Australian Maritime Safety Authority releases the ‘Fatigue guidelines—managing and reducing the risk of fatigue at sea’ in it official website.
Fatigue’s serious impact on marine environment
Fatigue can have serious consequences for the safety and health of seafarers, operational safety and the marine environment.
The new guidelines align to the International Maritime Organization Guidelines on Fatigue (MSC.1/Circ. 1598.) and are aimed at regulated Australian and foreign flagged vessels.
Guidelines cover a range of factors
The fatigue guidelines provide information on
- the causes and consequences of fatigue
- the risks it poses to the safety and health of seafarers
- the operational safety, and security protection of the marine environment.
It will assist all stakeholders to better understand their roles and responsibilities in managing the risk of fatigue.
These guidelines should be considered when:
- developing, implementing and improving safety management systems under the ISM Code
- promoting fatigue management
- promoting awareness of the causes and consequences of fatigue and developing and delivering training programs and courses
- conducting incident investigations
- preparing applications for minimum safe manning documents or when determining minimum safe manning levels for ships.
Impact of fatigue on all areas
Fatigue can affect all areas of ship and shore-based operations.
Just meeting the requirements of the hours of work and rest (under the STCW Convention) is not enough to manage the risk of fatigue.
These guidelines will help determine the other factors that can contribute to fatigue.
For more details read Fatigue Guidelines
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Source: AMSA
