Author Archives: Richard Hewson

What a bonus, a 10 day Easter and ANZAC day holiday and some fantastic weather to be on the water cruising or racing.  Good luck to the yachts sailing in the Brisbane to Gladstone, its looking like a flyer!  http://www.brisbanetogladstone.com/ Make sure you check the safety and survey of your boat before cruising or racingContinue reading “Easter Cruising and Racing”

Salus Marine Survey would like to give our customers a special end of season offer of insurance surveys for just $10 /ft for survey of vessels in Tasmania. Salus Marine Survey is the preferred surveyor for insurance companies operating in Australia and around the world. Please give us a call to survey your boat, yacht,Continue reading “Salus Marine Insurance Survey Special Offer”

SALUS Marine Survey Tasmania is happy to sponsor the Barnes Bay Regatta this year with a survey voucher of up to $400.00 for one lucky winner.  This can be used for any marine survey in Tasmania including Pre Purchase Surveys Insurance Surveys Insurance Risk Surveys Safety Surveys I would like to offer a special endContinue reading “Barnes Bay Regatta Marine Survey Deal Tasmania”

Compared to other parts of the world, winter in Australia is quite mild. We do not expect our yachts to be iced in or frozen over, but we can expect some pretty extreme winds, just like two weeks ago when 80kts was recorded at Tasman Island! Generally we do not use our boats as muchContinue reading “Prepping your boat for winter”

If you have a GPS purchased before the year 2000 that has not had a software update and you rely on our GPS or chart plotter for navigation, you may wish to read Australian Maritime Safety Authority new marine notice.  http://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-notice-01-2019. This marine notice advises Global Positioning System (GPS) users of potential issues that mayContinue reading “GPS System Rollover 06 April 2019”

Richard Hewson is conducting marine surveys for all types of boats, yachts, recreational craft and commercial vessels.  Salus maritime is a marine survey company offering the following services; Safety Management Pre purchase survey Insurance survey Recreational and commercial AMSA DCV survey Yacht Management and Maintenance Policy Development Consultancy Shipping Services Step aboard, turn key, andContinue reading “Marine Surveys in Tasmania”

A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels enters into force on 1 January 2017, along with new training requirements for seafarers working on those ships. Gas and other low-flashpoint fuels are cleaner for the atmosphere as they emit very low levels of air pollutants, such as sulphur oxides and particulates.Continue reading “Safety for gas-fuelled ships – new mandatory code enters into force”

With more and more ships navigating in polar waters, IMO has moved to address international concern about the protection of the polar environment and the safety of seafarers and passengers with the introduction of new regulations that all ships operating in these harsh and challenging waters must comply with. The mandatory Polar Code, for shipsContinue reading “New Polar Code for ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic”

Invasive aquatic species present a major threat to the marine ecosystems, and shipping has been identified as a major pathway for introducing species to new environments. The problem increased as trade and traffic volume expanded over the last few decades, and in particular with the introduction of steel hulls, allowing vessels to use water insteadContinue reading “International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM”