Published on Australian Maritime Safety Authority (https://www.amsa.gov.au)
Dampier VTS has been awarded the VTS Award for 2022.
Launched in December 2019, the VTS Award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution by a VTS to the safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation and protection of the marine environment which is beyond their normal operational scope.
Five nominations were received for the 2022 award. Each nomination was of a high standard, resulting in a very competitive process. Following a robust judging process and scoring of the nominations, the panel chose Dampier VTS as the successful nominee.
The Dampier VTS team demonstrated absolute professionalism in responding to 31 search and rescue operations during 2021, including 29 incidents involving recreational craft where lives were in danger, and often well outside the designated VTS area.
The team delivered effective and timely responses to crises, coordinating the response and communications with allied services, including water police, tug operators, vessels, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft while continuing to manage shipping to ensure the safe and efficient movement of ships trading with the ports.
Nominations for the award are assessed by the VTS award selection panel - comprising representatives from Australia’s VTS providers and AMSA.
Previous winners include:
The 53rd session of the VTS Committee was held from 16 - 28 September 2022 at IALA Headquarters in Paris, France. This was an extremely productive final meeting for the 2018-2022 work program.
The following new and revised documents were completed, and have been forwarded to Council for approval in December:
Copies of the new / revised documents will be available on the IALA website in December – https://www.iala-aism.org/guidance-publications/
The Committee also finalised the task plan for the 2023 – 2027 work program, along with the associated task register describing the scope for each task.
A training seminar on the use of the IALA Risk Management Toolbox is scheduled for 21-25 November 2022 in Melbourne.
The course targets those involved in the safe and efficient movement of vessels including VTS and AtoN providers, port authorities, pilotage providers, waterway managers, allied services, marine spatial planners, maritime regulators, training organisations and consultants.
The seminar provides detailed instruction, including case studies and hands-on practical use on key risk models from the IALA Toolbox.
Participants will be provided with the skills needed to conduct a PAWSA workshop by converting the opinions of experts with local knowledge into quantified results and how to interpret the results.
As a qualitative tool, PAWSA is exploratory and the analysis component seeks to get a deeper understanding of why a certain phenomenon occurs, its associated consequences and the potential effectiveness of additional mitigation measures.
Find more information about PAWSA in IALA Guideline 1124
Participants will be able to understand the principles of IWRAP to estimate annual probabilities, to simulate changes in a waterway and evaluate the effects of these changes.
Find more information on IWRAP in IALA Guideline 1123
Further information on the seminar, including a flyer and registration information is available at https://www.iala-aism.org/product/the-use-of-the-iala-risk-management-toolbox-residential-course/
AMSA’s website was updated to reflect the reissue of Marine Order 64 that came into effect on 1 July 2022.
In particular, two key policy documents have been recently revised:
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