approved bridge simulator means a bridge simulator that AMSA has approved as meeting the performance standards mentioned in STCW Code Section A-1/12 for bridge simulators.
approved fatigue risk management plan
means a plan approved under
section 39.
approved pilotage training course, for an approved pilotage training provider, means a training course, which may involve use of an approved bridge simulator, for which the pilotage training provider holds a pilotage training course approval under section 73.
approved pilotage training provider means a person that holds a pilotage training course approval under section 73.
Certificate of Medical Fitness has the meaning:
(a) for the issue of a licence mentioned in sections 56 to 60 — that is given by paragraph (a) of the definition of certificate of medical fitness in section 4 of Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017; and
(b) for the renewal of a licence mentioned in section 61 — that is given by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of certificate of medical fitness in section 4 of Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017; and
(c) in any other case — that is given by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of certificate of medical fitness in section 4 of Marine Order 76 (Health — medical fitness) 2017, appropriate for the class of pilot licence held.
check pilot
means a person who holds a check pilot licence.
check pilot licence means a pilot licence that permits the person holding the licence to perform check pilot duties for a stated pilotage area.
check pilot voyage means a voyage on which a pilot’s competency is being assessed by a check pilot.
competency assessment
means a process of checking the competency of a pilot, that may include:
use of an approved bridge simulator;
observation of operations at sea;
(c)
oral or written examination.
compliance audit
, for a pilotage provider, means an audit conducted under Subdivision
2.4 by or for AMSA to establish whether the pilotage provider complies with this Order, including the requirements for a fatigue risk management system and a safety management plan.
compliance period, for a person holding a pilotage provider licence, means each period of 1 year beginning on 1 July.
cruise ship anchorage
means:
for the Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998
— an anchorage specified in
the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983; and
(b) for a cruise ship anchorage in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park — see the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983, regulation 3.
demerit infringe
m
ent, for a person holding a pilotage provider licence, means the contravention of a licence condition that is mentioned in Schedule 2.
demerit points register means the register under section 37.
designated anchorage means a point or an area described in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983, Schedule 1.
designated person
— see clause 4 of Schedule 1.
draught
, for a vessel, means the vertical distance between the waterline and the lowest part of the vessel, as measured when the vessel is stopped in the water and not making way.
fatigue risk management plan
(or
FRMP
)
means:
(a) if a fatigue risk management plan is approved under section 39 — the approved fatigue risk management plan; or
(b) in any other case — the default fatigue risk management plan published by AMSA.
Great North East Channel
means the area bounded by a line that progressively joins, on geodesic lines, the following points:
Point
Latitude
Longitude
1
10 41.0S
141 50.0E
2
10 28.0S
141 50.0E
3
10 28.0S
142 27.0E
4
10 18.0S
142 48.0E
5
9 48.0S
143 08.0E
6
9 30.0S
143 24.0E
7
9 45.0S
143 24.0E
8
10 20.0S
143 00.0E
9
10 41.0S
141 50.0E
Hydrographers Passage
means the area defined as the Hydrographers Passage under subregulation 118(3) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulation 1983.
incident means an incident, other than a regulatory incident, that:
(a) involves a pilot launch or a vessel piloted by a person contracted or employed by a pilotage provider; and
(b) is any of the following:
(i) a marine incident;
(ii) the illness of a person that may affect the safe operation of the vessel;
(iii) a close quarters situation;
(iv) machinery or equipment failure on board the launch or vessel that may affect the safe operation of the vessel;
(v) pollution from the launch or vessel, including pollution from sewage or garbage.
inner route pilotage area
means:
(a) the waters bounded by:
(i) the Australian mainland; and
(ii) the outer eastern edge of the REEFREP area; and
(iii) the northern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region that is latitude 10º 41.00´S; and
(iv) latitude 1639.91S; and
(b) the Torres Strait, excluding the waters north of latitude 10º 28.00´S and east of longitude 142º 39.00´E.
Note 1 For subparagraph (a)(ii), the outer eastern edge of the REEFREP area is depicted on official nautical charts produced by the Australian Hydrographic Service. Those charts refer to this area as the REEFREP Reporting Area.
Note 2 For subparagraph (a)(iii), the Great Barrier Reef Region is defined in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975.
internal audit
means an examination of the measures and procedures of a pilotage provider carried out by or for the pilotage provider to verify if the measures and procedures mentioned in this Order have been implemented correctly.
MSLS means a maritime survivor locating system.
National Regulator — see section 6 of the national law.
on duty, for a pilot on board a piloted vessel in a pilotage area, means the period from when the pilot commences pilotage duties to when the pilot ceases pilotage duties, including any period when the pilot is not on the bridge.
operational safety meeting
means a meeting conducted by a pilotage provider with the following persons to discuss operational safety issues:
the designated person or a representative of the designated person;
a representative of the pilotage crew of the pilotage provider;
(c)
representatives of employees of the pilotage provider.
passage plan model
means the model for detailed passage plans for pilotages in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait approved by AMSA for clause 2 of Schedule 3 or for section
93 of
Marine Order 54 (Coastal Pilotage) 2011
.
Note: Passage plan models for the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait are available on AMSA’s website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
pilot launch
means a vessel that is being operated to transfer a pilot to or from a
vessel
for the purpose of pilotage.
pilot licence — see section 46.
means an area mentioned in s
ection 6.
pilotage crew, of a pilotage provider, means:
(a) each pilot contracted or employed by the pilotage provider, including trainee pilots; and
(b) each seafarer of each pilot launch operated by the pilotage provider.
pilotage provider licence
means a licence issued under Division 2 to a person to conduct business as a pilotage provider.
REEFREP
means the reporting system provided for in Marine Order 56 (REEFREP) 2004.
REEFREP area — see Marine Order 56 (REEFREP) 2004, section 2, definition of REEFREP area.
REEFVTS
— see
Marine Order 56 (REEFREP) 2004
,
section
2, definition of
REEFVTS
.
regulatory action
:
for regulatory action against a pilotage provider
— see Subdivision 2.5; and
for regulatory action against a licensed pilot
— see Subdivision 6.5.
regulatory incident
, for a person holding a pilotage provider licence, means the action or inaction that gives rise to a
demerit infringement.
restricted pilot licence means a pilot licence that permits the licensee to pilot a vessel in a stated pilotage area other than piloting any of the following vessels:
(a) a loaded oil tanker;
(b) a loaded chemical carrier;
(c) a loaded liquefied gas carrier;
(d) for a pilotage area other than the Hydrographers Passage pilotage area — a vessel with draught exceeding the draught endorsed on the pilot licence under section 58.
reviewable decision means a decision mentioned in Schedule 6.
safety management system, for a pilotage provider, means a system for coordinating and managing the pilotage provider’s operations that minimises the risk of personal injury and environmental damage.
State
includes the Northern Territory.
Torres Strait
means the waters bounded:
on the south by latitude 10 41.00 S; and
on the east:
(i) for a vessel moving eastward — by longitude 143 22.00 E; or
(ii) for any other vessel — by longitude 143 24.00 E; and
(c) on the north by the line of Australia’s exclusive economic zone; and
(d) on the west:
(i) for a vessel of less than 8 m draught — by longitude 142 05.00 E; or
(ii) for a vessel of 8 m draught or more moving eastward — by longitude 141 50.00 E; or
(iii) for a vessel of 8 m draught or more moving westward — by longitude 141 51.70 E.
trainee pilot licence means a pilot licence that permits the licensee to undertake training activities for the purpose of obtaining a restricted pilot licence.
UKCM system means the underkeel clearance management system implemented by AMSA.
unrestricted pilot licence means a pilot licence that permits the licensee to pilot any vessel in a stated pilotage area.
vary, for a licence, includes the following:
(a) vary an existing licence condition;
(b) impose a new licence condition;
(c) remove an existing licence condition.
Whitsundays pilotage area
means the area defined as the Whitsundays compulsory pilotage area by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulation 1983, regulation 118(4).
(2) A pilot:
(a) commences pilotage duties when the vessel on which the pilot is on board as pilot enters the compulsory pilotage area in which the pilotage is to be conducted; and
(b) ceases pilotage duties when the vessel on which the pilot is on board as pilot leaves the compulsory pilotage area in which the pilotage was conducted.
Note 1 Some terms used in this Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, including:
Note: AMSA Act
Note: national law
Note: National Standard for Commercial Vessels (or NSCV)
Note: Navigation Act.
Note 2 Other terms used in this Order are defined in the Navigation Act, including:
Note: AMSA
Note: coastal sea of Australia
Note: licensed pilot
Note: marine incident
Note: pilot
Note: pilotage provider
Note: recognised organisation
Note: seafarer
Note: STCW Convention
Note: vessel.
Note 3 For delegation of AMSA’s powers under this Order — see the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.