{"id":"C2004L05562","name":"Navigation (Certificates of Service) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"393 of 1981","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27899,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05562-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Certificates of Service) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1981 No. 3931\n\n——————\n\nNavigation (Certificates of Service) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912.\n\nDated 21 December 1981.\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nRALPH J. HUNT\n\nMinister of State for Transport\n\n–––––––––––\n\nRepeal\n\n1. Statutory Rules 1964 No. 35, 1965 No. 110 and 1978 No. 126 are repealed.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. Regulation 1 shall come into operation on 1 January 1982.\n\n \n\n \n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 December 1981.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":941},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function indicated by its title: repealing the Certificates of Service regulations. There is no expansion of scope beyond this specific administrative clean-up task."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions (repeal and commencement)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Simple, direct legislative intent stated in the title"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis regulation is a clean-up measure that **scraps three old sets of rules** about maritime qualifications.\n\nSpecifically, it repeals regulations from 1964, 1965 and 1978 that governed **Certificates of Service**. These were official documents issued to ships' officers (like masters and engineers) proving they had completed the required amount of time at sea — essentially a way to verify professional experience before full licences were granted.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nPrimarily affects **seafarers** (sailors, ship officers, marine engineers) and **shipping companies** who previously had to comply with the certificate rules. It also affects the bureaucrats who administered these schemes.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nBy 1981, these specific certificate schemes had likely become outdated or were replaced by newer qualification systems. This repeal tidies up the rulebook by removing redundant red tape, ensuring mariners and employers aren't burdened by obsolete paperwork requirements.\n\nThe repeal took effect on **1 January 1982**."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-certificates-of-service-regulations-repeal/documents"}}