Australian Maritime Safety Authority
National System for Domestic
Commercial Vessel Safety
Presenter: Brad Milic
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is a statutory
authority established under the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority Act 1990 (the AMSA Act).
AMSA Functions
• Shipping safety in Australian seas
• Maritime safety, protection of the marine environment
• Aids to navigation in Australian waters
• National search and rescue service
Ship Safety Division
• 27,000 ship arrivals by 6000 foreign ships
• 4,050 Port State Control inspections
• 242 detentions
• Bulk carriers 51% of ship arrivals & 59% of inspections
• Inspections carried out in 61 Australian ports
• Overall AMSA carried out 10,000 inspections in 2015
Marine Environment
• Management of the National Plan for Maritime
Environmental Emergencies
• Maritime casualty response and emergency
towage
• Marine pollution response (ship-sourced)
– On land and at-sea
• Implementation of international environmental
protection standards
Emergency Towing Vessel Capability
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Aids to Navigation (AtoN)
• Manage ~500 AtoN at hundreds of sites
• Visual and electronic aids
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traditional lighthouses
beacons
buoys
radar transponder beacons (racons)
Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)
Automatic Identification System (AIS) stations,
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– met-ocean sensors such as broadcasting tide
gauges, wave rider buoys, current meter and a
weather station.
JRCC Beacon detection and response
procedures
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When an EPRIB’s transmitted it is received by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre
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The JRCC will oversea the search planning, response and recovery for the incident
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Complex search and rescue operations will utilise all available assets on a state and
federal level
AMSA Search and Rescue Assets
• Tier 1 Assets
– fixed wing aircraft. Challenger 604 jet with a
range of over 3000nm and speed of over
450 knots.
• Tier 2 Assets
– rescue helicopters with a winch capability
• Tier 3 Assets
– helicopters that can conduct a beacon
homings and carry observers.
• Tier 4 assets
– fixed wing aircraft that are used on an
opportunity basis
The National System
• Responsible for the regulatory management and oversight of
Australia’s Domestic Commercial Vessel (DCV) fleet
• Commenced July 2013, since then States and Territory have acted as
AMSA delegates
• AMSA will take over full delivery from 01 July 2018
The National System
Advantages
• One Regulator
• One Law
• One System
• One set of national rules promoting clarity and consistency
• No barriers to DCVs and seafarers moving freely around Australia
What is a Domestic Commercial Vessel
From the National Law Act
What is a Community Group
Its up to an individual organisation to seek legal advice to determine if they are a
community group….or not. AMSA Guidance notice (AMSA 585)
What is a Domestic Commercial Vessel
From the National Law Regulations
Vessels owned by ‘prescribed community groups’ can be a DCVs if they
vessels are:
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Hired or chartered to non-members
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Used to train non members for a fee
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Used to train persons for a licence required under law (eg recreational
To meet the National Law DCVs require
• Certificate of Survey
• Certificate of Operation (inc. Safety Management System)
• Certificate of Competency
• Unique vessel identifier
Unique Vessel Identifier (UVI)
All DCVs must display a UVI, this is required under the National
Law.
The UVI is unique to that particular vessel and must be also be
identified on a Certificate of Operation.
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in a prominent place on both sides of the vessel
at least 10 cm high for a vessel <30m long
In a colour that contrasts with its background, and
So that it is clearly readable in clear weather, or
In another way approved in writing by the National Regulator
Safety Management System (SMS)
• The System in which the Owner & Master implements to proactively
develop a culture of safety in through identifying and managing risks.
• The National Law has a General Safety Duty requirement to ensure the
safety of the vessel and its operation
• The Owner must implement and maintain a SMS which ensures that
the vessel and the operations of the vessel are safe
• The Master must implement and comply with a SMS which ensures
that the vessel and the operations of the vessel are safe.
The National Law & Sailing club vessels
• If you are a DCV, there are a range of general
exemptions that AMSA has in place which likely
means your vessel does not need to meet all the
national law requirements – refer to the AMSA
Factsheet.
• AMSA has also recognised the Australian Sailing
Discover Sailing and RYA training frameworks are
being equivalent to meeting some of the National Law
requirements
Fact Sheet 685
For more information
Phone AMSA Connect: (02) 6279 5000
AMSA webpage: www.amsa.gov.au
Contact your local Marine Safety Agency
Contact your AMSA Liaison Officer
Brad Milic – SA Liaison Officer
Email: [email protected]
Phone (08) 8440 3822