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Antarctica
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Publishing details
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Library reference number ISBN 0 642 16616 1
The reproduction of this work in whole or in part is invited for safety education purposes
provided due acknowledgment is given to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
References to Gender
For ease of writing, the male gender is used throughout this publication. This should not be taken
to mean any inequity or gender bias on the part of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Further Information or Advice on AUSREP Procedures
Further information or advice on AUSREP procedures and copies of these instructions are available
free of charge from:
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (RCC Australia)
Telephone
(02) 6230 6880 (International +61 2 6230 6880 )
Facsimile
(02) 6230 6868 (International +61 2 6230 6868)
Postal Address
Contents
IMPORTANT Notes on Format Fields & Procedures
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1. User Definitions
5.1 Introduction
5.4 Administration
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MASTREP Notification
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Date/Time Group
Dates and times contained in AUSREP reports are to be in Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC) and
must include the suffix UTC. Month and Year are not required.
Example: 5 November 2100UTC transmitted as 052100UTC
Latitude/Longitude
Latitude Four figure group indicated by suffix S (south) with seconds rounded to nearest minute.
Longitude Five figure group indicated by suffix E (east) with seconds rounded up or down to
nearest minute.
Example: Latitude 13o1546 south transmitted as 13 16S
Longitude 152o0624 east transmitted as 152 06E
Intended Route
Indicate Great Circle or Rhumb Line with way points being followed, expressed in latitude and
longitude. Courses are not required if way points are mentioned.
Speed
Anticipated average speed ship will make till next report. Must be specified in knots and
decimals of knots to the nearest tenth of a knot. eg: 13.74 would be sent as 13.7; and 13.77
would be sent as 13.8.
Course
True course anticipated until next reporting time. Must be written as three digits; eg: 073. When
more than one course will be steered, enter various.
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1. USER DEFINITIONS
AIS
AMSA
Australian Maritime Safety authority established under the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority Act 1990.
AUSREP
The Australian Ship Reporting System established under Division 14 of Part IV of the
Navigation Act 1912 and administered by Marine Order 63.
DR
Deviation report sent when voyage details change or an estimate previously given
for a position varies by more than 2 hours steaming time.
DSC
FR
GMDSS
IMO
LES
MMSI
Polling
PR
Position Report
RCC Australia The Rescue Coordination Centre located in Canberra, Australia responsible for
coordinating search and rescue across the Australian SRR.
REEFVTS
The Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service established by
Australia as a means of enhancing navigational safety and environmental protection
in Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef.
SAC
SAR
SOLAS
SP
SRR
7500E
937S
1410106E
200S
7800E
908S
14353E
200S
9200E
924S
14413E
1200S 10700E
1200S
14400E
1200S 12320E
1200S
15500E
920S 12650E
1400S
15500E
700S 13500E
1400S
16115E
950S 13940E
1740S
16300E
950S 14100E
80o
100o
120o
0o
Indonesia
140o
160o
Papua
New Guinea
20o
40o
New Zealand
60o
Antarctica
5.4 Administration
AUSREP is operated by AMSA as part of the services offered by the Rescue Coordination Centre
(RCC Australia). RCC Australia is manned 24 hours.
A definition of overseas voyage is given in section 6 (1) of the Navigation Act 1912.
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00E
Thursday
Island
Weipa
Cape Flattery
Cairns
Mourilyan
REEFVTS Ship
Reporting Area
Lucinda
Townsville
QUEENSLAND
Mackay
Port Alma
Gladstone
Bundaburg
Fraser
Island
1. Go to Addressbook
2. Select New, insert SAC 1243, choose Special and enter 1243 and choose 7 bit.
The MES SDM allows SAC codes to be configured in Inmarsat-C terminals
Detailed reporting requirements for special report types are listed in Appendix A.
NO
YES
Send AUSREP SP
You may send your AUSREP SP:
- up to 24 hrs prior to joining the system;
- at ports within the REEFVTS area and at other Australian ports, the SP may be
sent up to 2 hrs after departure.
When joining AUSREP at the ocean boundary the SP may be sent 24 hrs prior to
entering the area or up to 2 hrs after crossing the boundary.
Send AUSREP
new SP with updated
ETD, cancelling
original SP in field X.
No
Send AUSREP SP
with NOREP in field N
(See Note 1)
Time between
reports not to
exceed
24 hours
Dangerous Goods
Report
Harmful
Substances Report
Marine Pollutants
Report
YES
Note 1: Foreign ships may only use NOREP procedures on transit from and to the AUSREP boundary. All ships must
use AIS positional reporting between Australian ports.
Note 2: Any defects of shipboard AIS must be reported in field Q of the Sailing Plan. A vessel with a faulty AIS will not
be provided with a SAR Watch.
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Example AUSREP SP
The HESPERUS (BCBC), a container ship, is making for Sydney from Melbourne.
She departs Melbourne at 0700 on the 2nd and arrives in Sydney 1300 on the 3rd of the month.
She has a speed of advance of 18 knots. The ship is fitted with Inmarsat-C and has a functional AIS
ID System identifier and message type
AUSREP/SP//
A/HESPERUS/BCBC/8502458//
F/18//
Speed
G/Auckland//
H/020700UTC/35065/15130E//
or
H/020700UTC/Melbourne
I/UJANG PANDUNG/080100UTC//
K/031300UTC/12005/15100E//
Route information
K/031300UTC/Sydney
M/GKA/9VG/INMARSAT B 322443110/
INMARSAT C 422446210//
U/CONTAINER/150/98800//
V Medical Personnel
V/NO MEDIC//
X Remarks
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Static information:
i. Identity, including IMO number, Call sign & name
ii. Length and beam
iii. Type of ship
(b)
Dynamic:
i. Ships position
ii. Time in UTC
iii. Course over ground
iv. Speed over ground
v. Navigational status (e.g. NUC, at anchor, etc. - manual input)
Note: Apart from having the ships static data (such as ship name, MMSI, callsign, IMO
number, length, breadth) correct, which assists in positive identification and safety of
navigation, voyage-related data such as the destination port and ETA can also be very
useful.
UN/LOCODE: IMO AIS guidance is to use the UN/LOCODE system to indicate the destination
port. These UN/LOCODEs are listed in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 for each port.
The country abbreviation is first, followed by the recognised abbreviation for the port. Examples
include: AU SYD (Sydney), AU MEL (Melbourne), AU NTL (Newcastle), BD CGP (Chittagong), IN
BOM (Bombay), NZ AKL (Auckland) and JP YOK (Yokohama).
Using these codes allows systems ashore to filter destinations correctly, avoids confusion, and
may assist authorities involved in search and rescue.
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Example AUSREP DR
ID
AUSREP/DR//
A/HESPERUS/BCBC/8502458//
Date/Time of event
B/050200UTC//
Position - Lat/Long
C/3900S/14500E//
Speed
F/6//
I/ADELAIDE/080200UTC//
N/060200UTC//
Remarks
AUSREP/FR//
A/HESPERUS/BCBC/8502458//
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Date/time of position
Position
Name, address, phone number and email address (if applicable) of the ships owners and
representatives (charterer, manager or agent)
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Date/time of position
Position
Course
Speed
Route
P1
P2
P3
P4
R1
R2
R3
R4
Name, address, phone number and email address (if applicable) of the ships owners and
representatives (charterer, manager or agent)
X1 Actions being taken with regard to the discharge and the movement of the ship.
X2 Assistance or salvage efforts which have been requested or which have been provided by others.
X3 The master of an assisting or salvaging ship should report the particulars of the action
undertaken or planned.
Type of oil or the correct technical name of the noxious liquid substances on board.
UN number or numbers.
Pollution category (A, B, C or D), for noxious liquid substances.
Names of manufacturers of substances, if appropriate, where they are known, or consignee or
consignor.
P5 Quantity.
Type of oil or the correct technical name of the noxious liquid discharged into the sea.
UN number or numbers.
Pollution category (A, B, C or D), for noxious liquid substances.
Names of manufacturers of substances, if appropriate, where they are known, or consignee or
consignor.
R5 An estimate of the quantity of the substances.
R6 Whether lost substances floated or sank.
R7 Whether loss is continuing.
R8 Cause of loss.
R9 Estimate of movement of the discharge or lost substances, giving current conditions if known.
R10 Estimate of the surface area of the spill if possible.
Assisting Ships
The Master of any ship engaged in, or requested to engage in an operation to render assistance or
undertake salvage should report, as far as practicable, fields A, B, C, E, F, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, U, X of the
standard reporting format.
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Date/time of position
Position
Name, address, phone number and email address (if applicable) of the ships owners and
representatives (charterer, manager or agent).
X1 Action being taken with regard to the discharge and the movement of the ship.
X2 Assistance or salvage efforts which have been requested or which have been provided by
others.
X3 The Master of an assisting or salvaging ship should report the particulars of the action
undertaken or planned.
Particulars not immediately available should be inserted in a supplementary message or messages. The
master of any ship engaged in or requested to engage in an operation to render assistance or undertake
salvage should report, as far as practicable, fields: A, B, C, M, P, Q, R, S, T, U, X of the standard reporting
format.
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Next non-Australian port of destination and estimated time of arrival at that port.
J. Coastal pilotage details: 1 - Yes/No; 2 - last name of Pilot; and 3 - licence number of pilot.
K. Date/Time (UTC) and point of exit from the AUSREP system (point of exit is either the latitude/longitude
of crossing the AUSREP boundary or the Australian port to which the ship is bound).
L. Route information.
M. Radiocommunications arrangements. State in full: names of stations/frequencies guarded including
MMSI and Inmarsat numbers (B, C, F77, Broadband etc).
N. This item is left blank; or
If no Final Report is to be sent by the master of an outbound voyage (other than an Australian ship), the
code NOREP is to be inserted.
0. Draught (fore and aft in metres and tenths of metres).
P*. Cargo information may be passed by non-voice means if required. 1 - Normal name of the Cargo; and
2 - indicate Yes or No if cargo is classified as hazardous.
Q*. Defects or other limitations such as damage, failure or breakdown affecting the safety of the ship,
including any AIS malfunction.
R*. Brief details of type of pollution lost overboard (oil, chemicals, etc) and also report if any pollution
sighted.
S. Weather conditions in area.
T. Ship s agents.
U. 1 - Ship type; 2 - ship length (metres); and 3 - gross tonnage.
V. Medical personnel carried.
W. Number of persons on board.
X. Remarks.
* Refer to Appendix A for Detailed Reporting Requirements for Dangerous Goods (DG), Harmful
Substances (HS), Marine Pollutants (MP).
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SP
A
PR1
DR
FR
D
* required if affected
by deviation
E
F
* required if affected
by deviation
X
G
J
K
* required if affected
by deviation
* required if affected
by deviation
* required if affected
by deviation
* required if affected
by deviation
N
Q
*details as required
*details as required
*details as required
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Browse Island
Carnarvon
Endeavour Strait
Abrolhous Houtman Is
Buckingham River
Challis Venture
Enfield
Adelaide
Buffalo Venture
Chapman Island
Esperance
Adele Island
Bunbury
Chesterfield Reef
Euston Reef
Albany
Bundaberg
Christmas Island
Evans Shoal
Albatross Bay
Burnie
Clarence River
Exeter 1
Althorpe Island
Byford Dolphin
Cliffy Island
Exmouth Gulf
Altona
Anderson Bay
Cairns
Coffs Harbour
Fitzroy Island
Ardrossan
Caloundra
Commonwealth Bay
Flagstaff Point
Arno Bay
Cape Arnhem
Cooktown
Fletcher 1
Augusta
Cape Bedford
Coral Bay
Flinders Island
Aurukun
Cape Bougainville
Corallina
Flinders Reef
Coringa Islet
Flounder A Platform
Ballast Head
Cape Byron
Corner Inlet
Fork Reef
Bamaga
Cape Croker
Cossack Pioneer
Fortescue Platform
Barracouta Platform
Cape Cuvier
Crocodile Island
Fraser Island
Barrow Island
Cape Don
Croker Island
Fredrick Reefs
Barrys Beach
Cape Ferguson
Barwon Heads
Cape Flattery
Dalrymple Bay
Baska Manta
Cape Fourcroy
Dampier
Garden Point
Bathurst Head
Cape Gambier
Darwin
Geelong
Bathurst Island
Cape Grenville
Davies Reef
Gellibrand
Bayu Undan
Cape Hotham
Davis Station
Georgetown
Beauty Point
Cape Inscription
De Entrecasteaux Pt
Geraldton
Bell Bay
Cape Lambert
Deal Island
Gladstone
Bickerton Island
Cape Leeuwin
Glomar Shoal
Billabong
Cape Leveque
Delamere Location
Goods Island
Bing Bong
Cape Londonderry
Derby
Goulburn Island
Black Point
Cape Melville
Devonport
Gove
Blacktip Field
Cape Moreton
Booby Island
Cape Nelson
Dumont Durville
Grafton Passage
Botany Bay
Cape Otway
Dundas Strait
Grassy Harbour
Bowden Reef
Cape Schanck
Bowen
Cape Sidmouth
Groote Eylandt
Bramble Cay
Cape Sorrell
Eddystone Point
Gabo Island
Brisbane
Cape Tribulation
Eden
Gapuwiyak
Broadhurst Reef
Edithburgh
Broken Bay
Cape Wessel
Edward River
Halibut Platform
Broome
Cape Weymouth
Elcho Island
Hamilton Island
Fremantle
Griffin Venture
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Harriet Oilfield
Kwinana
Harvey H Ward
Port Alma
Port Arthur
Hastings
Lady Barron
Mourilyan
Port Bonython
Hayman Island
Launceston
Murgenella
Port Bremer
Hay Point
Legendre
Murray Island
Port Broughton
Hedland
Lesueur Island
Port Kembla
Hervey Bay
Lingi Point
Myrmidon Reef
Port Lambert
Lizard Island
Hobart
Lockhart River
Port Lincoln
Hogan Island
Lombok Strait
Naracoopa
Port Musgrave
Holmes Reefs
Lonsdale
Needle Reef
Horn Island
Newcastle
Port Pirie
Houghton Island
Loutit Bay
Nganhurra
Port Stanvac
Lowendal Islands
Nguiu
Port Stephens
Lucinda
Norfolk Island
Port Walcott
Port Warrender
Maatsuyker Island
Port Welshpool
Jabiru Oilfield
Mackay
North Haven
Portland
Jabiru Venture
Mackerel Platform
Jervis Bay
Maningrida
Numbulwar
Proper Bay
Jervoise Bay
Margie
Jomard Passage
Marion Bay
Oberon Bay
Port Stanvac
Jurien Bay
Marion Reef
Ocean Bounty
Port Stephens
Maryborough
Ocean Epoch
Port Walcott
Kalumburu
Mawson Station
Ocean General
Port Warrender
Kangaroo Island
Mccluer Island
Onslow
Port Welshpool
Karratha
Mcmurdo Sound
Orontes Bank
Portland
Karumba
Melbourne
Orpheus Island
Kembla
Mellish Reef
Osprey Reefs
Proper Bay
Kalumburu
Melville Island
Kangaroo Island
Mermaid Strait
Pandora Reef
Raine Island
Karratha
Middleton Reef
Pearce Point
Rapid Bay
Karumba
Milingimbi
Pera Head
Risdon
Kembla
Milner Bay
Pipon Island
Rockhampton
Kenn Reefs
Minerva
Pirlangimpi
Roper River
King Island
Minjilang
Plank Shoal
Rose River
King Sound
Mitchell River
Pluto Field
Round Head
Kingscote
Monkey Mia
Point Cartwright
Koolan Island
Montebello Island
Point Henry
Sandy Cape
Kuri Bay
Mooloolaba
Point Lonsdale
Scott Reef
Kurnell
Moors Reef
Point Murat
Seringapatam Reef
Inglis Island
Inspection Head
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Mornington Island
Port Latta
Port Pirie
Selat Karimata
Thursday Island
Vanderlin Island
Willis Island
Shute Harbour
Townsville
Vansittart Bay
Wilsons Promontory
Southport
Triabunna
Varanus
Withnell Bay
Southwest Island
Trial Bay
Vernon Islands
Wollongong
Spring Bay
Troughton Island
Stanley
Trudhoe Island
Wadeye
Wooli
Stokes Bay
Truscott
Wallaroo
Wyndham
Strahan
Tuattara
Waratah Bay
Sugarloaf Point
Tuesday Islets
Warruwi
Yam Island
Sunda Strait
Twofold Bay
Weipa
Yamba
Welshpool
Yampi Sound
Sydney
Wooley Butt
Ulladulla
Tasman Island
Umbakumba
Westernport
Yorke Island
Tasman Point
Undan
Whitsunday Island
Yorkeys Knob
Urangan
Whyalla
Thevenard Harbour
Useless Loop
Wigcam
Thevenard Island
Willis Islets
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Phase
Description of Phase
Phase One
Expected date
of Completion
July 2012
July 2013
Proposed from
July 2014
AMSA 91 (6/12)