MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
APPENDIX 1: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
The following format provides an example as to how Initial Notification information shall be
presented:
A MV BLUEFIN, Call Sign VKBF,
B 01 12 36
C 40S 147E
E 120
F 186
L Bound Melbourne to Bell Bay
M 500 KHz, VHF 16, INMARSAT No: 450301590 & 450303369
N As required
P 650 TEU/NO IMDG CARGO/BUNKERS 580 IFO/75 MDO
Q Collision with cargo ship. FO tank starboard breached, no fire and all
essential shipboard systems operational
R Quantity of fuel oil lost from breached tank about 10 tonnes; tank now
empty
Slick moving NE away from land
S Weather fine, wind NNW, Force 3 , sea state slight to moderate, no swell
T Owner Australian Maritime College Tasmania, Tel, 0408124157
U Length 35 m, breadth 10m, tonnage 369, type Cargo ship
X No personnel injuries sustained; no clean-up operations possible from
ship; Shipsafe P and I Club advised; local correspondent is David Waldron
Tel 0423776850. Proceeding to Bell Bay for survey/repairs.
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Revised: November 2010