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 promulgating the lessons learned, safety actions and safety messages. It is not the purpose of ATSB investigations to apportion…

Australia's REPCON Marine Confidential Reporting Scheme offers seafarers the opportunity to report unsafe conditions, practices or procedures aboard ships without fear of being identified. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau collects information for the purposes of enhancing marine safety. The information may be disclosed to other bodies or individuals for this purpose. If the information is the subject of an investigation it will only be used in accordance with the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. This report should contain as much of the following information as within the…

Mr Angus Mitchell CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND CEO Angus Mitchell has extensive experience in organisational leadership and management, maritime operations and safety investigation. He joined the ATSB from Maritime Safety Queensland, where as General Manager he oversaw the safe and efficient movement of vessels into and out of Queensland’s 21 ports, and was responsible for compliance activities and safety investigations for Australia’s largest recreational maritime fleet. During his tenure, Maritime Safety Queensland was recognised with an Australian Industry…

Subsection 25(1) of Part 4 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. 25  Reports on investigations (1)     The ATSB must, as soon as practicable after an investigation has been completed, publish, by electronic or other means, a report in relation to the investigation. (2)     The ATSB may, at any time before an investigation has been completed, publish, by electronic or other means, a report in relation to the investigation if it considers that the publication of the report is necessary or desirable for the purposes of transport safety…

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. Further guidance: The Department of Finance provides information to help business identify opportunities and compete for government business which can be found at: Selling to Government.   Annual Procurement Plan In accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, the ATSB has published an Annual…

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. Providing assistance to our regional neighbours helps strengthen their transport safety capabilities and meeting their international obligations related to transport safety. As well as promoting Australia's standing in the region and upholding our broader international obligations, it is in…

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As established by the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003, the ATSB is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory agency, reporting to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Australian Government Ministers issue Statements of Expectations to statutory agencies. Through issuing a Statement of Expectations, Ministers provide greater clarity about government policies and objectives relevant to that statutory authority, including the policies and priorities it is expected to observe…

The International Confidential Aviation Safety Systems (ICASS) Group promotes confidential reporting systems as an effective method of enhancing flight safety in commercial air transport and general aviation operations. The principal objectives of the ICASS Group are: To provide advice and assistance in the startup and operation of a confidential reporting system. To facilitate the exchange of safety related information between independent confidential aviation reporting systems. To identify solutions to common problems in the operation of such systems. Group membership Membership to the…

Accidents and serious incidents (commonly called Immediately Reportable Matters), which affect the safety of aircraft must, in the first instance, be notified to the ATSB by telephone toll-free call (24 hour) 1800 011 034. If telephoning from outside Australia, please use +61 2 6230 4470. Click here to fill out an Occurrence Notification form