Reporting Requirements
Masters and agents of all cruise ships and commercial vessels are subject to a range of reporting requirements for immigration purposes, including pre-arrival reports, crew sign-on and sign-off, reporting in the case of desertion or a stowaway, or when medical evacuation is required.
- Pre-arrival Reports
- Crew Sign-on & Sign-off
- Absent Crew (Deserters)
- Stowaways
- Medivacs (Medical Evacuations)
Pre-arrival Reports
As a general rule, vessels are required to provide pre-arrival passenger and crew reports to Customs no later than 96 hours before arriving in Australia. The crew report should be completed on Approved Forms 3A and 3B, and the passenger report should be completed on Approved Forms 2A and 2B. These forms are available from Customs.
See: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
For international cruise ships electronic passenger and crew reports are required to be transmitted through the department's Advance Person Processing (APP) system.