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The Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin aims to raise safety awareness in the maritime industry by looking at trends and recent developments in incidents.

Maritime Safety Awareness bulletin issue 14—Navigation safety

In issue 14, read about navigation safety, in particular issues associated with the use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).

22 September 2021

In issue 14, read about navigation safety, in particular issues associated with the use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).

Author

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Last updated: 20 June 2023

Maritime Safety Awareness bulletin issue 13—Preventing container loss

In issue 13, read about how container loss affects the environment and what measures should be taken to prevent it from happening.

16 March 2021

In issue 13, read about how container loss affects the environment and what measures should be taken to prevent it from happening.

Author

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Last updated: 20 June 2023

Maritime Safety Awareness bulletin issue 12—Managing mental health at sea

In Issue 12, read about how the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on seafarer mental health and wellbeing and ways of managing mental health at sea.

15 September 2020

In Issue 12, read about how the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on seafarer mental health and wellbeing and ways of managing mental health at sea.

Author

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Last updated: 20 June 2023

Maritime Safety Awareness bulletin issue 11—Fire prevention on vessels

In issue 11, read about how fire prevention is essential for maritime safety and learn ways to mitigate the risk of fire at sea.

24 March 2020

In issue 11, read about how fire prevention is essential for maritime safety and learn ways to mitigate the risk of fire at sea.

Last updated: 20 June 2023

Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin issue 10—Safe vessel access

In issue 10, read about how safe vessel access is essential for the safety of everyone involved. Including embarking and disembarking a vessel, gangways and the crew who rig them.

AMSA 282
18 September 2019

In issue 10, read about how safe vessel access is essential for the safety of everyone involved. Including embarking and disembarking a vessel, gangways and the crew who rig them.

Last updated: 20 June 2023