AMSA undertook review of “Marine Order 28-Operations standards and procedures” to give effect to mandatory amendments to STCW Code. The review incorporated an alcohol provision clause to reflect the 2010 Manila amendments to the STCW Code. The revised requirment will take effect from 01st Sept 2025.

The revised marine orders woring as as below which also includes fines for the non compliance:

17 Owner responsibility in relation to alcohol use

 (1) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that a seafarer does not have a blood alcohol limit that exceeds 0.05% or an alcohol limit of 0.25 mg per litre of breath. Penalty: 50 penalty units. Note   The owner of a vessel may impose an alcohol limit for the vessel’s seafarers that is lower than the limit mentioned in this provision. Lower alcohol limits may also apply to seafarers under a provision of the law of a State or the Northern Territory.

 (2) Subsection (1) applies to a seafarer when undertaking duties that have been designated as safety, security or marine environmental duties in either:

• (a) the safety management system for the vessel; or
• (b) another record that is readily accessible on board the vessel.

 (3) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

 (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1). Civil penalty: 50 penalty units. Note   A written procedure or policy setting out the usage of alcohol on board the vessel is an example of a record for paragraph (2)(b) — see paragraphs 6 and 8 of section B-VIII/1 of the STCW Code.