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AMSA MO 2022/3
Marine Order 64 (Vessel traffic services) 2022
I, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.
26 May 2022
Michael Kinley
Chief Executive Officer

Division 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Order
1A Commencement
1B Repeal of Marine Order 64 (Vessel traffic services) 2013
2 Purpose
3 Power
4 Definitions and interpretation
Division 2 Authorisation of VTS providers
5 Application for instrument of authority
6 Issue of instrument of authority
7 Conditions — instrument of authority
8 Form of instrument of authority
9 Term of instrument of authority
10 Amendment of instrument of authority
11 Suspension or cancellation of instrument of authority
12 VTS provider may conduct recurrent training
Division 3 Auditing of VTS providers and applicants
13 Conduct of audits for vessel traffic services
Division 4 Accreditation of VTS training organisations
14 Application for certificate of accreditation
15 Issue of certificate of accreditation
16 Conditions — certificate of accreditation
17 Form of certificate of accreditation
18 Term of certificate of accreditation
19 Amendment of certificate of accreditation
20 Suspension or cancellation of certificate of accreditation
Division 5 Auditing of VTS training organisations and applicants
21 Conduct of audits for VTS training organisations
Division 6 Obligations for masters
22 Obligations for masters
Division 7 Transitional and savings
23 Transitional
24 Savings

Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order
        This Order is Marine Order 64 (Vessel traffic services) 2022.

1A Commencement
        This Order commences on 1 July 2022.

1B Repeal of Marine Order 64 (Vessel traffic services) 2013
        Marine Order 64 (Vessel traffic services) 2013 is repealed.

2 Purpose
       (1) This Marine Order:
(a) provides for vessel traffic services for Australia; and
(b) gives effect to Regulation 12 of Chapter V of SOLAS.

3 Power
       (1) The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Marine Order to be made:
(a) section 213 which provides for regulations to be made about vessel traffic services;
(b) paragraph 340(1)(a) which provides for regulations to be made to give effect to SOLAS;
(c) 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 that can be provided for by regulation.

4 Definitions and interpretation
       (1) In this Marine Order:
certificate of accreditation means a certificate of accreditation issued