Summary of Marine Notices
Marine Notices 4/2001
supersedes 1/2000
The purpose of this Marine Notice is to notify industry, seafarers, shipowners and other interested parties of the Marine Notices which were current as at 31 December 2000. These Marine notices are listed in the attachment at Table A.
All other Marine Notices are no longer valid and are cancelled. Marine Notices cancelled during 2000 are listed in the attachment at Table B.
This is an annual Marine Notice that supersedes Marine Notice 1/2000 which is hereby cancelled. A further Marine Notice will be issued at this time in 2002 on the same subject.
Further information can be obtained by contacting AMSA Public Relations on (02) 6279 5659.
Clive Davidson
Chief Executive
13 March 2001
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
CANBERRA ACT 2601
File No: 020595
Term of Validity: Routine
Table A - Current Marine Notices Listing (As at 31 December 2000)
| Number | Summary of Title |
|---|---|
| 18/76 | Electric Welding Plant - Shock Hazards |
| 7/79 | Survival Capsules |
| 35/81 | Boiler Water Treatment using Hydrazine |
| 14/82 | Discharge of Bulk Cargoes Safe Working Procedures |
| 10/86 | Hydrogen sulphide - Hazards |
| 4/87 | Lifeboat and Rescue Boat release hooks and gear |
| 9/87 | Examination and Maintenance of Wire Ropes |
| 6/88 | Hydrometers used in the Shipping Industry |
| 13/88 | Packing of DG in Freight Containers |
| 14/88 | MO32 Stowage Appliances and hatch covers |
| 5/92 | Seafarers Assistance Service |
| 1/93 | Safe Use of Stores and Specialised Equipment |
| 4/93 | Navigation within the waters of the GBR |
| 7/93 | Fire Prevention during Hot Work on Board Ships |
| 11/93 | Operations and Maintenance Procedures |
| 13/93 | Draft limitation in Torres Strait |
| 3/94 | Ship Safety and Marine Pollution in the Antarctic |
| 7/94 | Bridge Resource Management and Navigational Practice |
| 9/94 | Technology Related Accidents |
| 16/94 | Simultaneous Release Mechanism for Lifeboats |
| 19/94 | Use of Raster Scan Marine Radar Displays |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 13/97 | Safety, maintenance and operating procedures in machinery spaces |
| 14/97 | Registration of 406 EPIRBs |
| 15/97 | Reporting of pollution incidents |
| 6/98 | Disposal of garbage from ships |
| 8/98 |
Pilot Ladder Safety |
| 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 |
| 2/99 |
The safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers |
| 6/99 |
Reporting Requirements: new arrangements |
| 7/99 |
Fuzzy Cottonseed: carriage requirements |
| 8/99 |
Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships |
| 11/99 |
Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships |
| 3/00 |
The safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers |
| 4/00 |
Procedure for responding to DSC distress alerts by ships |
| 5/00 |
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual - carriage by SOLAS vessels* |
| 6/00 |
Confined space entry (replaces 9/86)* |
| 7/00 |
Disposal of cargo hold bilge water in Australian waters |
| 8/00 |
Advance notice of requirement for shipboard marine pollution emergency plans for oil and/or noxious liquid substances* |
| 9/00 |
Reduction in the Marine Navigation Levy (supersedes 4/1999) |
| 10/00 |
Prevention of pollution from ships operating in waters south of 60 degrees south latitude |
| 11/00 |
Safety of fishing vessels (supersedes 9/91) |
| 12/00 |
Carriage of dangerous goods by sea |
| 13/00 |
Port State Control - focussed inspection regime* |
Table B - List of Marine Notices cancelled during 2000
| Number |
Summary of Title |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 9/86 |
Enclosed spaces - precautions |
Replaced by 6/00 |
| 9/91 |
Safety of fishing vessels and small craft |
Replaced by 11/00 |
| 9/96 |
Disposal of Garbage from ships |
This Marine Notice |
| 11/97 |
Changes to the Great North East Channel Shipping Route |
This Marine Notice |
| 12/97 |
Ship Helicopter Transfers |
This Marine Notice |
| 1/98 |
Management of Computer Systems |
This Marine Notice |
| 9/98 |
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea |
Replaced by 12/00 |
| 3/99 |
Y2K compliance |
This Marine Notice |
| 4/99 |
Reduction in the Marine Navigation Levy |
Replaced by 9/00 |
| 5/99 |
Calcium Hypochlorite: threat of fire and explosion |
This Marine Notice |
| 9/99 |
Year 2000 Problem - release of inspection information |
This Marine Notice |
| 10/99 |
Australia Year 2000 contingency arrangements |
This Marine Notice |
last updated: January 2003