The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have recently issued marine notice 04/2021 advising that their inspectors will undertake a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) - safety of navigation which will run from 1 August 2021 to 30 September 2021.
The FIC will run in conjunction with normal Port State Control (PSC) inspections.
This FIC is specific to Australia and will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at an Australian port.
The purpose of the FIC is to determine:
- the level of compliance with the safety of navigation requirements of International Conventions, and the familiarity of the master and officers with their processes for ensuring safety of navigation.
- AMSA encourages ship owners and masters to familiarise themselves with the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V, Australian Marine Order 27 and their safety management systems implemented onboard.
AMSA’s website provides information on the focused inspection campaign and a checklist of requirements that will be used during this FIC. AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist when inspecting ships as part of their safety of navigation focused inspection campaign. Use this checklist to prepare for the inspection.
The results of the FIC will be collated and analysed at the conclusion of the campaign, and a report will be published subsequently on the AMSA website.
This notice will be cancelled on 30 September 2021.
