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Receiving Maritime Safety Information (MSI)

1) The document reminds ships to ensure they can receive Maritime Safety Information (MSI) such as navigational warnings and weather forecasts when transiting areas off the Australian coast or in port. 2) Ships can access the latest MSI notices from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority website or have them emailed directly. 3) Problems receiving MSI can sometimes occur if a ship's equipment is not properly configured to receive messages for the correct coastal areas; ensuring settings are correct is important for safety.

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Receiving Maritime Safety Information (MSI)

1) The document reminds ships to ensure they can receive Maritime Safety Information (MSI) such as navigational warnings and weather forecasts when transiting areas off the Australian coast or in port. 2) Ships can access the latest MSI notices from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority website or have them emailed directly. 3) Problems receiving MSI can sometimes occur if a ship's equipment is not properly configured to receive messages for the correct coastal areas; ensuring settings are correct is important for safety.

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Marine Notice 13/2016

Supercedes 13/2011

Receiving Maritime Safety Information (MSI)

Purpose Receiving MSI


The purpose of this Marine Notice is to advise that Ships can also obtain the latest MSI from JRCC
all ships transiting NAVAREA X or navigating off Australia via the internet. To view the latest
the Australian coast should ensure that they can Maritime Safety Information, go to:
receive all Maritime Safety Information (MSI) http://www.amsa.gov.au/search-and-
necessary for the intended voyage. rescue/distress-and-safety-comms/msi/msi-
email/index.asp
Masters are reminded that they should ensure
their Inmarsat-C Enhanced Group Calling (EGC) At this link, an option is available to have the latest
receivers are configured to receive MSI messages MSI forwarded to an email address.
for NAVAREA X and the coastal warning areas
appropriate to their intended voyage. In addition, To ensure vessels have received all current MSI,
the types of MSI to be received for the coastal particularly when entering NAVAREA X for the first
warning areas need to be selected (e.g. time, entering a new coastal warning area or prior
navigational warnings, weather information). to departing a port, it is recommended that ships
It should be noted that ships may also need to compare the current list of MSI received via e-mail
receive MSI whilst in port. with that received via SafetyNET.

Background Possible problems in receiving


MSI, as defined in Regulation IV/2 of the MSI
International Convention for the Safety of Life at It is possible that problems can arise with the
Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74), as amended, includes receipt of MSI. Some manufacturers use the term
navigational and meteorological warnings, NAVTEX instead of SafetyNET for Inmarsat-C
meteorological forecasts, and other urgent safety- terminals in their user manuals. This can cause
related messages broadcast to ships. confusion. Australia uses the Inmarsat’s
SafetyNET EGC as the primary means of
MSI receiving capability is part of the mandatory promulgating MSI. Australia does not provide a
equipment required to be carried on board ships NAVTEX service.
under the provisions of SOLAS 74, Chapter IV
(Radiocommunications), as amended. Further, it has been reported that some shipboard
Inmarsat-C EGC receivers have not been
Australia’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre correctly configured for the receipt of EGC
(JRCC Australia) and Bureau of Meteorology messages. It is important to ensure that the
promulgate MSI for NAVAREA X through the appropriate coastal warning areas are selected on
Inmarsat-C EGC service. Such MSI is received on shipboard Inmarsat-C terminals.
board ships as a SafetyNET message.
Gary Prosser
The Australian coastal area is divided into eight Deputy Chief Executive Officer
areas, denoted by the letters A to H. The limits of Australian Maritime Safety Authority
these areas and more information on MSI is July 2016
provided in the Admiralty List of Radio Signals
(ALRS) Volumes 3 and 5, Seafarers Handbook for GPO Box 2181
Australian Waters, the Australian Annual Notices CANBERRA ACT 2601
to Mariners, Australian GMDSS Handbook and
the IMO SafetyNET Manual. File No: 2016/2668

Internet address for all current Marine Notices: www.amsa.gov.au Page 1 of 1

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