Associate Members

Mr. Gary Prosser		Tel : +61 (0)2 6257 5050
Australian Maritime Safety Authority		Fax: +61 (0)2 6257 5966
GPO Box 2181		E-mail gary.prosser@amsa.gov.au
CANBERRA CITY		www.amsa.gov.au
ACT 2601

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is the national safety agency responsible for maritime safety, protection of the marine environment and aviation and marine search and rescue. It commenced operations on 1 January 1991 as a statutory authority established under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.

AMSA’s services are mainly provided on a cost recovery basis from fee and levy revenue sources. It also receives Community Service Obligation funding from the Commonwealth Government specifically relating to aviation and maritime search and rescue operations and boating safety education.
AMSA is a largely self-funded government agency with the charter of enhancing efficiency in the delivery of safety and other services to the Australian maritime industry.

Mission statement

AMSA will pursue world's best practice in the efficient provision of highly effective maritime safety, aviation and marine search and rescue, and marine environment protection services.

This will be achieved by continuing to serve the Government, industry and the community through developing relationships with stakeholders and by applying contemporary management techniques, organisational systems and technology to meet their needs.
This process will be undertaken while maintaining a keen focus on the rights, needs and morale of our own employees.

Vision

To achieve world's best practice in providing services to Australia in maritime safety, aviation and marine search and rescue, and protection of the marine environment from ship sourced pollution.

Structure

Board

Management of AMSA is the responsibility of a seven member Board, including the Chief Executive. Members are drawn from private industry and government and bring appropriate skills and expertise to the conduct of AMSA's important commercial and safety maritime activities.

AMSA's head office is in Canberra and its principal offices in Brisbane, Queensland, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Adelaide, South Australia and Fremantle, Western Australia. The Authority is structured into four business units.

Maritime Safety and Environmental Strategy

is responsible for providing strategic advice and operational oversight on maritime safety matters and associated environmental and navigational issues, which involves:

Representing Australia in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the development, implementation and enforcement of international standards governing ship safety, navigation, marine environment protection, ship operations, maritime security, crew competency, training and fatigue management.
Developing Australia’s maritime regulatory framework based upon these international standards and contemporary safety management systems primarily through the making of subordinate legislation, Marine Orders, under the Commonwealth Navigation Act 1912 and Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.
Promulgating policy and guidelines for the discharge of the range of powers and functions allocated to AMSA under relevant Commonwealth legislation, relating to ship construction standards, ship survey and safety, crewing, seafarers’ qualifications and welfare, occupational health and safety, carriage and handling of cargoes, passengers and regulation of marine pollution.
Contributing to environment protection initiatives and education and information sharing on marine pollution prevention.
Providing the national network of integrated aids to navigation and coastal traffic management measures that meet the requirements of commercial shipping for safe and efficient coastal navigation.
Participating in the development and application of international navigation safety policy and standards, principally through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA).
Maritime Operations is responsible for monitoring ship, crew and coastal pilot compliance with maritime safety standards, which involves:
Conducting inspections of ships, cargoes and related equipment to monitor compliance with standards for the condition of ships, compliance with operational, occupational health and safety and coastal pilotage requirements and the correct handling and loading of certain cargoes.
Monitoring compliance by Australian flag ships and their operators with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.
Exercising rights under international conventions to inspect foreign flag ships visiting Australian ports through the port State control program to monitor their compliance with international standards.
Participating in regional forums to promote consistency in port State control standards and exchange of ship inspection data with neighbouring countries.
Providing occupational health and safety inspectorate services under the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.
Ensuring safety training and maritime qualifications of crew on ships operating under the Navigation Act 1912 meet the standards of the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 95) Convention.
Administering the licensing system for coastal pilots and safety regulation of coastal pilotage services under the Navigation Act 1912.

Emergency Response

is responsible for delivering national search and rescue coordination and marine pollution response services, which involve:

Providing a 24 hour Rescue Coordination Centre servicing the internationally agreed Australian Search and Rescue Region for the aviation and maritime sectors.
Assuming coordination of maritime and aviation search and rescue incidents.
Providing a maritime distress and safety communications network that meets the requirements of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention and also can be used by suitably equipped non-SOLAS vessels.
Administering a ship reporting system that identifies and tracks ships at sea as a safety measure and provides a database of ships that may be in a position to respond to an emergency.
Providing training and specialist search and rescue equipment to selected general aviation operators designated as Search and Rescue Units (SRUs) around Australia.
Contributing to international and national issues of significance concerning aviation and maritime search and rescue activities, maintaining and enhancing strategic relationships and increasing public awareness of maritime safety issues. · Providing a maritime safety communications network that broadcasts and receives safety and navigation information to and from ships at sea.
Managing the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances (the National Plan) to provide oil and chemical pollution preparedness and response services in consultation with State/Northern Territory governments, port corporations and authorities, shipping, oil, exploration and chemical industries, and emergency services.

Corporate

provides common support services to AMSA, including financial management, human resources, property and business services, information technology, records management, public relations and government liaison.

AMSA also has an office of General Counsel that provides legal services, the corporate secretary, and manages the Australian Register of Ships delivering ship registration services for the commercial shipping, fishing and boating sectors.

Mr. Michael Sutton		Tel : +61 (0)2 6274 7652
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
GPO Box 2181		E-mail michael.sutton@amsa.gov.au
CANBERRA CITY		www.infrastructure.gov.au
ACT 2601

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Transport

Safe, efficient and sustainable domestic and international transport systems are vital to Australias continuing prosperity.

The Australian Government, through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, contributes to the prosperity of the economy and the wellbeing of all Australians by supporting and enhancing our transport systems.

The Department provides strategic policy advice to assist the Government to shape the framework underpinning road, rail, maritime and aviation transport in Australia. Through its central office located in Canberra and its regional office network, the Department provides a diverse range of day-to-day services to the transport sector and the community.

Maritime

Australia relies on sea transport for 99 per cent of our exports. A substantial proportion of our domestic freight also depends on coastal shipping.

The Department supports an efficient, safe and environmentally friendly maritime transport system, including an effective regulatory framework for shipping and environmental and safety regulations.

Captain John Hogan		Tel : +679 337 9257
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community		Fax: +679 337 0146
Private Mail Bag		E-mail JohnPH@spc.int
SUVA		www.spc.int
FIJI

Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Regional Maritime Programme

The Regional Maritime Programme (RMP) is based in Suva and is part of the Marine Resources Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) which also includes the Coastal Fisheries and the Oceanic Fisheries Programmes which are based in Noumea.

SPC’s mission is to help Pacific Island people to make and implement informed decisions about their future through technical assistance, training and research.

The Regional Maritime Programme has 3 objectives, namely

Maritime institutions strengthened
Human resource capacity strengthened
Exchange of information and experience among PICTs improved

Mission of RMP

The mission of the RMP is: Safe and secure shipping, cleaner seas, improved social and economic well-being of seafaring communities within the Pacific region.
Its goal is to strengthen the capacity of Pacific Islanders to manage, administer, regulate, control and gain employment in the maritime transport sector in a socially responsible manner.

The Regional Maritime Programme employs the following officers: Regional Maritime Programme Coordinator, Maritime Legal Officer, Maritime Training Officer, Maritime Ports Security Officer, Maritime Information Assistant, Maritime Information Trainee, Project Assistant and an Office Assistant. There will also be a Technical Security Officer in early 2005.

RMP collaborates with a number of organisations and associations, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO) [SPC’s Regional Maritime Programme is the implementing agency for IMO projects in the Pacific islands region]; the Pacific Islands Maritime Association (PacMA); local Shipowners Associations; the Association of Pacific Ports (APP); Women in Maritime Association (WIMA); Pacific Association of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (PATVET) the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific as well as the Australian network of Maritime Educators and Trainers .

It maintains close linkages with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority on current professional and industry matters.

The programme also works with a number of other regional organisations, including the Forum Fisheries Agency, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, and the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

Although SPC has more than twenty member countries, the RMP helps 14 PICTs (Cook Islands, FSM, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Is, Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu under its legal assistance and 12 that have training institutions (including French Polynesia and New Caledonia) are assisted under its training project.

Pacific Islands Maritime Association (PacMA).

RMP at the moment is the secretariat to the Pacific Islands Maritime Association (PacMA). PacMA came into being in 1996 and was formerly known as APIMTIMA. The Association is registered under the Fiji Charitable Trusts Act. To date PacMA has 18 regular members, 2 honorary members and 3 associate members. Purpose - The association is the principal interactive forum and key advisory body for national government agencies responsible for maritime affairs and the maritime sector within the region.

Goals - PacMA has become a united voice for the maritime sector in the Pacific and serves as a focal point for the discussion of partnerships that promote a safe, secure, clean and sustainable maritime sector; establishes a network of skilled resource people willing to provide advice and support to the maritime sector (PacMA subcommittees on auditing, port sate control & surveys and moderators, examiners & lecturers); provides a forum for the better integration of policies affecting the maritime sector; reviews issues related to financial assistance and the transfer of technology for sustainable development, capacity building and the full use of existing resources; continues to promote co-operation between maritime training institutions, maritime authorities and the maritime sector in the implementation of international uniform standards throughout the region; and provides quality advice, in consultation with the Regional Maritime Programme, to the national government agencies responsible for maritime affairs within the region on all matters that concern the maritime sector.

Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC)

Website: www.talc.com.au

Contact details

Dr Daryll Hull		Tel: 02 9224 3623
Transport & Logistics Centre		Fax: 02 9224 3566
		Mobile: 0418 942 152
		Email: dhull@ric.nsw.gov.au
Level 16, 55 Market Street
Sydney NSW 2000

GPO Box 47
NSW 2000

Objectives

Formed in 2003, The Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC) is a joint Commonwealth and NSW Government initiative.

The mission of TALC is to work with industry and government authorities to build capability across the national transport and logistics industry through a combination of:

Development of education and training strategies and initiatives to support and enhance competencies;
Development of strategies to assist industry to attract, recruit and retain staff; and
The design of strategies to assist industry in creating, sharing and sustaining modal, organisational and individual knowledge.

There are four main value propositions in the transport and logistics industry:

Service delivery
Operational excellence
Safety
Innovation

The scope of TALCs activities will enhance these propositions by striving to address the:

Need to cope with the demands to skill up workforce participants in an environment of increasing workforce mobility between careers, organisations and between and within industries;
Failure of the sector to attract and retain new people to the industry from schools and elsewhere at levels necessary to replace the number of people leaving in the next ten years;
Potential loss of industry and corporate knowledge resulting from the ageing of the existing workforce;
Need to transport knowledge and information across sector and organisational boundaries so that industry may benefit from best practice and industry research and development; and
Fragmentation within the transport and logistics industry that has disturbed or broken existing networks of knowledge transfer between generations in the workforce and within organisations.

As a direct result of these activities TALC has established the following programmes:

Transport & Logistics Careers Promotion for Secondary Schools
Establishment of a Higher Education Consortium Network Across the VET and higher education sectors
Establishment of Knowledge Management programmes
Establishment of seamless Industry Endorsed Learning Pathways
Establishment of a Maritime Training Centre in the Hunter
Establish Transport & Logistics Sector Content within the Schools Curriculum
Establishment of TILIS (Transport Integrated Learning Information Service) Web Gateway providing Industry, Industry Employees and students with a Transport and Logistics Web Portal providing access across Australia to:

learning pathways, courses and course providers,
industry based knowledge management programs,
information on careers and job opportunities,
industry reference material,
links to industry and professional associations websites

Establishment of Additional Traineeships & Apprenticeships, including School to Work Traineeships
Establishment of a Professional Development Pathway for Transport Planners

Key stakeholders that participate in setting the direction and assist in developing the programmes to be offered by TALC include State and Federal Government transport related agencies, individual transport and distribution companies, transport industry bodies, industrial unions, professional bodies, employer associations and education providers.

For further detail on the programmes being undertaken by TALC, information about TALC and contacts please refer to our website as shown above.