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AMSA, 15th Annual Report, 2004 - 2005

(Internet address – www.amsa.gov.au)

Information on AMSA’s operations is available through AMSA Public Relations, Canberra head office. Undernoted are publications produced by each AMSA Division:

Corporate

AMSA Annual Reports (from 1991)
AMSA Corporate Booklet
AMSA - brochure
A Decade of AMSA (Federation Yearbook January 2001)
Boating safety brochures and posters
Safety Aboard magazine (Winter and Summer editions)
Survival at Sea Book ($14.95)
Yachts, Cruisers and Fishing Boats – Who Owns What? (a guide to vessel registration)

Emergency Response Division

AUSREP and REEFREP – Ship reporting instructions for the Australian area
Aviation Search and Rescue - brochure
Comparison of 121.5MHz and 406MHz – fact sheet
Distress Beacons – Care and Maintenance – fact sheet
Distress Beacons, Some Frequently Asked Questions – fact sheet
“Gone Boating” – Computer mouse mat
“If You Don’t Know – Don’t Go” – Small vessel trip planning brochure
“I’ve Gone Boating” – Fridge magnet
“I’ve Gone Flying” – Fridge magnet
Marine Radio Frequencies – sticker
Monitor 121.5MHz - sticker
Radio Distress Calling - sticker
Search and Rescue (SAR) Time Reminder – poster
Staying Afloat - brochure
Small Craft – particulars form
Search and Rescue in Australia – brochure
Survival – Get a Better Fix with 406 (distress beacons) brochure
Surviving the Crash - brochure
Wind and Waves – brochure
24 hour emergency numbers - sticker

Maritime Safety and Environmental Strategy Division

Conventions and Legislation in Australia
Differential Global Positioning System – brochure
Disposal of Dry Bulk Cargo Residues in Australian Waters – brochure
“Don’t trash the oceans, bring your garbage back” - sticker;
National Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan
National Plan – brochure
National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and other Noxious and Hazardous Substances Annual Report
Navigation Services - brochure
“Oil and Water Don’t Mix” storybook on AMSA web site for primary schools;
“Oil and Water Don’t Mix” stickers
Protecting Our Seas – brochure
Reef Guide – a Shipmasters’ handbook to the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
Reefplan – Oil spill contingency plan for the Great Barrier Reef
Stow it, don’t throw it – Garbage disposal brochure
Waste Reception Facilities in Australia and New Zealand Ports – directory

Maritime Operations

Australian Global Maritime and Distress Safety System (GMDSS) Handbook*
Australian Offshore Support Vessel Code of Safe Working Practice (OSV Code)
Health, Stress and Fatigue in Offshore Maritime Workers (A Review)
Port State Control Report
Ship-Helicopter Transfers – Australian Code of Safe Practice
Survey of the Health, Stress and Fatigue of Australian Seafarers (FASTOH)
Work Practices of Marine Pilots : A Review

AMSA Videos and CDs

Dory Safety – Commercial fishing vessel dory operation
“Fix a slick” (updated oil spill simulation game) - on AMSA web site.
From the Ground Up – Search and Rescue in Australia
In the Blink of an Eye – training for search pilots and observers
Managing the Risk – The National Plan to Combat Pollution of Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances
REEFREP – Ship Reporting System
Safer Recreational Boating DVD
SAR Supply Dropping – A Guide for Search and Rescue Units

* Available from AMSA Regional Offices

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November 2005