AMSA assists with IMO regional training

16 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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ETV Pacific Responder assists fishing boat in distress

16 May 2012

Early in the morning on Tuesday 15 May, AMSA's Emergency Towage Vessel (ETV) Pacific Responder was tasked to assist the 24-metre fishing vessel Huon Petrel, which had declared an emergency whilst transiting the Torres Strait. The Papua New Guinea flagged vessel had been travelling to Cairns when it experienced a main engine shutdown in heavy seas off Kagar Reef, 20 miles south of Warraber Island.

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