

2010-2011-2012-2013
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013
No. , 2013
(Mr Wilkie)
A Bill for an Act relating to maritime safety to ensure the maintenance of standards of training and certification of marine engineers
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Act binds the Crown........................................................................... 2
4............ Object of Act....................................................................................... 2
5............ Constitutional reach of Act.................................................................. 3
6............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 3
Part 2—Standards 6
7............ Standard: arrangement of legislative instruments dealing with marine engineering certification matters 6
8............ Standards for Marine Regulations....................................................... 6
9............ Standard: approvals............................................................................. 6
10.......... Standard: oral examinations................................................................ 7
11.......... Standard: Engineer Class 1, 2 and 3.................................................... 7
12.......... Standard: Engineer Watchkeeper......................................................... 8
13.......... Standard: Marine Engineer Class 3 without a trade............................. 9
14.......... Standard: alternative trades and post-trade acquisition of maintenance experience 10
15.......... Standard: recognition of foreign certificate........................................ 10
16.......... Standard: colleges and registered training authorities........................ 10
17.......... Standard: duties permitted for grades of certificates.......................... 11
18.......... Standard: revalidation of certificates.................................................. 14
19.......... Standard: Principal Examiner and Examiners.................................... 14
20.......... Standard: meaning of propulsion power ........................................... 15
21.......... Standard: meaning of qualifying sea service ..................................... 15
A Bill for an Act relating to maritime safety to ensure the maintenance of standards of training and certification of marine engineers
The Parliament of Australia enacts: