compliance by the vessel with Annex II;
(b) an incident involving the vessel that may affect compliance by the vessel with Annex II;
(c) anything that substantially affects the integrity of the vessel or the efficiency or completeness of the vessel's equipment covered by Annex II.
Note 1   The owner and master of a vessel must report marine incidents to AMSA — see sections 185 and 186 of the Navigation Act.
Note 2   For the prescribed periods for the reporting of marine incidents — see section 23A of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.  Forms for reporting of marine incidents are available from AMSA's website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
Note 3   For other reporting requirements — see Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003, sections 18 and 19.
Division 6 Matters prescribed for Pollution Prevention Act

22 Notification of discharges
       (1)For subsections 22(1) and (3) of the Pollution Prevention Act, a prescribed incident (which is an incident involving a discharge from the vessel of a mixture containing a liquid substance, carried as cargo or as part of cargo in bulk) must be notified by any of the following means:
(a) telephone to +61 (0)2 6230 6811 or freecall within Australia 1800 641 792;
(b) fax to +61 (0)2 6230 6868;
(c) email to rccaus@amsa.gov.au;
(d) Immarsat C and HF DSC MMSI 005030001;
(e) Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network to YSARYCYX.
Note   Subsection 26B(3) of the Pollution Prevention Act requires notification of a prescribed incident to a prescribed officer. For the definition of prescribed officer — see subsection 3(2) of the Act.
       (2)A report mentioned in subsections 22(6) and (7) of the Pollution Prevention Act must be made using AMSA Form 196 (Harmful Substances Report form).
Note   This form is available on AMSA's website http://www.amsa.gov.au.
       (3)For subsections 22(6) and (7) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the report must be given within 24 hours after receiving the request for the report.

23 Shipboard marine pollution emergency plan
       For subsection 22A(3) of the Pollution Prevention Act, the prescribed form is the form set out as an example in Appendix II to Guidelines for the Development of Shipboard