Navigation Act 2012

This Chapter deals with the safety of navigation.

Part 2 deals with pilotage for certain vessels. It includes provisions relating to the following:

establishing the requirements for compulsory pilotage and a procedure for seeking exemptions from the requirements;

providing for the issue of licences;

providing for pilots to issue certificates as evidence of the provision of pilotage;

the approval and duties of pilotage providers;

establishing offences and civil penalties for navigation without a licensed pilot, failure to comply with exemption conditions and false representation as a licensed pilot;

providing for the reporting of movement or intended movement of vessels.

Part 3 deals with prevention of collisions.

Part 4 imposes obligations to render assistance and report incidents.

Part 5 deals with aids to navigation. It includes provisions:

empowering AMSA to acquire, establish, maintain and inspect aids to navigation; and

empowering AMSA to deal with things that may interfere with safe navigation; and

establishing offences and civil penalty provisions for the fouling or destruction of, or damage to or interference with, aids to navigation.

Part 6 deals with safe navigation. It includes provisions about the following:

vessel traffic services (Division 2);

mandatory routeing (Division 3);

reporting of movement of vessels (Division 4);

the Australian Hydrographic Office (Division 5).