Appendix

Appendix to Marine Incident Annual report – Tables

Table A1

Distribution of incidents by severity in each vessel class, DCV (2019-2022)
Vessel class	Year	Very serious	Serious	Less serious
Passenger	2019	0.3%	10.8%	89.0%
	2020	0.0%	22.6%	77.4%
	2021	0.3%	24.2%	75.6%
	2022	0.0%	18.6%	81.4%
Non-passenger	2019	1.4%	13.2%	85.4%
	2020	0.6%	25.2%	74.1%
	2021	0.5%	27.3%	72.2%
	2022	0.8%	24.7%	74.5%
Fishing	2019	3.5%	18.1%	78.5%
	2020	3.5%	50.0%	46.5%
	2021	2.8%	47.2%	50.0%
	2022	2.6%	46.5%	50.9%
Hire & drive	2019	0.0%	14.1%	85.9%
	2020	1.5%	36.9%	61.5%
	2021	0.0%	36.0%	64.0%
	2022	2.7%	17.6%	79.7%
Total	2019	0.9%	12.9%	86.2%
	2020	0.9%	28.8%	70.3%
	2021	0.6%	28.8%	70.6%
	2022	0.8%	23.7%	75.6%

Table A2

Proportion of vessels reporting an incident by class and state, DCV 2022
Vessel class	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	Total
Passenger	17.3%	10.7%	17.3%	11.5%	8.9%	8.6%	17.3%	15.9%
Non-Passenger	1.9%	3.5%	3.6%	1.8%	1.8%	2.4%	3.4%	2.7%
Fishing	0.8%	7.6%	1.8%	0.6%	1.1%	1.9%	2.9%	1.6%
Hire & Drive	1.2%	0.0%	4.7%	1.5%	0.0%	2.4%	1.2%	2.2%

Table A3

Top 5 occurrence types associated with crew injuries by class, DCV (2022)
Vessel class	Vessel control & navigation	Operational access	Cargo handling stores	Water & Weather conditions	Dangerous fauna
Passenger	13	12	1	3	1
Non-passenger	19	11	5	8	1
Fishing	6	4	12	1	6
Hire & drive	0	0	0	0	0

Table A4

Person overboard incidents and POB lifejacket status by vessel length and class, DCV (2022)
Class	Length	Crew			Passenger			Totals
		POB with lifejacket	POB without lifejacket	POB unknown lifejacket	POB with lifejacket	POB without lifejacket	POB unknown lifejacket
Passenger	7.5 - <12m	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	21
	12 - <24m	1	3	1	0	6	2	13
	24 - <35m	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
	35 - <45m	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Non-passenger	0 - <7.5m	5	0	7	1	0	0	13	27
	7.5 - <12m	6	1	0	2	0	0	9
	12 - <24m	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
	24 - <35m	2	0	1	0	0	0	3
Fishing	0 - <7.5m	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	9
	7.5 - <12m	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
	12 - <24m	2	1	1	0	0	0	4
Hire & Drive	0 - <7.5m	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	13
	7.5 - <12m	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
	12 - <24m	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Totals		19	6	14	7	15	9	70
		39			31

Table A5

Vessel consequence by vessel class, DCV (2022)
Consequence	Passenger	Non-passenger	Fishing	Hire & drive	Total
Contact	64	53	10	6	133
Collision	56	34	10	22	122
Grounding	47	37	14	13	111
Machinery Failure / Damage	28	28	7	1	64
Hull Failure / Damage	18	13	6	9	46
Close Quarters	29	12	4	0	45
Foundering / Sinking / Loss	3	14	15	5	37
Disabled	9	13	9	0	31
Flooding	7	12	7	4	30
Smoke	8	6	1	0	15
Listing/Capsize	0	8	3	2	13
Breakaway	4	3	2	1	10
Evacuation	1	1	2	2	6
Fire Machinery / Workspace	1	0	3	0	4
Explosion	1	1	0	0	2
Fire Accommodation	1	0	0	0	1

Table A6

Top 5 Operational and Technical incident circumstances by class, DCV (2019-2022)
Passenger		Non-passenger		Fishing		Hire & drive
Top 5 Operational
Vessel Control and Navigation: Lookout/Collision Avoidance.	12.5%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Lookout/Collision Avoidance	11.6%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Lookout/Collision Avoidance	12.2%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Vessel Handling/Loss of control	25.7%
Vessel Control and Navigation: Vessel Handling/Loss of Control	11.8%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Vessel Handling/Loss of Control	11.5%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Vessel Handling/Loss of Control	11.8%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Lookout/Collision Avoidance	21.9%
Vessel Control and Navigation: Berthing/Unberthing	5.4%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Towing	6.0%	Cargo Handling Stores: Fishing	7.3%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Anchoring	6.8%
Diving/Snorkelling	3.6%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Berthing /Unberthing	2.9%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Anchoring	2.0%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Planning	3.1%
Vessel Control and Navigation: Mooring	1.7%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Mooring	2.4%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Planning	1.6%	Vessel Control and Navigation: Berthing/Unberthing	2.4%
Operational Access: Gangway	1.7%
Top 5 Technical
Power Propulsion and Steering: Main Engine/ Gearing	8.0%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Main Engine/Gearing	8.2%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Main Engine/Gearing	7.6%	Vessel Systems: Mooring/ Anchoring	4.1%
Power Propulsion and Steering: Steering Gear	4.0%	Vessel Systems: Mooring/ Anchoring	6.4%	Vessel Systems: Mooring/ Anchoring	5.6%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Main Engine/Gearing	2.1%
Vessel Systems: Mooring/ Anchoring	2.0%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Auxiliary Engines/Alternators	2.7%	Engineering Systems: Fuel	1.8%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Steering Gear	1.4%
Power Propulsion and Steering: Auxiliary Engines/Alternators	1.1%	Engineering Systems: Electrical	1.8%	Engineering Systems: Electrical	1.6%	Fuel	0.7%
Power Propulsion and Steering: Propellers/CPP/Pod	1.1%	Power Propulsion and Steering: Steering Gear	1.6%	Structure: Integrity	1.6%	Structure: Integrity	0.7%

Table A7

Proportion of vessel arrivals, reported marine incidents categorised by very serious and serious by vessel type, FF vessels (2022)
Vessel type	% Arrivals	Total reported incidents	% reported incidents	Very serious & serious incidents	% Very serious and Serious
Bulk carrier	54.0%	2502	65.2%	92	48.4%
Container vessel	14.6%	458	11.9%	34	17.9%
Other	7.3%	232	6.0%	20	10.5%
General cargo/ multi-purpose	4.4%	161	4.2%	14	7.4%
Passenger vessel	1.8%	64	1.7%	7	3.7%
Vehicle carrier	5.4%	94	2.4%	7	3.7%
Oil tanker	3.1%	129	3.4%	6	3.2%
Gas carrier	5.1%	84	2.2%	5	2.6%
Livestock carrier	0.9%	32	0.8%	4	2.1%
Chemical tanker	3.5%	81	2.1%	1	0.5%

Table A8

Operational activity associated with crew injury by vessel type, FF and RAV (2022)
Vessel type	Cargo handling stores	Maintenance	Operational access	Vessel control and navigation	Weather & Water conditions
Bulk carrier	11	18	20	3	6
Container vessel	1	7	3	1	0
Gas carrier	0	3	0	1	0
General cargo/ multi-purpose	4	2	4	0	1
Livestock carrier	1	0	1	0	0
Oil tanker	0	0	1	0	0
Other	8	5	12	3	1
Passenger vessel	0	0	2	0	1
Vehicle carrier	0	1	1	0	0

Table A9

Table A9 Top 10 equipment failures associated with technical occurrences, FF and RAV (2020-2022)
Sub-category of Technical occurrences	Equipment failed	2020	2021	2022
Power Propulsion and Steering	Main Engine/Gearing	329	343	356
Vessel Systems	Ballast	147	240	343
Navigational Monitoring Equipment	Radar	207	194	235
Vessel Systems	Mooring/Anchoring	200	218	211
Access	Pilot/Combination Ladder	229	139	198
Communication Equipment	GMDSS	154	163	198
Power Propulsion and Steering	Auxiliary Engines/Alternators	147	174	135
Navigational Monitoring Equipment	VDR	92	96	110
Navigational Control Equipment	Gyro/Magnetic Compass	88	105	102
Engineering Systems	Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems	88	81	107

Table A10

Top-3 technical failures by vessel type as proportion of all incidents, FF and RAV (2022)
Vessel type	Technical occurrence types, % of vessel-type incidents
Bulk carrier	Vessel Systems, Ballast, 11.2%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 8.6%	Navigational Monitoring Equipment, Radar, 6.7%
Chemical tanker	Navigational Monitoring Equipment, Radar, 8.6%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 8.6%	Vessel Systems, Ballast, 7.4%
Container vessel	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 12.2%	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 9.2%	Navigational Monitoring Equipment, Radar, 5.9%
Gas carrier	Vessel Systems, Ballast, 10.3%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 6.8%	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 6.0%
			Power Propulsion and Steering, Steering Gear, 6.0%
General cargo/multi-purpose vessel	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 9.7%	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 7.4%	Cargo and stores, Cranes/Gantries/Derricks, 5.7%
			Communication Equipment, GMDSS, 5.7%
			Vessel Systems, Ballast, 5.7%
Livestock carrier	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 21.9%	Vessel Systems, Mooring/Anchoring, 12.5%	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 9.4%
			Navigational Control Equipment, Gyro/Magnetic Compass, 9.4%
			Power Propulsion and Steering, Auxiliary Engines/ Alternators, 9.4%
Oil tanker	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 8.5%	Vessel Systems, Ballast, 7.8%	Engineering Systems, Control/ Monitoring, 7.0%
			Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 7.0%
Passenger vessel	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 5.4%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Auxiliary Engines/Alternators, 5.4%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Thruster, 4.1%
			Vessel Systems, Mooring/ Anchoring, 4.1%
Vehicle carrier	Access, Pilot/Combination Ladder, 12.8%	Communication Equipment, GMDSS, 11.7%	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 7.4%
Other	Power Propulsion and Steering, Main Engine/ Gearing, 6.4%	Navigational Monitoring Equipment, Radar, 3.5%	Vessel Systems, Mooring/Anchoring, 3.5%