The AMSA National Compliance Plan 2021-22

Australia - Sydney

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released its 2021-2022 National Compliance Plan. The plan, consisting of five compliance focus area, is part of a continuous improvement-led approach to clearly identify safety and compliance priorities for domestic commercial vessels and regulated Australian and foreign-flagged commercial vessels in Australian waters.

Focus area 1 — Port State and Flag State Control

Focus area 2 — Maritime Labour Convention

Focus area 3 — Domestic commercial vessels

Focus area 4 — Search and rescue (beacon registration)

Focus area 5 — Environmental

Read the AMSA National Compliance Plan 2021-22 for more detail.

Staff Author

UK P&I

Date12/08/2021

Tags

You may also be interested in:

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently issued a Marine Notice to provide guidance to vessel owners, operators and masters of requirements for the use, the operation of, and steps to be taken in the event of malfunction to, Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) in Australian waters.

Good communication is the cornerstone of any relationship, and it's especially important in the confined and often stressful environment onboard

The Club would like to draw Members' attention to the update below from the Club's Correspondents in Australia.

Shipowners, operators and Masters should be aware that AMSA will be conducting a focused inspection campaign on planned maintenance from 15 January to 30 March 2022 for the purposes of determining compliance with maintenance requirements of international conventions.