2Definitions of words and phrases used in this Part

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;

applicant means a person who seeks to be issued with a Certificate of Medical Fitness under 8.4;

Certificate of Medical Fitness means a Certificate of Medical Fitness issued in accordance with this Part and which contains at least the information set out in Appendix 2;

coastal pilot means a person who is performing, or intends to perform, the duties of a licensed pilot for the purposes of Part IIIA of the Navigation Act;

Deputy CEO means the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Operations, in AMSA;

holder, in relation to a certificate, means the person identified as holder by that certificate;

Manager means the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, in AMSA, or in respect of any particular function, a suitably qualified person appointed by the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications, to carry out that function;

Medical Examination Guidelines means the Guidelines for the medical examination of seafarers and coastal pilots, obtainable from AMSA’s website at www.amsa.gov.au;

Medical Inspector of Seamen means a person appointed under section 123 of the Navigation Act;

Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912;

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

penal provision means a penal provision for the purposes of Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations 1980;

Note Subregulation 4 (1) of the Navigation (Orders) Regulations provides that a person who fails to comply with a provision of an order made under subsection 425(1AA) of the Navigation Act that is expressed to be a penal provision is guilty of an offence and is punishable by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. The maximum penalty that a court may impose on a body corporate that fails to comply with a penal provision is 250 penalty units.

seafarer means a person serving or intending to serve on a ship to which Part II of the Navigation Act applies and includes a master, officer or seaman but does not include a pilot, a person who is not a member of the crew of the ship, a supernumerary, or special personnel as defined in section 283 of the Navigation Act;