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Report of marine safety concern
Overview
Use this form to report any event that endangers, or if not corrected could endanger the safety of vessels or persons.
Anyone can report a marine safety concern to us.
What is a marine safety concern?
Examples of marine safety concerns include:
Unsafe working conditions
- unsafe navigation
- unsafe bridge procedures
- unsafe engine control room procedures
- unsafe engineering operational procedures or practices
- unsafe engineering maintenance procedures or practices
- unsafe pilot access (for example, pilot ladders)
- unsafe cargo stowage
- crew schedules that result in fatigue
Modifications to equipment and procedures
- bypassing of safety procedures because of operational or commercial pressures
- deviation from established collision avoidance procedures
- a modification of the vessel’s equipment or fittings that has not been approved by the appropriate authority
Inadequate planning and equipment
- inadequate passage planning
- inadequate navigational equipment, charts or publications
- inadequately marked obstructions to safe navigation
- lack of traffic or weather information
Substandard conditions
- substandard condition of the hull or other plating
- substandard condition of hatches, water tight doors or openings
- substandard condition of machinery or steering systems
- substandard condition of cargo handling equipment
Submit a marine safety concern
There are 3 ways you can report a marine safety concern:
If you are a marine surveyor, you can use this form to report an unsafe vessel or major deficiency to us.
1 If you have concerns about providing your personal information to us, please consider using REPCON – Marine Confidential Reporting Scheme which is managed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
Related information
Read more about reporting a marine incident.
Source URL: http://www.amsa.gov.au/forms/report-marine-safety-concern
List of links present in page
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/amsa355-report-of-marine-safety-concern.pdf
- mailto:reports@amsa.gov.au
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/about/contact-us
- https://www.atsb.gov.au/voluntary/repcon-marine
- http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operators/incident-reporting/report-marine-incident