Form · Maritime, Shipping & Transport
Maritime Labour Convention onshore complaint
Pointer to the AMSA onshore complaint form for living and working conditions on a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australia. Complete the current form. Do not copy it.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at amsa.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: Link only. Complete the current AMSA form. Do not copy the form.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by amsa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a seafarer will complain to AMSA about living or working conditions under the Maritime Labour Convention, after the onboard procedure, or with a reason why it was not used. Safety complaints use a different form.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may list the blank fields the page shows and may insert a vessel name or IMO number the principal supplies. It must not write the complaint.
AI may
- List the field names from the page
- Insert the ship name and IMO number from the instructions
AI must not
- Must not write the narrative of the complaint
- Must not say the onboard procedure was used
- Must not send the form
The lawyer checks
- The complaint is about living or working conditions on a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australia
- The onboard procedure is used first, or the reason it was not used is the seafarer's
- A safety complaint is sent on Marine Safety Concern form 355 or to ATSB REPCON, not on this form
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: Link only. Complete the current AMSA form. Do not copy the form..
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