10Qualifying sea service

10 Qualifying sea service

(1) Qualifying sea service for the issue or reissue of a certificate of competency is calculated according to the rules set out in Schedule 4.

(2) For the reissue of a certificate, a person who is not able to meet the sea service requirement mentioned in subparagraph 9(3)(b)(ii) may instead have:

(a) completed a final assessment approved in writing by the National Regulator; or

(b) accrued 60 days qualifying sea service in the 6 months before the application; or

(c) for a seasonal fisher (eg an abalone fisher) — worked in a seasonal fishery for at least 120 days in the 5 years before the application; or

(d) other industry experience approved in writing by the National Regulator; or

(e) completed an AMSA approved task book for the certificate.

Note For paragraph (d), examples include operational employee, fleet manager, shore-side servicing, teacher at a registered training organisation for maritime studies, marine surveyor.