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Funding boost to keep Queensland fishermen safe
Queensland's commercial fishing industry will benefit from a $30,000 investment into research to find ways to improve maritime safety practices. The research aims to identify world's best marine safety practices and develop ways to apply this knowledge for the benefit of the industry. The joint Queensland Seafood Industry ... read more
Marine forum explores solutions to skills shortage
A marine industry skills forum to be held in Brisbane by the National Marine Safety Committee on 10th and 11th July will allow the industry to provide input on strategies to tackle the sector's skills shortage. The Marine Competencies Industry Forum will bring together representatives from the ... read more
New marine training centre opens on the Gold Coast
The Queensland boat building industry's skill base is to be expanded with the opening of a new marine training centre on the Gold Coast . Situated in Coomera, TAFE Marine Gold Coast will train 600 apprentices this year. The new training centre contains flexible classrooms, and marine construction ... read more
Single maritime safety jurisdiction proposed
The Australian Transport Council , a Ministerial Council of State, Territory and Commonwealth Transport Ministers, recently agreed, subject to the outcome of a regulatory impact assessment process, to support the establishment of a single maritime safety jurisdiction administered by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority ( AMSA ). ... read more
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Changes to small vessel licensing requirements in Queensland
From 1 August 2008, the Queensland Seafood Industry Association will be phasing out the issue of Small Vessel Operators Certificates and requiring new applicants to apply to Maritime Safety Queensland for a Restricted Coxswain licence From 1 August 2009, Small Vessel Operators Certificates will no longer be recognised as ... read more
Victorian government launches marine pilotage review
An independent review of marine pilotage in Victoria will be undertaken to help ensure that modern, effective and safe vessel management is practiced throughout Victorian waterways. This review will address operational and safety management aspects of current pilotage arrangements. It will also examine the statutory framework for the provision ... read more
Review of marine radio licensing
Responding to concerns about declining standards in the use of marine radio and compliance with the requirement to hold an operators' certificate of proficiency, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a discussion paper about regulatory arrangements for VHF marine radios used by recreational boat operators. The discussion paper ... read more
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Australian Transport Council recommends national regulation
The Australian Transport Council has recommended that the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agree on a transition to single national regulators to cover maritime safety, heavy vehicles, rail safety and rail investigation. COAG asked the ATC in September 2008 to prepare Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) on single national systems in ... read more
National transport regulation agreement
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to implement national regulation for maritime safety, rail safety and heavy vehicles. The decision will mean improved safety and reduced costs and regulatory burden for Australian transport companies as well as reduced costs of exports and trade. These reforms will ... read more
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