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AUSREP Reporting System |
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The AUSREP system was introduced after the tragic sinking of the small coastal freighter "Blythe Star" which disappeared off Southern Tasmania in October 1973 without having transmitted a distress signal. The Blythe Star had capsized and sunk soon after leaving Hobart however the alarm was not raised until the ship became overdue at her destination, King Island. The subsequent search had to encompass virtually the whole Tasmanian coast as there was no way of knowing whether the ship had taken the east-coast route or the west-coast route. Conformity by ships' masters with the AUSREP system became mandatory in 1982. The system requires the master to send a sailing plan (SP) to the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) on leaving an Australian port or entering the AUSREP zone and to nominate a time at which a position will be transmitted each day during the voyage. Any significant departure from the sailing plan must be advised.
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