Incident update: AMSA assisting bulk carrier in Coral Sea

12:30pm AEST 20 May 2012

One of the commercial tugs, PT Kotor, rendezvoused with the ID Integrity at approximately 10:30am AEST today.

At 11:30am AMSA was advised that the tug had connected a towline to the ID Integrity and they are now travelling at slow speed in a south-easterly direction (i.e. way from the Outer Reef) awaiting the arrival of the larger tugs.

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AMSA assists with IMO regional training

18 May 2012

Mr Dave Anderson, AMSA’s Head of Section – Cargoes and Technical, was one of two International Maritime Organization (IMO) consultants tasked to present a recent training course in Suva, Fiji.

The IMO-funded training for the Pacific Island region took place from 30 April – 4 May and introduced participants to two IMO Codes mandated by the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) - the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Industry eagerly awaiting domestic maritime reforms

17 May 2012

Australia’s domestic commercial vessel industry is eagerly awaiting maritime reforms to be introduced in January 2013 following the completion of nation-wide community consultation on the proposed National System for Commercial Vessel Safety.

The Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law Bill, which creates the National System, is currently being reviewed by state and territory transport ministers before being introduced to the House of Representatives later this month.

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