Tag: ATSB

Call for action as maritime deaths rise in Australia

ATSB issues report re Australian Shipping Occurrence Statistic

ATSB issues Investigation Report on tanker British Beech

ATSB issues Investigation Report of the capsize of a tug with loss of life in Gladstone

ATSB issues Investigation Report on container ship MSC Siena

Man overboard fatality from the container ship MSC Siena

The effectiveness of safety management systems

ATSB report systemic found safety issues re pilot training & fatigue management (Photo: Queenland coast/ Great Barrier Reef - satellite photo)Systemic safety issues in Queensland coastal pilotage operations have been identified in an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report.Coastal pilots form a key defence against a serious shipping incident in parts of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait as part of a suite of broader protective measures already in place.(Photo credit: ATSB)The ATSB began an investigation into coastal pilotage operations in December 2010 following the release of its report into the grounding of the piloted tanker Atlantic Blue in the Torres Strait and a request from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)-the coastal pilotage safety regulator. That report identified safety issues affecting coastal pilotage which indicated that other systemic issues may also exist that would benefit from the ATSB further investigating.The ATSB's safety issue investigation found that under the coastal pilotage regulations, no organisation, including the pilotage provider companies, has been made clearly responsible and held accountable for managing the safety risks associated with pilotage operations. This has meant that responsibility for managing the most safety critical aspects of pilotage has rested with individual pilot contractors instead of ...

Thermal oil heater explosion on board the products tanker Qian Chi at Brisbane

ATSB issues report re investigation on the grounding of bulk carrier at Queensland last year