This Act, consisting of 374 Sections divided into nine Parts and completed by two Schedules, provides for safe marine operations in Victoria by: imposing a range of safety duties; providing for the registration of vessels; providing for the licensing of masters of recreational vessels and hire and drive vessels; providing for the regulation and management of the use of, and navigation of vessels on, State waters; requiring port management bodies to engage harbour masters and providing for the licensing of persons to act as harbour masters; providing for the registration of pilotage service providers and the licensing of pilots; requiring the use of pilots in declared parts of State waters; and requiring compliance with nationally agreed standards for commercial vessels and commercial vessel operations and providing for verification of compliance through certification.
澳大利亚 · 2010-09-28