Fact Sheets
These fact sheets outline the key roles and responsibilities of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
If you have trouble accessing a Fact Sheet, please contact AMSA Communication.
- Distress Beacons - Frequently Asked Questions [
PDF: 156Kb] - Dornier 328 Search and Rescue Aircraft [ PDF: 564Kb]
- Emergency Response Centre [ PDF: 385Kb]
- Emergency Towage Vessel ETV Pacific Responder [ PDF: 188Kb]
- VHF DSC Radio Communications - Frequently Asked Questions [ PDF: 120Kb]
- Automatic Identification System (AIS) Class A [ PDF: 1025Kb]
- Automatic Identification System (AIS) Class B [ PDF: 516Kb]
- Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)
- Helicopter Operations Frequently asked questions [ PDF: 268Kb]
- Long Range Identification and Tracking [ PDF: 203Kb]
- Photochromic Lenses, Polarised Lenses and Dark Adaption [ PDF: 229Kb]
- Positions and horizontal datums on paper and electronic charts
- REEFVTS - Important Changes to Vessel Traffic Services system [ PDF: 3Mb]
- Strengthening the Protection of the Great Barrier Reef [ PDF: 160Kb]
- Adoption of an Energy Efficient Design Index for international shipping [ PDF: 205Kb]
- 'Approval' of New Oil Spill Response Products for use in Australia [ PDF: 124Kb]
- Australia's National Plan to Combat Pollution from Oil and other Noxious and Hazardous Substances
- Disposal of Dry Bulk Cargo Residues in Australian Waters
- How Australia responds to oil and chemical spills in the marine environment
- National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangement (NMERA) [ PDF: 668Kb]
- Oil Spills from Ships - Who Pays? [ PDF: 180Kb]
- Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas [ PDF: 171Kb]
- Ship
pollution regulations [ PDF: 188Kb]
- Continuous Synopsis Record [ PDF: 141Kb]
- Transferring Ownership of an Australian ship [ PDF: 132Kb]
- Tinny to Tanker [ PDF: 91Kb]