Tag: AMSA

AMSA has published its Corporate Plan 2016-2020 report including its strategy and goals for continuing to ensure safe vessel operations, combat marine pollution and rescue people in distress with success over the next four years.

AMSA has released its Annual Report on Port State Control for 2015. The changes to the shipping industry’s safety regulatory framework by the Navigation Act 2012 and the adoption of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 had their second full year in effect in 2015.

AMSA has issued new edition of its publication ' Working Boats' including information regarding changes in its certification and accreditation services.

AMSA has issued Marine Notice on maritime safety in order to advise that all ships transiting NAVAREA X or navigating off the Australian coast should ensure that they can receive all Maritime Safety Information (MSI) necessary for the intended voyage.

AMSA has issued marine notice in order to draw the attention to the ongoing prohibition of asbestos on ships, noting that Australian law requires operators to take all reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of employees and contractors while at work.

AMSA has issued that two new Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS) will come into effect off the south-west coast of Western Australia, on 1 December 2016 .

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is going to implement changes to regulations for container weight verifications in the shipping industry, requiring shippers to provide a verified gross mass (VGM) for containers.

AMSA announced that the Panama-flagged bulk carrier African Alke which was detained last week in Brisbane after a port state control inspection revealed that ship's bridge watch-keeping officers were unable to show they could operate ECDIS, has been released

AMSA has issued the ongoing investigation on a commercial fishing vessel,Bowen, that capsized approximately 4 kilometres off Bowen in Queensland with three crew on board, on May 25. Queensland Police coordinated a search and rescue response.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a marine notice on International delivery of Domestic Commercial Vessels and Near Coastal Vessels operating overseas in order to provide general guidance to owners and/or operators of Domestic Commercial Vessels(DCV).