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Marine order 504—Certificates of operation and operation requirements—national law
Certificate of operation requirements.
An updated version of Marine Order 504 comes into effect on 1 June 2025. Read more about the changes.
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Marine order 504 includes:
- application requirements for a certificate of operation
- criteria which must be met for AMSA to issue or renew a certificate of operation
- conditions on a certificate of operation
- requirements for renewing, varying, suspending and revoking a certificate of operation
- application requirements for temporary crewing permits
- safety management system and operation requirements
- additional operational requirements for Class 4 hire and drive vessels
- key definitions.
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Legislation and incorporated material
Exemptions which may apply
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Application
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Federal Register of Legislation
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Last updated: 31 March 2025
Source URL: http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-504-certificates-operation-and-operation-requirements
List of links present in page
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/changes-safety-management-system-requirements-1-june-2025
- https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00809/latest/text
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-501-administration-national-law
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-law-act-2012
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-law-act-2012
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/nscv
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/international-safety-management-code
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-3-marine-safety-certificates-operation
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-4-marine-safety-recreational-use
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-7-marine-safety-temporary-operations-exemption
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-41-marine-safety-unpowered-barges
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/exemption-24-marine-safety-emergency-services-vessels
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/passenger-safety-domestic-commercial-vessels
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/certificates-operation
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/crewing-guidance-domestic-commercial-vessels
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/fees-levies-and-payments/fees-services-domestic-commercial-vessel-safety
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/general-safety-duties-domestic-commercial-vessels
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/infringement-notices
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/national-law-act-exemptions-marine-orders
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/safety-management-systems
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/domestic-commercial-vessels/application-temporary-crewing-permit
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/application-certificate-operation
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/application-temporary-crewing
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/application-suspend-or-revoke-certificate-or-approval
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/application-certificate-operation
- https://www.legislation.gov.au/