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the application process set out in Division 3 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, for approval to use an equivalent on a regulated Australian vessel.
Note   For definitions of equivalent and use — see section 6 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.
       (2) AMSA may approve use of an equivalent only if satisfied that use of the equivalent would be at least as effective as compliance with the requirement to which the equivalent is an alternative.
Division 2 Certificates issued under the Navigation Act
Subdivision 2.1 Various matters about certificates

9 Certificates required
       (1) For subsection 98(3) of the Navigation Act (which enables the regulations to provide that specified kinds of vessels are required to have specified safety certificates), a regulated Australian vessel to which the Load Lines Convention applies, or would apply if engaged on an international voyage, must have an International Load Lines Certificate.
Note   It is an offence under sections 103 and 104 of the Navigation Act if a vessel is taken to sea without a certificate of a specified kind in force for the vessel.
       (2) However, a vessel mentioned in subsection (1) that is exempted in accordance with paragraph (2) or (4) of Article 6 of the Load Lines Convention must have an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate.

10 Applying for certificates
       (1) For subsection 99(1) of the Navigation Act (which enables a person to apply to an issuing body for a safety certificate specified in the regulations), the following certificates are specified:
(a) an International Load Lines Certificate;
(b) an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate.
       (2) Division 3 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 (other than section 17) applies to an application to AMSA for a certificate mentioned in subsection (1).
Note   Division 3 of Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 prescribes some general rules about the making and determination of various kinds of applications. Section 17 of that Order provides for internal review of decisions about applications. That section does not apply to safety certificates because those decisions are reviewable under subsection 313(1) of the Navigation Act.

11 Commencement and duration of certificates
       (1) An International Load Lines Certificate comes into force, and ceases to be in force, in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2) and (7) of Article 19 of the Load Lines Convention.
       (2) An International Load Lines Exemption Certificate comes into force, and ceases to be in force, in accordance with paragraph (10) of Article 19 of the Load Lines Convention.

12 Variation of certificates
        For section 101 of the Navigation Act, the criteria for variation of an International Load Lines Certificate or an International Load Lines Exemption Certificate are that:
(a) the vessel has been surveyed in accordance with subparagraph (1)(c)