You will require this certificate if you act as a Ship Security Officer (SSO) on a regulated Australian ship and intend to visit security regulated ports outside of Australia.
Australian regulated ships include:
- passenger ship that is used for overseas voyages (13 or more passengers)
- mobile offshore drilling units that are used on overseas voyages
- Australian ships that are capable of, or being used to carry, both passengers and vehicles for interstate voyages
- cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage or greater that are used for overseas voyages.
This certificate is also required if you are a SSOs working on a foreign vessel and intend to enter an Australian port.