Our organisational structure includes the AMSA Board, the Executive Team and 4 operational and service areas:
- Corporate and Enabling Services
- Maritime Safety and Environmental Compliance
- Regulation and Vessel Certification
- Response and Capability.
Corporate and Enabling Services
The Corporate and Enabling Services division provides corporate, digital and business services. These services enable AMSA to operate effectively and deliver services to industry, government and the community.
Through modern systems, skilled people and efficient business processes, the division supports AMSA’s regulatory, operational and corporate functions.
Functions
- Provide customer service and service delivery support, including regulatory services and seafarer certification processing.
- Lead communication and digital channels to deliver maritime safety education and guidance that improves understanding of regulatory obligations.
- Deliver human resources, workplace health and safety, property and facilities services.
- Provide financial management, procurement, planning and reporting services.
- Deliver legal services and organisational governance functions.
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation and organisational capability development.
Maritime Safety and Environmental Compliance
The Maritime Safety and Environmental Compliance division leads AMSA's maritime safety, compliance and enforcement activities across Australia. Working with industry, the division promotes safe vessel operations and monitors compliance with maritime laws and standards.
Functions
- Conduct inspections of domestic and international vessels operating in Australian waters.
- Monitor and enforce compliance with maritime safety, environmental protection and seafarer welfare requirements.
- Support seafarer safety, welfare, crewing and competency standards.
- Regulate coastal pilotage services and vessel traffic services.
- Investigate maritime incidents and support compliance and enforcement activities.
- Work with industry and government partners to improve safety outcomes and encourage a strong safety culture.
Regulation and Vessel Certification
The Regulation and Vessel Certification division develops and maintains Australia's maritime regulatory framework, certification systems and technical standards.
It supports safe vessel operations, environmental protection and maritime innovation by developing standards, administering vessel certification schemes, providing technical expertise and representing Australia's interests in international maritime forums.
Functions
- Develop and maintain maritime standards, regulations and Marine Orders for vessel safety and prevention of ship-sourced pollution.
- Administer vessel certification and registration schemes.
- Support the certification and ongoing safety of domestic commercial vessels and Australian-flagged ships.
- Develop navigation, communications and environmental protection standards.
- Support emerging technologies and innovation across the maritime sector.
- Represent Australia in international maritime organisations and forums.
- Lead AMSA’s international relations and regional maritime capacity-building programs.
- Provide technical and regulatory advice to support maritime safety and environmental protection.
Response and Capability
The Response and Capability division delivers Australia's national maritime search and rescue service. It also leads preparedness and response for maritime casualties and environmental emergencies.
The division manages vital infrastructure, assets and operational capabilities that support maritime safety, emergency response and environmental protection.
Functions
- Operate the Rescue Coordination Centre – Australia (RCC Australia), which coordinates search and rescue operations 24 hours a day across the maritime and aviation sectors. Its area of responsibility covers approximately one-tenth of the Earth’s surface.
- Lead AMSA’s response to maritime incidents and marine pollution emergencies.
- Maintain national preparedness arrangements for search and rescue and maritime environmental emergencies.
- Manage AMSA's network of aids to navigation.
- Manage aviation, surface and emergency-response assets that support incident response.
- Support Australia’s national and international obligations for search and rescue and maritime emergency response.
- Develop and maintain operational capability, training and response preparedness.
Our location
Our head office is in Canberra. We have 21 offices around Australia, including offices in:
- Adelaide, South Australia
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Fremantle, Western Australia
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney, New South Wales.