About AMSA

Corporate information

Organisational structure

AMSA Offices

Legislation

Related links

Service charter

Freedom of Information

Media releases

Conferences

Appendicies

AMSA, 14th Annual Report, 2003 - 2004

AMSA Information

(Internet address – www.amsa.gov.au)

Information on AMSA’s operations is available through AMSA Public Relations, Canberra head office. Undernoted are publications produced by each AMSA Division:

Corporate

AMSA Annual Reports (from 1991)
AMSA - brochure
A Decade of AMSA (Federation Yearbook January 2001)
Boating safety brochures and posters
Safety Aboard magazine (Winter and Summer editions)
Survival at Sea Book ($19.95)**
Yachts, Cruisers and Fishing Boats – Who Owns What? (a guide to vessel registration)
Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR)
AUSREP and REEFREP – Ship reporting instructions for the Australian area
Aviation Search and Rescue - brochure
“Gone Boating” – Computer mouse mat
“If You Don’t Know – Don’t Go” – Small vessel trip planning brochure
“I’ve Gone Boating” – Fridge magnet
“I’ve Gone Flying” – Fridge magnet
Marine Radio Frequencies – sticker
Monitor 121.5MHz - sticker
Radio Distress Calling - sticker
Search and Rescue (SAR) Time Reminder – poster
Staying Afloat - brochure
Search and Rescue in Australia – brochure
Survival – Get a Better Fix with 406 (distress beacons) – brochure and poster
Wind and Waves – brochure
24 hour emergency numbers - sticker

Maritime Operations

Australian Global Maritime and Distress Safety System (GMDSS) Handbook*
Australian Offshore Support Vessel Code of Safe Working Practice (OSV Code)
Health, Stress and Fatigue in Offshore Maritime Workers (A Review)
Port State Control Report 2003
Ship-Helicopter Transfers – Australian Code of Safe Practice
Survey of the Health, Stress and Fatigue of Australian Seafarers (FASTOH)
Work Practices of Marine Pilots : A Review

Maritime Safety and Environmental Strategy Division

Conventions and Legislation in Australia
“Don’t trash the oceans, bring your garbage back” - sticker;
“Fix a slick” (updated oil spill simulation game - on AMSA web site)
“How would it feel” - posters
National Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan
National Plan – brochure
National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and other Noxious and
Hazardous Substances Annual Report
Navigation Services - brochure
“Oil and Water Don’t Mix” storybook on AMSA web site for primary schools;
“Oil and Water Don’t Mix” stickers
Protecting Our Seas – brochure
Reef Guide – a Shipmasters’ handbook to the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
Reefplan – Oil spill contingency plan for the Great Barrier Reef
Stow it, don’t throw it – Garbage disposal brochure
Waste Reception Facilities in Australia and New Zealand Ports – directory

AMSA Videos and CDs

Dory Safety – Commercial fishing vessel dory operation
“Fix-a-Slick” oil spill simulation game
From the Ground Up – Search and Rescue in Australia
In the Blink of an Eye – training for search pilots and observers
Managing the Risk – The National Plan to Combat Pollution of Sea by Oil and Other
Noxious and Hazardous Substances
REEFREP – Ship Reporting System
Safer Recreational Boating DVD
SAR Supply Dropping – A Guide for Search and Rescue Units

*Available from AMSA Regional Offices
** Available from Canprint Communications

AMSA Major Offices

Canberra:
25 Constitution Avenue
Canberra City ACT 2600
GPO Box 2181
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6279 5000
Facsimile: (02) 6279 5866

Brisbane:
Level 10, 410 Ann Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
PO Box 10790
Adelaide Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Telephone: (07) 3001 6800
Facsimile: (07) 3001 6801

Sydney:
Level 13, 141 Walker Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
PO Box 2009
North Sydney NSW 2059
Telephone: (02) 8918 1300
Facsimile: (02) 8918 1390

Melbourne:
Level 13, 15 William Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
PO Box 272
World Trade Centre
Melbourne VIC 3005
Telephone: (03) 8612 6000
Facsimile: (03) 8612 6003

Adelaide:
215 Victoria Road
Largs Bay SA 5016
Telephone: (08) 8449 4077
Facsimile: (08) 8449 3444

Fremantle:
Level 1, Queensgate Centre
10 William Street
Fremantle WA 6160
PO Box 1332
Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 9430 2100
Facsimile: (08) 9430 2121

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last updated: May 2005