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for certificates of competency including who must have a certificate, how to apply, and the criteria for the issue, variation, suspension and revocation of certificates;
(b) Division 5 of Part 4 which provides for a number of matters to be prescribed for certificates issued under the national law;
(c) paragraph 159(2)(g) which provides that the regulations may prescribe standards for the qualifications of crew and masters of domestic commercial vessels;
(d) Section 162 which provides that the regulations may prescribe penalties for offences against the regulations and civil penalties for contraventions of the regulations.
       (2) Subsection 159(1) of the national law 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 national law.
       (3) Subsection 163(1) provides that the National Regulator may make a Marine Order about matters that can be provided for by regulation.
       (4) Section 164 of the national law allows a Marine Order to provide for any matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in any written instrument in force or existing from time to time.

4 Definitions
        In this Marine Order:
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
AMPA means the latest version of the AMSA Mandated Practical Assessment developed by AMSA and conducted by registered training organisations for a final assessment for a certificate of competency.
Note   For information on the AMPA, see the AMSA website: http://www.amsa.gov.au.
AMSA approved task book means a task book issued by AMSA for the specified certificate.
ASQA means the Australian Skills Quality Authority.
certificate of recognition means a certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition that is issued by AMSA to recognise:
       (a)   an overseas qualification in accordance with Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014; or
       (b)   a New Zealand qualification in accordance with the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
chief engineer means the engineer in charge of:
(a) the vessel's propulsion machinery; and
(b) the safe operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installation of the vessel; and
(c) ensuring that watchkeeping arrangements are adequate to maintain a safe engineering watch.
Note   State and Territory laws may apply to a person carrying out electrical work on a vessel.
chief mate means the crew member next in rank to the master, who would be responsible for the command of the vessel if the master was unable to perform the task.
colour deficient vision means vision that does not meet the colour vision requirements of section 3 of Part B of the Standards for the medical examination of domestic seafarers, as existing from time to time.
Note   The Standards for the medical examination