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The author Mori Flapan was Technical Adviser to the National Marine Safety Committee in Australia between 1998 and 2011. The National Marine Safety Committee reviewed commercial vessel standards applicable to commercial vessels in Australia. The existing standards contained in the Uniform Shipping Laws Code were replaced by revised standards under the title National Standard for Commercial Vessels.
The papers can be downloaded in pdf form by clicking on the hightlighted titles below.
NOTE: The opinions expressed in these papers were those of the author, and were not necessarily the views of NMSC, nor any of the participating governments.
| Title | Published |
Relevant NSCV Reference |
| Regulatory Reform in the Australian Domestic Industry | Pacific 2002 Conference. Sydney Feb 2002 |
General application |
| Fishing Vessel Safety —A New Approach | Ausmarine East. Brisbane. Oct 2003 |
General application |
| The Safety Gap | Marine Safety 2003 Conference. Brisbane. Sep 2003 |
General application |
| Fire Safety Standards for Commercial Vessels | Pacific 2004 Conference. Sydney. Feb 2004 |
Part C Section 4 |
| A New Risk-Based Standard for Domestic Fast Craft in Australia | Hyper 2006 Conference. Launceston 2006 |
Part F Section 1 |
| Improvements and updates to Intact Stability Standards applied to domestic vessels in Australia | Pacific 2008 Conference. Sydney Feb 2008 |
Part C Subsection 6A Subsection 6C |
| Equivalent solutions – How do they work? | Marine Safety 2008 Conference. Adelaide. May 2008 |
Part B |
| Museum vessels: To be or not to be – In Survey? | Australian Maritime Museums Council Conference. Warrnambool. Feb 2009 |
General application |
| What happens when you start getting wet feet? The revised standard for buoyancy and stability after flooding | Pacific 2010 Conference. Sydney. Feb 2010 |
Part C Subsection 6B |
| What should be done with Grandad? Discussing the application of new standards to the existing fleet | Marine Safety 2010 Conference. Perth. Aug 2010 |
Part B |