EXCELLENCE · PARTNERSHIP · SAFETY
Pilotage, navigation and safety. Independently verified.
Southern Cross Maritime is an independent maritime consultancy. We audit ships, ports and pilotage operations, investigate incidents and train bridge teams. Our team is made up of experienced master mariners, marine pilots and industry specialists who have done the job at sea and run the business ashore. Based in Australia, available worldwide.
Audit
Pilotage auditsPort and coastal
How pilotage providers, ports and ship operators manage pilotage, audited against Marine Order 54, state and port rules and the provider’s own safety management system.
Read moreVessel navigation auditsDryBMS · RightShip RISQ
A SOLAS-standard audit of procedures, equipment and records, benchmarked to the frameworks charterers and vetting inspectors apply.
Read moreExempt master auditsCoastal and port
Coastal and port pilotage exemptions assessed against Marine Order 54 and each port authority’s rules, evidenced on the bridge.
Read moreBridge team auditsBRM in operation
The bridge team observed working together in pilotage and restricted waters, then upskilled to best practice.
Read moreInvestigate
Emergency responseISM §8 · worst case
Shipboard and shore emergency plans checked against ISM Code section 8 and drilled with the crew for the worst case.
Read moreVerification and investigationVDR · ECDIS · root cause
Independent investigation of groundings, collisions and near misses: VDR and ECDIS reconstruction, traced to the real cause.
Read moreTrain
Pilotage and shiphandling trainingIMO A.960(23)
Exempt master training for port pilotage areas and advanced shiphandling for masters and watchkeepers.
Read moreSimulation scenariosImmersive VR
Scenarios designed and delivered with your simulator provider: pilotage, check pilot preparation, incident response and port development.
Read moreWho we help
- Navigation and bridge audits, ready for RISQ and DryBMS
- Pilotage readiness for Australian ports and the reef
- Independent incident investigation
- Bridge team and BRM training
- Pilotage operations and SMS audits
- AMSA audit readiness and check pilot preparation
- Passage plans, under-keel clearance and towage review
- Simulator scenarios for port development
- Independent investigation of incidents and near misses
- Expert marine opinion in plain language
- Audit against Marine Orders and the Navigation Act
- Findings written for people who are not mariners
- Marine director and advisory support
- Safety culture and SMS review
- Emergency plans, drilled and tested
- Clear advice on pilotage contracts and port projects
Talk to us about your vessel, port or project
Email campbell@southerncrossmaritime.com.au, call or WhatsApp +61 411 473 060, or send the form. Based in Queensland, Australia. Available worldwide.
To quote quickly, tell us
The vessel, port or operation. What you need: an audit, an investigation or training. When and where. Anything already in hand, such as a previous audit, an incident report or a port requirement.
Every engagement runs on three priorities, in order: safety of life, protection of infrastructure, protection of the environment.
