Report a marine safety concern

This includes any event that endangers, or if not corrected could endanger, the safety of vessels or persons.

What is a marine safety concern?

Examples of marine safety concerns include:

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

Unsafe working conditions

• the vessel having unsafe handling characteristics
• 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

Submit a marine safety concern

You can either:

• submit a marine safety concern online, or
• download and email the completed report a marine safety concern form 355 to reports@amsa.gov.au, or
• contact AMSA connect

If you are a marine surveyor, you can use this form to report an unsafe vessel or major deficiency to us.