Summary of Marine Notices
Marine Notices 1/1999
Supersedes: 2/1998
This Marine Notice is to notify industry, seafarers, shipowners and other interested parties of Marine Notices which were current at 31 December 1998. These Marine Notices are listed in the attachment at Table A.
All other Marine Notices are no longer valid. Marine Notices cancelled during 1998 are listed in the attachment at Table B.
This notice supersedes Marine Notice No. 2/1998 which is cancelled.
All AMSA Marine Notices are available on the internet at: AMSA Website
Further information can be obtained by contacting AMSA Public Relations on (02) 6279 5972.
Clive Davidson
Chief Executive
2 February 1999
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
CANBERRA ACT 2601
File: 016047
Term of Validity: Routine
Distribution list: 310, 311, 312, 640, 710, 900, 1000
Last Marine Notice to each category:
310 11/1998
311 & 312 7/1998
640 & 710 9/1998
900 & 1000 13/1998
Internet address for all current Marine Notices:
AMSA Website
Table A - Current Marine Notices Listing (As at 31 December 1998)
| Number |
Summary of Title |
|---|---|
| 10/72 |
Carriage of Containers under Methyl Bromide Fumigation |
| 18/76 |
Electric Welding Plant - Shock Hazards |
16/78 |
Steering Gear - Tests Operation & Emergency Drills |
| 7/79 |
Survival Capsules |
12/79 |
Safe Use of Industrial Chemicals |
| 35/81 |
Boiler Water Treatment using Hydrazine |
14/82 |
Discharge of Bulk Cargoes Safe Working Procedures |
| 9/86 |
Enclosed Spaces - Precautions |
10/86 |
Hydrogen Sulphide - Hazards |
| 12/86 |
Improper use of Signals or Messages |
| 4/87 |
Lifeboat and Rescue Boat release hooks and gear |
| 9/87 |
Examination and Maintenance of Wire Ropes |
| 17/87 |
Equalising Beams - Dangers |
| 6/88 |
Hydrometers used in the Shipping Industry |
| 13/88 |
Packing of DG in Freight Containers |
| 14/88 |
MO 32 Stowage Appliances and Hatch Covers |
| 3/90 |
MARPOL Annex V Entry into Force |
| 9/91 |
Safety of Fishing Vessels and Small Craft |
| 10/91 |
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships |
| 1/92 |
Oil Record Book - New MARPOL Requirements |
| 5/92 |
Seafarers' Assistance Service |
| 7/92 |
Register of Ships - Additional Home Ports |
| 8/92 |
Disposal of Garbage from Small Vessels |
| 10/92 |
Changes to Shipping Registration re Tonnage |
| 11/92 |
Medical Requirements for Service at Sea |
| 1/93 |
Safe Use of Stores and Specialised Equipment |
| 4/93 |
Navigation within the waters of the GBR |
| 5/93 |
Amendments to MARPOL |
| 7/93 |
Fire Prevention during Hot Work on Board Ships |
| 9/93 |
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Australian Ships |
| 11/93 |
Operations and Maintenance Procedures |
| 13/93 |
Draft Limitation in Torres Strait |
| 1/94 |
Issue of GMDSS Operators Certificates |
| 2/94 |
SARTs - Optimum use of Radar for Detection |
| 3/94 |
Ship Safety and Marine Pollution in the Antarctic |
| 4/94 |
Detention of Ships - Changes to Pollution Legislation |
| 7/94 |
Bridge Resource Management and Navigational Practice |
| 9/94 |
Technology Related Accidents |
| 13/94 |
Recognition of Overseas Marine Qualifications for Service on Australian Ships |
16/94 |
Simultaneous Release Mechanism For Lifeboats |
| 18/94 |
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans |
| 19/94 |
Use of Raster Scan Marine Radar Displays |
| 21/94 |
Entry into force of new pollution control regulations - Harmful Substances in Packaged Form - Annex III |
| 2/95 |
Oil Spill Sightings in Australian Waters |
4/95 |
Code of Conduct for the Australian Merchant Navy |
| 6/95 |
Transfer Operations at Sea and in Coastal Waters |
| 7/95 |
Repeal of `Order in Council' of 21/6/85 |
| 8/95 |
Measurement of Hydrocarbon Vapours |
| 9/95 |
Use of Global Positioning System (GPS) |
| 11/95 |
Amendments to the Navigation Act 1912 covering performance of duties with unacceptable blood alcohol content |
| 12/95 |
Use of Cellular Telephones for Distress and Safety Communications |
| 13/95 |
Availability of Maritime Safety Information by Internet |
| 14/95 |
Implementation of the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) |
| 1/96 |
Reporting of Oil Pollution Incidents |
| 4/96 |
Waste Reception Facilities in Australian Ports |
| 6/96 |
Servicing and Testing of 406 Mhz EPIRBS |
| 7/96 |
Hazard from Fumigation |
| 9/96 |
Disposal of Garbage from Ships |
| 2/97 |
Reporting of Incidents |
| 3/97 |
Hydrodynamic Interaction |
| 4/97 |
Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary |
| 5/97 |
Reporting Contraventions of the Collision Regulations |
| 6/97 |
Disposal of Garbage from Ships |
| 7/97 |
Changes to the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and the Requirements for Issue Renewal and Endorsement of Marine Qualifications |
| 8/97 |
Verification of Compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM)Code Under Port and Flag State Control Procedures |
| 9/97 |
Formation of a new Civil Search and Rescue Organisation - AusSAR |
| 11/97 |
Changes to the Great North East Channel Shipping Route |
| 12/97 |
Ship-Helicopter Transfers |
| 13/97 |
Safety, Maintenance and Operating Procedures in Machinery Spaces |
| 14/97 |
Registration of 406 EPIRBs |
| 15/97 |
Reporting of Pollution Incidents |
| 16/97 |
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 as amended in 1995 (STCW 95) |
| 17/97 |
Promulgation of Maritime Safety Information |
| 1/98 |
Management of Computer Systems |
| 3/98 |
Reduction in the Marine Navigation Levy |
| 5/98 |
Ship-Helicopter Marine Personnel Transfers |
| 6/98 |
Disposal of Garbage from Ships |
| 7/98 |
Management of the GPS Roll-over |
| 8/98 |
Pilot Ladder Safety |
| 9/98 |
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea |
| 10/98 |
Lifeboat Accidents |
| 11/98 |
Electrical Safety |
| 12/98 |
Disposal of Dry Bulk Cargo Residues in Australian Waters |
| 13/98 |
Inadequate Waste Reception Facilities in Ports |
Table B - List of Marine Notices cancelled during 1998
| Number |
Title |
Cancelled by |
|---|---|---|
| 4/98 |
Management of the GPS Roll-over |
Marine Notice 7/98 |
| 2/98 |
Summary of Marine Notices |
This Marine Notice |
| 10/97 |
Reduction in the Marine Navigation Levy |
Marine Notice 3/98 |
| 11/96 |
Carriage of Bulk Coal by Sea |
This Marine Notice |
| 10/96 |
Marine Orders Part 41 - Dangerous Cargoes |
This Marine Notice |
| 8/96 |
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea |
Marine Notice 9/98 |
| 5/96 |
Cargo Securing Manual |
This Marine Notice |
| 10/95 |
Loading and Unloading of Dry Bulk Cargoes - Ship Shore Safety Check List |
This Marine Notice |
| 17/94 |
Reception Facilities In Ports |
Marine Notice 13/98 |
| 14/93 |
Survival at Sea Manual - Third Edition |
This Marine Notice |
| 15/87 |
Accident Reports |
This Marine Notice |
| 19/86 |
Xanthates |
This Marine Notice |
last updated: September 2001