On the evening of 29 May 2022, a commercial fishing vessel was on a voyage from Mackay to Cairns when the master noticed an auxiliary engine alarm. Upon lifting the engine room hatch, the master saw smoke and an orange glow and the engine room subsequently caught fire. The master quickly made the decision that they would not be able to fight the fire without jeopardising their safety and abandoned ship. An SMS risk assessment on appropriate crewing on a voyage greater than 12 hours duration should be undertaken in these situations.

Electronic visual distress signals are not a substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares.

The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) provides standards for vessel design, construction and equipment for domestic commercial vessels.

Course and study subjects for deck and engineer certificates of recognition.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

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Since December 2016, we have conducted 185 compliance checks on 88 cruise ships with 100 per cent compliance observed.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Inner route north as well as alternative routes.

This report presents an analysis of MLC complaints, compliance and follow up actions undertaken by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in Australia. The data represents 2020 statistics, with a comparison to the previous four years.

To support wage compliance on foreign-flagged vessels operating in Australian waters, we have an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).