Focused inspection campaign – DCV towage operations
AMSA will be conducting a national focused inspection campaign (FIC) on the implementation of risk assessments in harbour and coastal towing operations from 21 November 2022 to 27 February 2023.
Safe Passage Summer 2022
Safe Passage Summer 2022 – Out Now!
Brazilian Maritime Pilots Association Magazine – Issue 62
The latest edition of Rumos Praticos has been shared by our colleagues in the Brazilian Maritime Pilots Association.
IMPA Notice 968
IMPA has won the SAFETY4SEA Initiative Award 2022 for its annual safety campaigns.
FMD – Advice for Australian Marine Pilots
The Australian Government – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has issued information for Australian pilots travelling on and off international vessels around Australia. A notice has been issued to update Australian Pilots of enhanced measures to address the current foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia.
IMPA IMO Seminar
Our colleagues at the International Maritime Pilots Association will host a seminar at the International Maritime Organization headquarters on Tuesday, 1st November 2022.
Australian Maritime Mentoring Program
The Australian Maritime Mentoring Program is an exciting new joint initiative between the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute, the Nautical Institute, the Company of Master Mariners of Australia, Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia and the Pilbara Ports Authority.
Panama Canal – New Positioning System Requirements
The Panama Canal Authority has released a new Advisory to Shipping.
Effective October 1, 2023, all vessels with a beam of 109 feet or more transiting the Panama Canal will be required to have a fixed (non-portable) piloting unit with Real Time Kinematics (RTK) for submeter accuracy. This measure is expected to improve the efficiency of the waterway by eliminating the delays associated with the installation of portable piloting units (PPU-RTK)
Adam Roberts – IMPA Vice President
Congratulations to Captain Adam Roberts on your appointment as Vice President of the International Marine Pilots Association
COVID 19 Advice to Members
Dear Members, We have all been inundated with COVID19 communications from all manner of sources in the last few weeks. There has also been no shortage of generic advice from health departments across Australia. As each State, employer and jurisdiction come up with a plethora of COVID19 responses, AMPI thought that it was time that […]