Tag: Great Barrier Reef

AMSA has issued a quick guide to highlight key obligations of shipmasters while transiting through the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait.  New ships routeing measures aimed at protecting sensitive areas in the south-west Coral Sea, off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, were agreed by the IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), meeting for its 2nd session. (9-13 March). On 23 May 2014, the IMO MSC 93 adopted a new two-way route in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. This important measure to protect the environmentally sensitive waters of the region came into effect on 1 December 2014. The safety of shipping depends on all parties having detailed knowledge of, and complying with regulatory and other obligations and duties imposed on them in the circumstances. Please click at below sections for further details Particularly Sensitive Sea Area Coastal Pilotage Passage Plan REEFVTS Designated Shipping Areas Defect and incident reporting Disposal of garbage Charts and publications Fitness for duty Port State Control North East Shipping Management Plan    In the origin, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to ...

New ships routeing measures aimed at protecting sensitive areas in the south-west Coral Sea, off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, have been agreed by the IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), meeting for its 2nd session. (9-13 March). The recommendatory area to be avoided and two-way shipping routes aim to reduce the risk of ship collisions and groundings by separating opposing traffic streams, whilst ensuring ships keep clear of reefs, shoals and islets in the sensitive marine environment in Australia's Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve.   Location of the proposed two-way routes and Area To Be Avoided in the Coral Sea (Map courtesy AMSA) Australia submitted the proposals as “Associated Protective Measures”, linked to a proposal to extend the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) eastwards, to parts of the Coral Sea. The PSSA extension proposal will be submitted by Australia to IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in May 2015 for consideration.  The ships routeing measures are an “area to be avoided” and two new five nautical mile wide two-way routes, on either side of the area to be avoided.   The proposed ships routeing measures will be submitted to IMO’s ...

Ship's master gets charged with failing to take on a pilot prior to navigating the Great Barrier Reef

WWF is stepping up pressure on Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef, launching a global campaign ahead of a vote by UNESCO on whether to put the world's largest coral reef on an "in danger" list. WWF states that Australia's report to UNESCO is inaccurate and fails to acknowledge serious declines in the Reef's health.The report portrays the Reef as remaining in good condition despite evidence from the government’s own scientists that it is suffering a serious decline in its health. “The State Party Report claims that Australian and Queensland government policies on the Great Barrier Reef are sufficient to avoid an ‘in-danger’ listing by the World Heritage Committee but this claim is undermined by the clear picture provided by the science,” said WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman. The Australian Government’s own Strategic Assessment shows that 24 out of the 41 metrics that collectively comprise the Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area have deteriorated since its inscription on the World Heritage List in 1981.    Of the 24 diminished attributes, 10 are currently assessed as being ‘poor’, including corals, seagrass, marine turtles, dugong and seabirds – all of which are fundamental aspects of the original World Heritage ...

AMSA continues to coordinate the response to the general cargo vessel near the Great Barrier Reef

AMSA is responding to a general cargo vessel, experiencing mechanical issues near the Great Barrier Reef

A two-way shipping route in Queenslands Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait has been formalised by the IMO

AMSA has issued Marine Notice No 11/2014 regarding new IMO-adopted two-way route in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait