Report all incidents and dangerous occurrences to the Inspectorate as required by section 107 of the OH&S(MI) Act
Reporting incidents and dangerous occurrences to the Inspectorate enables AMSA to monitor and improve health and safety for seafarers.
What to report
Under the OH&S(MI) Act, operators are required to make reports on accidents to the Inspectorate, being accidents referred to in section 107(1)(a) and (b) and dangerous occurrences as defined under regulation 4 of the OHS(MI) Regulations.
All accidents that cause death or serious personal injury or cause an employee to be incapacitated for 5 or more successive days or a dangerous occurrence must be reported to the Inspectorate.
When and how to report
When an accident or dangerous occurrence has occurred on a prescribed ship or unit, the operator must notify the Inspectorate by any means available within 4 hours of becoming aware of the accident or dangerous occurrence. (Preferably reported in the format contained in AMSA Form 18 [
PDF: 93Kb]. A follow up report within 72 hours in the format contained in AMSA Form 19] [ PDF: 71Kb] is then required).
Telex: +71 62349
Fax: +61 2 6230 6868
Free Fax: 1800 622 153 (within Australia)
Email: Reports@amsa.gov.au
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Incident Notification Guide [ PDF: 2.5Mb]