Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In
regulations 47 to 47I —
CEO means the chief executive officer of the
department;
examiner means a person or body approved for the
purpose of regulation 47C(2)(a);
foreign skipper’s ticket means an equivalent
of a recreational skipper’s ticket granted outside Western Australia the
prerequisites for which, in the CEO’s opinion, require a person to meet
or exceed the recreational skipper’s competency requirements;
[Note: owner is
defined in regulation 2 to include the master or person in charge of a
vessel.]
recreational skipper’s ticket means a ticket
granted by the CEO under regulation 47C;
RST vessel means a vessel that —
(a) is a
registrable vessel for the purposes of Part VA; and
(b) is
propelled by motored power that exceeds 4.5 kilowatts.
(2) For the purposes
of regulations 47 to 47I a person meets the recreational skipper’s
competency requirements if he or she has knowledge of, and is able to
demonstrate, the minimum competencies set out in the Guidelines for
Recreational Boat Operator Competencies published by the National Marine
Safety Committee in 2000.
(3) For the purposes
of regulation 47 to 47I, an applicant for a recreational skipper’s
ticket is taken to have lodged an application if he or she has —
(a)
lodged an application with the CEO; or
(b)
given a completed application to the examiner to be lodged in accordance with
regulation 47C(3)(c)(ii).
[Regulation 47 inserted in Gazette
10 Feb 2006 p. 667‑8.]