2 Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990;

approved means approved by the Manager;

Australian near coastal area means the area within the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ);

current, in relation to a certificate, means a certificate:

(a) the expiry date of which has not been reached; and
(b) that has not been cancelled or is not under suspension;

endorsement means an endorsement incorporated in a certificate, or an endorsement contained in a separate document relating to a certificate, in accordance with 8.2;

examiner means a suitably qualified person appointed by the Manager to conduct examinations under this Part;

First Engineer means the engineer officer next in rank to the Chief Engineer and is the same position as that referred to in the STCW Convention as Second Engineer;

General Manager means the person occupying the position of General Manager, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;

GMDSS General Operators Certificate means a GMDSS Certificate issued or recognised in accordance with the provisions of Marine Orders Part 6 (Marine QualificationsRadio);

GT means gross tonnage as measured in accordance with the Tonnage Measurement Convention as defined in the Navigation Act;

high speed craft means a ship to which Marine Orders, Part 49 (High Speed Craft) applies;

International Safety Management Code means the ISM Code referred to in Marine Orders, Part 58 (International Safety Management Code);

kind, in relation to the means of propulsion of a ship, means steam or motor;

Manager means the person occupying the position of Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, in AMSA or, in respect of any particular purpose under this Part, a suitably qualified person authorised by the Manager for that purpose;

Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;

NSCV means National Standards for Commercial Vessels, adopted by the National Marine Safety Committee;

penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations;[1]

satisfactorily, in relation to a training course or a course of study, means satisfactorily in the opinion of the person or persons conducting the course;

ship security officer means the person on board the ship, accountable to the master, designated by the Company as responsible for the security of the ship including implementation and maintenance of the ship security plan and liaison with the Company security officer and port facility security officers;