A brand-new National Compliance Plan 2020-2021 provides market a clear introduction of AMSA’s conformity emphasis locations over the coming year and also what to anticipate in circumstances of non-compliance.
- Focus location 1– Port State and also Flag State Control
- Focus location 2– Maritime Labour Convention
- Focus location 3– Domestic business vessels
AMSA is committed to sustaining the controlled area. Our governing method sustains this by embracing a risk-based method and also customizing our conformity emphasis and also sources according to the desire and also capacity of individuals to abide. The representation listed below plainly lays out AMSA’s method to various degrees of conformity.
Manager, Enforcement and also Inspector Support, David Marsh, understands most of drivers proactively intend to adhere to the regulation, and also stated AMSA will certainly help these individuals by making it very easy for them to do so.
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‘We hope that providing this information, we help make it easier for people to ensure their operations are compliant with the law,’ he stated.
‘However AMSA is aware that in some cases COVID-19 is having a direct impact on industry and making it difficult to comply with certain requirements.’
‘For this reason there are a number of exemptions that people can apply for so they can keep operating and remain compliant, and all national law exemptions that have already been issued have been extended until 30 June 2025,’ he stated.
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Despite the effects of COVID-19 maritime safety and security stays at the elevation of our emphasis.
‘AMSA may have reduced its presence in the field in order to protect the safety of staff and industry, but we will still be conducting inspections and surveillance activities as necessary, including following-up on incidents,’ David stated.
‘We will continue to fully investigate the most serious of incidents, and those found deliberately violating the safety regulations—putting themselves and others in danger—will feel the full force of the law.’
Read the National Compliance Plan 2020-21
Reference: amsa.gov.au
