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AMSA launches inspection campaign on hours of rest

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Australian Maritime Safety Authority announce a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on hours of work and rest will run from 1 May 2022 to 30 June 2022.

According to AMSA Marine Notice 05/2022, the purpose of the FIC is to determine:

  • The level of compliance with the maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest for seafarers in accordance with the requirements of International Conventions; and
  • The familiarity of the master and officers with implementing the provisions when working onboard ships.

The campaign is specific to Australia and will apply to foreign-flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at an Australian port. AMSA inspectors will undertake the FIC in conjunction with a normal port or flag State control inspection.

AMSA encourages ship owners and masters to familiarise themselves with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), Australian Marine Orders 11 and 28 and their respective safety management system, including how they are implemented on board.

AMSA surveyors will be using the below checklist, which can also be found here at  https://www.amsa.gov.au/checklist-safety-navigation-focused-inspection-campaign

Calling vessels should use this checklist to prepare for inspection.

No. Question Yes No NA
1 Is a table of shipboard working arrangements posted for seafarers accessible?
2 Does the table of shipboard working arrangements ensure that the first watch at the commencement of the voyage and subsequent relieving watches are sufficiently rested and otherwise fit for duty?
3 Do records of the daily hours of work or rest show compliance with the actual hours of work and rest hours, including the requirements for rest breaks?
4 Do any seafarers have periods of shipboard employment exceeding 11 months?
5 Has adequate compensatory rest been given to seafarers who have had their rest disturbed by call-outs to work? (e.g. such as when a machinery space is unattended
6 Has the master suspended the schedule of hours of work or hours of rest, with in the last 3 months, and required any seafarer to perform any hours of work necessary until the normal situation has been restored?
7 Have musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills, and drills prescribed by national laws and regulations and by international instruments, been conducted in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce fatigue?
8 Where non-compliance with the work and rest hours has been recorded, has the Safety Management System corrective action process (ISMC 9) been used to rectify non-conformance by determining the cause and preventing recurrence?

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