Marine Notices
Marine Notices provide information to the shipping and broader boating community of issues which may impact on them. While these Notices have no legislative background, often the topic relates to upcoming changes to legislation or changes in procedures as a result of amended or new legislation.
All current Marine Notices are listed below. Marine Notices which do not appear here are no longer current and may contain information which is no longer applicable.
| No. | Title | Format | |
| 7/2012 | Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports |
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| 6/2012 | Revised Garbage Discharge Regulations for Ships |
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| 5/2012 | Collision Risks to Off-Shore Yachts |
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| 4/2012 | Safety of Fishing Vessels |
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| 3/2012 | Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Coastal Pilotage Passage Plan Model available on AMSA web site |
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| 2/2012 | The correct use of marine hydrometers | html | |
| 1/2012 | Summary of Marine Notice | html | |
| 20/2011 | Manila amendments to the STCW Convention and STCW Code related to responsibilities of companies and fitness for duty | html | |
| 19/2011 | Increased Penalties for Pollution Offences | html | |
| 18/2011 | Safe access and operational safety during cargo operations | html | |
| 17/2011 | Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) system declared operational in Torres Strait | html | |
| 16/2011 | New Confined Space Regulation | html | |
| 15/2011 | Possible Explosion Hazard with Refrigerated Shipping Containers | html | |
| 14/2011 | Helicopter Operations | html | |
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| 13/2011 | Receipt of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) | html | |
| 12/2011 | Minimising the Risk of Ships Colliding with Cetaceans | html | |
| 11/2011 | Navigation safety in the vicinity of barges | html | |
| 9/2011 | Carriage of Electronic Nautical Publications | html | |
| 8/2011 | New and Revised Charges for Marine Services and Ship Registration | html | |
| 7/2011 | Changes to the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service | html | |
| 6/2011 | Update on Application of the Bunkers Convention in Australia | html | |
| 5/2011 | Use or carriage of heavy grade oils in the Antarctic area | html | |
| 4/2011 | Medical examinations leading to the issue of a Certificate of Medical Fitness – changes to gaining a seafarers medical | html | |
| 3/2011 | Guidance document for the recording operations in the Oil Record Book Part I | html | |
| 2/2011 | Synthetic Fibre Slings | html | |
| 20/2010 | Hot Work and Safety | html | |
| 19/2010 | Understanding the limitations of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code) | html | |
| 18/2010 | Fitness for Duty | html | |
| 17/2010 | Incident Reporting and AMSA Service Charter | html | |
| 15/2010 | Carriage and use of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) | html | |
| 14/2010 | Revised Regulations for Air Emissions from Vessels | html | |
| 13/2010 | The Safe Loading/Unloading, Stowage and Shipment of Solid Bulk Cargoes | html | |
| 11/2010 | Guidelines for commercial shipping rescuing persons at sea in or adjacent to the Australian Search and Rescue Region | html | |
| 10/2010 | SANCTIONS - Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra | html | |
| 7/2010 | Increase in Protection of the Sea Levy from 1 April 2010 | html | |
| 5/2010 | Australian Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Advisory Guidelines and Brochure | html | |
| 4/2010 | Construction, Inspection and Maintenance of Accommodation Ladders and Gangways | html | |
| 3/2010 | Defect with Veleria S. Giorgio ALTURA Lifebuoys | html | |
| 2/2010 | Updated Information Regarding Port State Control in Australia | html | |
| 18/2009 | Ensuring Adequate Waste Reception Facilities | html | |
| 16/2009 | Expected Actions of Bridge Teams in Australian Pilotage Waters | html | |
| 15/2009 | Piracy and armed robbery against ships | html | |
| 13/2009 | Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL) | html | |
| 12/2009 | Entry into force of SOLAS Regulation VI/5-1 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | html | |
| 8/2009 | National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangement | html | |
| 7/2009 | Bridge Resource Management (BRM) and Torres Strait Pilotage | html | |
| 5/2009 | Long Range Identification and Tracking | html | |
| 4/2009 | In-Transit Fumigation of Ships Cargoes | html | |
| 2/2009 | Updated Information Regarding Port State Control in Australia | html | |
| 19/2008 | Presence of Asbestos in Ships | html | |
| 18/2008 | Drugs and Alcohol | html | |
| 15/2008 | Disposal of Dry Bulk Cargo Residues in Australian Waters | html | |
| 12/2008 | Anchoring off Australian Ports | html | |
| 9/2008 | AMSA Surveyors Entering Lifeboats | html | |
| 7/2008 | Transfer Operations at Sea and in Coastal Waters | html | |
| 29/2007 | Use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Differential GPS (DGPS) | html | |
| 25/2007 | OH&S Incident Report Analysis | html | |
| 24/2007 | Ship Safety and Marine Pollution in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Waters | html | |
| 23/2007 | Draught Limitation in Torres Strait | html | |
| 20/2007 | Oxy-acetylene Welding Systems | html | |
| 15/2007 | Pre-entry Reports to REEFVTS | html | |
| 14/2007 | Coastal Pilots - Licensed Pilotage Areas | html | |
| 12/2007 | Prevention of accidents with lifeboats | html | |
| 10/2007 | Maintaining GMDSS Operator Familiarisation | html | |
Summaries
At the beginning of each year a summary is published of all current Notices and those Notices which have been cancelled during the previous year. A full list of summaries can be accessed here.
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If you cannot access any of the listed marine notices on our website, please email AMSA Communication or ring 02 6279 5820.