27AApplication process for certificate of recognition or restricted certificate of recognition of radio operator certificate

27A Application process for certificate of recognition or restricted certificate of recognition of radio operator certificate

(1) A person who holds an appropriate radio operator certificate may apply to AMSA under subsection 30(1) of the Navigation Act for a certificate of recognition of the appropriate radio operator certificate.

(2) A person who holds a radio operator certificate issued by a country with which Australia has no agreement for recognition of GMDSS certificates may apply to AMSA under subsection 30(1) of the Act for a restricted certificate of recognition of the certificate.

(3) The application must be in in the approved form.

Note 1 The approved form is available on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au. See Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013 for information about approved forms.

Note 3 A fee may be determined for this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.

(4) The applicant must produce to AMSA:

(a) the applicant’s passport or evidence of the applicant’s passport; and

(b) for an application for a certificate of recognition — the applicant’s appropriate radio operator certificate or a certified copy; and

(c) for an application for a restricted certificate of recognition — the radio operator certificate mentioned in subsection (2) or a certified copy.

(5) AMSA may, in writing, ask the applicant for any information or document that AMSA reasonably considers necessary for consideration of the application.

(6) If AMSA asks for information or a document under subsection (5), it must tell the applicant, in writing, about the effect of the request on the period for consideration of the application.