Tag: AMSA

Following a fatality incident of a 48-year-old seafarer onboard a fishing trawler off the Sunshine Coast, AMSA is currently investigating the matter at hand by inspecting the vessel and conducting interviews with its crewmembers.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informs that there were 31 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in April 2020. Of these, 9 were serious. The Authority highlights that reporting incidents is a crucial part in guiding the way they improve maritime safety in Australian waters.

The AMSA led operation to recover containers lost from the YM Efficiency off the NSW coast is complete. On 8 May the vessel MV Pride returned to Port of Newcastle for the final time to discharge containers and pollution recovered from the ocean floor.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) legislated changes that will require certain types of commercial vessels – including trawlers – to carry float-free Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) from 1 January 2021.

After AMSA revealed intentions to shut down its radio beacon differential global positioning system (DGPS) service, it has now noted that this will not impact the accuracy of satellite positioning or safe navigation.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informs that there were 77 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in March 2020. Of these, 1 was very serious and 9 serious. The Authority highlights that reporting incidents is a crucial part in guiding the way they improve maritime safety in Australian waters.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the shipping industry, Australia issued guidance for pilotage providers, asking them to take precautionary approach and comply with the Department of Health information and directives.

On 7 April 2020, AMSA released a video showing some highlights during the pre-lift surveillance of the salvaged containers of YM Efficiency. Specifically, the finding means the number of shipping containers being salvaged as part of Operation Recovery – YM Efficiency, which now total 62 while there are 14 containers yet to be located.

Due to the uncertainty that has been caused by COVID-19, AMSA informed that it is extending the duration of some certificates.

AMSA put in place a temporary procedure so that holders of international (STCW) certificates of competency may revalidate and continue to work.