NP–POL–005: National Plan air attack supervisors and aerial observers
This policy describes the arrangements for the provision of National air attack supervisors and National aerial observers in the event of a major marine oil pollution incident.
This policy describes the arrangements for the provision of National air attack supervisors and National aerial observers in the event of a major marine oil pollution incident.
Guidance to be observed by officers responsible for the demobilisation of equipment, following the scaling down of an incident or completion of a response.
Our goal at AMSA is to keep people on domestic commercial vessels safe, so that they come home to their families and friends.
When dealing with vessels in distress or in need of assistance there is, at times, a requirement to find an appropriate location where necessary steps can be taken to prevent an escalation of event
Structured guidance for identifying when to stop the response to a maritime environmental emergency.
As a general statement of the law:
Mooring operations are among the most dangerous tasks carried out on board ships.
The subject matter required by each level of training is detailed in Section 1.3.1.2.1, for general awareness training, and in Section 1.3.1.5 for function-specific training.
1 July 2015 marked two years of the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (National System).
This guidance should be observed by the AMSA Duty Officer responsible for either placing on standby or activating the FWADC as part of a pollution response.
Under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies, only those spill response chemicals, or oil spill control agents, listed on the National Plan register of oil spill control agents ca
This information sheet is for advice only and shippers and masters must consult the IMDG Code whenever shipping or carrying Ammonium Nitrate or any other class of dangerous good.
One of the challenges for all regulators, and a challenge that’s been growing in recent years, is how best to oversee industry operation so that it stays safe but still has room to develop.
Welcome to the first issue of Shaping Shipping for People.
Exercise Westwind was the National Plan exercise for 2015. Exercise Westwind comprised two distinct phases.