Shipping Safety

Incident Reporting

AUSREP

REEFVTS

Declared Vessels

Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait

Levies and Fees

Standards and Regulations

Navigation Safety

Vessel Tracking

OHS Inspectorate

Port State Control

Flag State Administration

Coastal Pilotage

Codes Manuals and Reports

Review of ship safety and pollution prevention measures in the Great Barrier Reef

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Abbreviations

AIS
Automatic Identification System
AMSA
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
ATSB
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display and Information System
ENC
Electronic Navigation Chart
GBR
Great Barrier Reef
GBRMP
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
GBRMPA
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GPS
Global Positioning System
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
LOA
Length Overall
MARPOL
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 and Protocol 1978
MEHRA
Marine Environment High Risk Area
MO
Marine Order
MIIU
Marine Incident Investigation Unit
OCS
Offshore Constitutional Settlement
PSC
Port State Control
PSSA
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
QT
Queensland Transport
RAN
Royal Australian Navy
SIDSS
Ship Inspection Decision Support System
SOLAS
International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea 1974
SRS
Ship Reporting System
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
VHF
Very High Frequency
VMS
Vessel Management System (Fisheries)
VTS
Vessel Traffic Service

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last updated: 4 September 2001