61Training of persons processing food

61 Training of persons processing food

(1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that a person who works on the vessel as a cook holds a certificate of proficiency as marine cook issued in accordance with Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014.

(2) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel operating with a prescribed manning level of less than 10, that because of its trading pattern does not need to carry a marine cook, must ensure that a person processing food in the galley is trained or instructed in:

(a) food hygiene; and

(b) personal hygiene; and

(c) food handling on a vessel; and

(d) the storage of food on a vessel.

(3) The owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement in subsection (1).

(4) AMSA may give an exemption:

(a) for a period up to 1 month; or

(b) until the vessel arrives at the next convenient port of call.