Originally Posted by
StickWithTheTruth
You mean those with a survey and not necessarily commercial. Two different things. Some vessel owners like to have their vessels under current survey for a wealth of reasons.
Domestic commercial vessel is the description adopted by the Feds...so I used it too.
"In the future, if you own or operate a domestic commercial vessel you may be required to pay a levy. This levy is charged to recover the costs of delivering national system services.
The levy will be charged annually to the holder of vessel permissions, including:
Certificate of survey
Non-survey approval (EX02)
Restricted C approval (EX40), or
A holder of another exemption that allows the vessel to operate."
I actually understand that there are people who have their vessel in survey but do not use it for commercial purposes. I used to operate a Govt vessel offshore and held a Marine Board Victoria Certificate to do so. Govt vessels must be in survey.
Kaz