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of equivalence to a person who is to work as a rating on an International Register vessel are that:
(a) the person holds a foreign certificate; and
(b) the person is not an Australian national or an Australian resident; and
(c) the person shows AMSA the person's foreign certificate for ratings duties or functions or a certified copy of the certificate; and
(d) AMSA is satisfied:
 (i) of the applicant's identity; and
 (ii) of the authenticity of the foreign certificate; and
 (iii) that the person holds a certificate of medical fitness in accordance with Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017; and
 (iv) that the person has passed an approved English language assessment; and
 (v) that the applicant will be working as a rating on an International Register vessel.
       (2) For paragraph 31(1)(b) of the Navigation Act, the criteria for the issue by AMSA of a certificate of equivalence to a person who is to work as an officer on an International Register vessel are that:
(a)  the person holds a foreign certificate; and
(b) the person is not an Australian national or an Australian resident; and
(c) the person shows AMSA the person's foreign certificate for the kind of officer duties or functions the person is to perform a certified copy of the certificate; and
(d) AMSA is satisfied:
 (i) of the applicant's identity; and
 (ii) of the authenticity of the foreign certificate; and
 (iii) that the person holds a certificate of medical fitness in accordance with Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017; and
 (iv) the person will be working as an officer on an International Register vessel; and
(e) the person has passed an assessment in knowledge of the Australian maritime regulatory framework to the satisfaction of AMSA; and
(f) the person has passed an approved English language assessment to the satisfaction of AMSA.
       (3) For paragraph 31(1)(b) of the Act, the criterion for the issue by AMSA of a further certificate of equivalence to a person holding a certificate of equivalence that has expired is that AMSA is satisfied that:
(a) the foreign certificate the person holds has been revalidated; and
(b) the person holds a certificate of medical fitness in accordance with Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017.
Note   The holder of the revalidated foreign certificate need not undergo any further assessment for a further certificate of equivalence to be issued.

23C Requirements for assessments
       (1) If a person must pass an approved English language assessment or an assessment in knowledge of the Australian maritime regulatory framework before being issued a certificate of equivalence, the examination must be passed, unless AMSA determines otherwise:
(a) when all other eligibility criteria have been