Marine Environment Protection

Reporting Ship Sourced Pollution

National Plan

Place of Refuge Guidelines

Educational resources and information

Major Oil Spills in Australia

Prevention of Pollution from Ships

National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangements

AMSAs Role in Maritime Environmental Issues

Register of Local Fuel Oil Suppliers

Oil Spill Information and Educational Material

The following pages provide information and educational material relating to oil pollution of the marine environment. Copies of material may be made and distributed for community education purposes without infringing copyright.

Save Our Seas Kids Posters
Oil and water don't mix (primary school age group)
(Free Shockwave/Flash Player or plugin required.  You can also run this storyboard on your own PC by using the download instructions in the program.) Animated storyboard with sound illustrating sources of oil pollution in the marine environment and how it is cleaned up.
Download Shockwave/Flash Player/Plugin
(Mac 308k, Windows 171k)
Fix-a-slick
This oil spill clean-up simulation game requires you to select methods to clean-up a marine oil spill. This game is best viewed at 800x600. It contains 17 scenarios taking about 1/2 to 1 hour to complete (escape at any time by clicking your browser's home button). Email comments to Environment Protection Standards
How Australia responds to oil and chemical spills
Classroom Projects
What happens to spilled oil?
What happens to wildlife in an oil spill?
Fishing Vessel Pollution


Viscosity of Oils and other Natural Products

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last updated: August 2005