25ARequirements for revalidation of GMDSS radio operator certificate

25A Requirements for revalidation of GMDSS radio operator certificate

The requirements for revalidation of a GMDSS radio operator certificate are that the person holding the certificate:

(a) has maintained a radio watch as a master or an officer of the watch in a seagoing vessel fully fitted with GMDSS equipment for at least:

(i) 12 months in the 5 years before the application for revalidation; or

(ii) 3 months in the 6 months before the application for revalidation; or

(b) has performed functions that relate to the kind of GMDSS certificate held by the person that AMSA considers to be at least equivalent to those mentioned in paragraph (a); or

(c) has completed, within the 5 years before the date of application for revalidation, approved training that AMSA considers provides appropriate training for performing radio operator duties or functions.