The Tampa, 25 years on: A master's duty, a nation's response
ON 26 August 2001, the Norwegian container ship MV Tampa altered course in the Indian Ocean to answer a distress call from the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre. Its master,...
OPINION: From risk to root cause - a smarter approach to driver safety
THE SAFETY of drivers and other road users remains a major concern for fleet managers, with human error estimated to contribute to as many as 90% of road traffic collisions in...
OPINION: The safety paradox of decarbonisation - new fuels, new risks
AS SHIPPING accelerates its transition towards lower and zero greenhouse gas fuels, the industry is entering one of the most significant periods of operational change in its...
Human factors are not sidelined. They are at the heart of marine safety investigations
A criticism occasionally levelled at transport safety investigators is that we spend too much time examining the specifics of an incident and not enough time understanding the...
GTA welcomes pause in contaminant exposure limit implantation
GRAIN Trade Australia (GTA) has welcomed the announcement by WorkSafe Victoria proposing to delay the start of new Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for 15 airborne contaminants,...
Failed axle contributed to freight train derailment
THE FAILURE of a wagon axle that contributed to a freight train derailment near Rockhampton highlights the importance of systematic risk management, a report from the Australian...
Blind spots and disruptions discussed at AMPI conference
BLIND spots, fatigue and managing disruptions were some of the key topics discussed on the second morning of the Australasian Marine Pilotage Institute (AMPI) conference in...
Healthy Heads launches psychosocial risk management pilot program
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks & Sheds, a not-for-profit aimed at improving mental health and physical wellbeing across Australia’s road transport and logistics sectors, has announced...
Agencies collaborate in Exercise Noxium II
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), supported by Australian Border Force (ABF), are participating in Exercise Noxium II, a...
NOPSEMA issues offshore lift warning
THE NATIONAL Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority has released a new safety bulletin highlighting the continued occurrence of serious incidents and...
Crew member lost from tanker in Port Phillip
UPDATE: Victorian Water Police located the body of the missing crewmember in waters off Frankston at around 1430 this afternoon. VicPol says the male is yet to be formally...
AAL adds to industry credentials
AAL SHIPPING has obtained ISO 27001 certification, the internationally recognised standard for information security management systems. The company says the new certification...
OMC joins global push toward next-generation maritime navigation
A NEW phase in the digitisation of maritime navigation is underway, as international trials test an advanced data framework aimed at providing mariners a clearer, real-time...
ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off the east coast of Papua New Guinea late last year, according to the Australian...
No pay, no stay: AMSA bans Ocean Bright
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned another vessel from Australian waters for six months, after discovering crew members had not been paid their correct wages. The...
