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AMSA MO 2017/8
Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017
I, Gary Prosser, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.
11 December 2017
Gary Prosser
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Division 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Order
1A Commencement
1B Repeal of Marine Order 9 (Health — medical fitness) 2010
2 Purpose
3 Power
4 Definitions
5 Application
6 Review of decision
Division 2 Requirements — medical fitness
7 Requirement to hold a certificate — seafarer
8 Requirement to hold a certificate of medical fitness — licensed pilot
9 Aids to vision or hearing
10 Evidence of being medically unfit
11 Certificates to be made available
Division 3 Medical inspectors and assessments
12 Appointment of medical inspectors
13 Assessment by medical inspector
14 Assessment by expert panel
15 Assessment by medical practitioner in an overseas country
Division 4 Duration of certificate of medical fitness
16 Duration of certificate of medical fitness
17 Revocation of certificate of medical fitness

Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order
       This Order is Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017.

1A Commencement
       This Order commences on 1 January 2018.

1B Repeal of Marine Order 9 (Health — medical fitness) 2010
       Marine Order 9 (Health — medical fitness) 2010 is repealed.

2 Purpose
       This Order:
(a) sets out the requirement for seafarers and licensed pilots to hold a certificate of medical fitness; and
(b) deals with the duration of certificates of medical fitness; and
(c) provides for the appointment of medical inspectors; and
(d) gives effect to:
 (i) regulation I/9 of the STCW Convention; and
 (ii) sections A-I/9 and B-I/9 of the STCW Code; and
 (iii) regulation 1.2 of the Maritime Labour Convention.

3 Power
       (1)The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Order to be made:
(a) section 65 which provides that regulations may be made about the health of seafarers;
(b) paragraph 164(2)(a) which provides that the regulations may provide for the medical fitness of pilots;
(c) paragraph 340(1)(h) which provides that regulations may provide for giving effect to the STCW Convention;
(d) paragraph 340(1)(i) which provides that regulations may provide for giving effect to the Maritime Labour Convention;
(e) subsection 341(1) which provides that the regulations may provide for the imposition of penalties for a contravention of a provision of the regulations.
       (2)Subsection 339(1) of the Navigation Act provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted to be prescribed, or that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.
       (3)Subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act provides that AMSA may make a Marine Order about matters