Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 26S

Compliance with safety standards

26S. Compliance with safety standards



(1) The safety standards for pilotage services providers are set out in
Schedule 6.

(2) The Director, on the application of a person registered or seeking to be
registered as a pilotage services provider, may approve appropriate
alternative safety standards for the provider if the Director decides that-

   (a)  the alternative safety standards substantially comply with the
        corresponding standards in Schedule 6; or

   (b)  the alternative safety standards adequately achieve the purpose of the
        corresponding standards in Schedule 6; or

   (c)  compliance with the safety standards in Schedule 6 would, in
        particular circumstances, be impracticable, unnecessary or
        inappropriate.

(3) Alternative safety standards may-

   (a)  modify the application to a pilotage services provider of the
        standards in Schedule 6; or

   (b)  exempt a provider from any one or more of the standards in Schedule 6;
        or

   (c)  specify a standard in substitution for a standard in Schedule 6.

(4) If the Director approves alternative safety standards, the Director may
limit the port waters within which the pilotage services provider to whom the
standards apply may operate.



(5) The following are conditions of the registration of the pilotage services
provider-

   (a)  the standards set out in Schedule 6; and

   (b)  any alternative safety standards approved by the Director under this
        section; and



   (c)  any limitation imposed by the Director under subsection (4).



(6) Nothing in this section derogates from any requirement imposed on a
pilotage services provider to comply with any obligations or duties imposed
under this Act, the regulations or any other standards in relation to vessels,
equipment or any other matter.