161Simplified outline of this Chapter

#### 161 Simplified outline of this Chapter (1) This Chapter deals with the safety of navigation. (2) Part 2 deals with pilotage for certain vessels. It includes provisions relating to the following: (a) establishing the requirements for compulsory pilotage and a procedure for seeking exemptions from the requirements; (b) providing for the issue of licences; (c) providing for pilots to issue certificates as evidence of the provision of pilotage; (d) the approval and duties of pilotage providers; (e) establishing offences and civil penalties for navigation without a licensed pilot, failure to comply with exemption conditions and false representation as a licensed pilot; (f) providing for the reporting of movement or intended movement of vessels. (3) Part 3 deals with prevention of collisions. (4) Part 4 imposes obligations to render assistance and report incidents. (5) Part 5 deals with aids to navigation. It includes provisions: (a) empowering AMSA to acquire, establish, maintain and inspect aids to navigation; and (b) empowering AMSA to deal with things that may interfere with safe navigation; and (c) establishing offences and civil penalty provisions for the fouling or destruction of, or damage to or interference with, aids to navigation. (6) Part 6 deals with safe navigation. It includes provisions about the following: (a) vessel traffic services (Division 2); (b) mandatory routeing (Division 3); (c) reporting of movement of vessels (Division 4); (d) the Australian Hydrographic Office (Division 5).