A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

These are the deficiencies for MARPOL that our inspectors have found.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.

Accurate weight declaration for cargo containers is a critical safety issue. Shippers must provide a verified gross mass for containers.

Find out about the special arrangements for vessels which meet the definition of ‘tender’ under the national law.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

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Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.