Fact and information sheet

ATSB Safety Issue Investigation: Queensland Coastal Pilotage

About the ATSB

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is an independent Australian Government statutory agency. The Bureau is governed by a commission and is entirely separate from transport regulators and service providers. The ATSBs objective is safe transport and its function is to improve safety and public confidence in transport safety through excellence in safety investigations and research and

Enforcement policy

Failure of a Responsible Person to Report under Sections 18 and 19 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

Where it is apparent that a Responsible Person has failed to provide a report in accordance with the requirements in sections 18 or 19 of the TSI Act, the circumstances of the apparent failure will be assessed to determine the appropriate action to be taken. Appropriate action will be based on two options:

(a)  educate the responsible person, or class of responsible persons, to ensure compliance in the future; or

Regional engagement

Australia’s reputation for high quality and rigorous investigations makes us uniquely placed to assist transport safety in the Asia Pacific region, and the ATSB has an active program of regional engagement with other transport safety agencies, over and above that required by our international obligations.

Procurement plan

Requests for Tender

All open Requests for Tender (RFTs) are available via the AusTender website.

AusTender is the online tendering system for Australian Government Agencies. AusTender allows tenderers to download tender documentation. Tenderers must first register with AusTender.