The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced that a new Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on hours of work and rest has been initiated from 1 May 2022 to run up to 30 June 2022.
This FIC has been initiated by AMSA and is specific to Australia. It will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at an Australian port.
The purpose of the FIC is to determine:
- The level of compliance with the maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest for seafarers in accordance with the requirements of International Conventions, and
- The familiarity of the master and officers with implementing the provisions when working onboard ships.
AMSA inspectors will undertake the FIC in conjunction with a normal port or flag State control inspection. Any port State control deficiencies will be reported to regional port State control databases.
Inspectors will complete a checklist when conducting focused inspections so that AMSA can collate and report on the outcomes. As announced, the results of the FIC will be analysed at the conclusion of the campaign, and a de-identified report will be published on AMSA’s website.
In early 2022, AMSA launched a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on Planned Maintenance, conducted from 15 January 2022 to 30 March 2022. Furthermore, last year, AMSA conducted a Safety of Navigation Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 1 August to the 8 September 2021 and found that a significant number of ships failed to comply to basic navigation safety requirements.
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