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can comply with the Navigation Act.
       (4) A certificate of recognition or restricted certificate of recognition to be issued must be issued in the class and grade and, if applicable, for the kind of propulsion of the vessel, AMSA considers on reasonable grounds best corresponds to the overseas certificate or qualification held by the applicant.
       (4A) However, subsection (4) does not apply to a certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition of a radio operator certificate.
       (5) If AMSA does not decide the application within the period mentioned in section 28, AMSA is taken to have decided to refuse to issue the certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition.
       (6) However, if AMSA does not decide the application within the period mentioned in section 28, AMSA may decide to issue the certificate of recognition or restricted certificate of recognition after that period.

30 Conditions and term of certificate of recognition etc
       (1) Section 14 applies to a certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition in the same way that it applies to other seafarer certificates.
       (2) Subsections 15(1) and (2) apply to a certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition in the same way that they apply to another kind of seafarer certificate.
       (3) Subsection 15(6) applies so that section 15 applies to the revalidation of a certificate of recognition or a restricted certificate of recognition in the same way that it applies to the issue or expiry of a seafarer certificate of another kind.
Note   A certificate of recognition or restricted certificate of recognition may be revalidated or endorsed by AMSA — see Division 5. Its term may not be extended — see note to subs 15(6).
Division 5 Seafarer certificates — revalidation and endorsement
Subdivision 5.1 Revalidation

31 Application process for revalidation
       (1) A person who holds a seafarer certificate may apply to AMSA to revalidate the certificate if it is not suspended or revoked.
Note   A fee may be determined for this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.
       (2) The application must be in the approved form.
Note 1   The approved form is available on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au. See Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 for information about approved forms.
Note 2   See Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2023, Marine Order 72 (Engineer Officers) 2014, Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014 or Marine Order 74 (Masters and deck officers  — yachts) 2015 for revalidation requirements for certificates. Section 25 of this Order sets out the revalidation requirements for certificates of proficiency as marine cook.
Note 3   Giving false or misleading information is an offence against s 136 of the Criminal Code.
       (3) AMSA may,