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EBA9 Encourage industry adoption of vessel assessment activities and approval processes that incorporate key crew competency evaluations to help ensure safe operations and compliance with regional and port requirements. DTMR On Industry and charterers are provided with guidance on how to include crew competency as part of their ship vetting practice. Crew competencies are being strengthened domestically and at the international level through improved training requirements for specific vessel or equipment types and through the introduction of requirements for ongoing training and assessment. AMSA monitors the delivery of courses by training institutions and targets crew competency through the port State control and flag State control inspection regime. The International Safety Management audit system is used to ensure vessel operators maintain the competencies of their crews. DTMR DoEE AMSA Industry Immediate (December 2016) EBA10 Support the North-east Shipping Management Group on environment protection measures, preparedness and response protective measures, management of major anchorages, and stakeholder engagement. AMSA In Place The North East Shipping Management Plan outlines 63 actions that various organisations will undertake to maintain and enhance the safety of shipping as well as prevent ship sourced pollution and other environmental impacts. Recent achievements under the plan include: • upgrade of emergency towage capability in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea; • increased numbers of marine surveyors at ports; • international recognition of the GBR adjacent Coral Sea area as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area with new ship routing measures including an area-to-be-avoided and two five nautical mile wide two-way routes; • enhancement of the regulatory structure for coastal pilotage; and • training of coastal pilots in electronic chart display and information systems. Current activity is focussed on: • industry related actions relating to improved ship safety standards for ships transiting the Reef • monitoring research outcomes for developing whale strike and noise mitigation measures • encouraging voluntary use of AIS (Automatic Identification System) by the fishing industry The North East Shipping Management Group meeting in March 2016 noted that the majority of Work Programme actions were on track (now being implemented as part of normal business). At the North East Water Space Management Working Group on the 8th December 2015 the opportunity was taken to discuss the role of industry in implementing more stringent safety, environmental and crewing standards for vessels transiting the Great Barrier Reef. DTMR EHP DoEE GBRMPA Already prioritised
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