Please be kindly informed of the followings in relation to the recent status of the Port State Control (PSC) undertaken by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). The ship owners and ship management companies managing ships entering Australian ports are requested to pay due attention especially to routine maintenance of the relevant equipment and to management of personnel onboard.


As informed in NK Technical Information No. 388 of 25 December 2000 and No. 397 of 26 March 2001, the focused inspection regime has been implemented by AMSA in addition to their usual PSC activities. According to the Marine Notice 7/2001 attached hereto, the areas at the third part of the program, which will start on 1 August 2001 and run to 30 November 2001, are Crew Living Conditions and Compliance with STCW 95.

(Note) "AMSA Marine Notice" web site : http://www.amsa.gov.au/amsa/mn/mn_index.htm