Marine Order 31 (SOLAS and non-SOLAS certification) 2019
16Non-SOLAS certificates required
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16 Non-SOLAS certificates required
(1) A regulated Australian vessel must have a safety certificate specified in Schedule 2 if the vessel is not required under this Marine Order to be issued a certificate specified in Schedule 1 in accordance with Regulation 12 of Chapter I, or Regulation 10 of Chapter VIII, of SOLAS.
(2) However, a regulated Australian vessel that is a cargo vessel <500GT must have a certificate mentioned in Schedule 2 unless the vessel has a Certificate of Survey for a Yacht or Training Vessel.
Note A cargo vessel >300 GT must have a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate — see section 7.
(3) A certificate specified in Schedule 2 is a safety certificate and is also known as a non-SOLAS certificate.
Note For government vessels, reference should be made to the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au to ascertain if any exemption has been granted from the requirements of this Marine Order.