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Maritime safety information database

Navigational maritime safety information (MSI) for NAVAREA X and Australian coastal areas is issued by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Australia. Navigational warnings are current for the time indicated and can be updated by refreshing the webpage.

You can search our maritime safety information by:

  • selecting the search filter boxes below
  • clicking on the search button to display the results.

You can then email your search results by:

  • entering your email address in the field below
  • clicking on the 'Send results to my email address' button.

The date-time format used in the below information is 'ddhhmmZ mon yy' where 'Z' indicates UTC.

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Information on coastal areas is available in the Australian Seafarers handbook (AHP20) or the Australian GMDSS handbook.

Last updated: 3 August 2020