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AMSA to host Asia-Pacific maritime safety forum

APHoMSA was established in 1996 in order to assist in promoting safe, secure shipping and a clean maritime environment within the Asia-Pacific region by bringing together senior maritime...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Search and rescue boost as new capability comes online

MEDIA RELEASEWarren Truss Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Australia's search and rescue capabilities are being bolstered by a $640...

Last updated 16/01/2018
AMSA provides charts for Tagai State College navigation course

The photo shows a class undertaking navigation studies as part of the year 11 and 12 Vocational Education and Training (VET) curriculum at the college. Mr Tim Hillier, the course...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Australia and the Republic of Korea sign a Memorandum of Understanding

The MoU acknowledges the importance of safety, security and environmental protection in the international shipping industry, and is intended to formalise and acknowledge the mutual benefits...

Last updated 13/10/2017
AMSA and Medibank Health Solutions update their memorandum of understanding

Graham Peachey, CEO, Allan Schwartz, GM SSD, and Jason Keir, General Manager for Medibank Health Solutions, also attended the meeting.Medibank Health Solutions is the company that...

Last updated 02/11/2017
AMSA celebrates International Civil Aviation Day

The participants concluded and signed the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also more popularly known as the ‘Chicago Convention’, the defining international agreement which has...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Three distress beacons in four hours, thirteen people rescued

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority responded to three separate emergency beacon activations yesterday, resulting in the rescue of 13 people.Just after 3 pm AEST, AMSA detected an...

Last updated 17/11/2017
Day of the Seafarer

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Day of the Seafarer was celebrated on 25 June, the event’s fourth year.Around the globe there are about 1.5 million seafarers responsible for...

Last updated 13/10/2017
APHoMSA 2014—continuing to strengthen regional cooperation

APHoMSA brings together senior maritime officials from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss issues of mutual interest.Australia has a central role in APHoMSA as the Secretariat.Sixteen...

Last updated 13/10/2017
AMSA hosts regional pollution response planning workshop

PACPLAN provides a framework for cooperative regional responses to maritime pollution incidents in the Pacific region. Under this agreement, Australia is nominated as the primary point of...

Last updated 13/10/2017
AMSA meets Australia’s new Permanent Representative to the IMO

AMSA Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mick Kinley, General Manager of Navigation Safety and International Division Brad Groves, and Manager Search and Rescue Resources Julian Mitchell,...

Last updated 13/10/2017
AMSA strengthens its search and rescue cooperation with our neighbouring regions

The first arrangement, the Maritime Search and Rescue Technical Arrangement for Cooperation among Pacific Island Countries and Territories, was the result of a cooperative process...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Industry recognised at annual shipping awards

AMSA sponsored the Seafarers’ Welfare Award, of which there were two winners this year: Port of Brisbane and Sister Mary Leahy. Highly commended was awarded to ANL Container Lines. ...

Last updated 13/10/2017
2014 Australian Search and Rescue Award winners announced

Since 1996, the National Search and Rescue Council, which is made up of representatives from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Australian Defence Force and state and...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Bunker delivery note requirements

MARPOL Annex VI and the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 require that specific information be included on the bunker delivery note, provided to a ship...

Last updated 17/08/2018
Australia and Fiji work together to fix maritime navigation equipment damaged by Tropical Cyclone Winston

The cyclone caused significant damage to the infrastructure of Fiji, including to a number of maritime aids to navigation and lighthouse sites.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA...

Last updated 15/12/2017
Appeals Tribunal upholds AMSA ship detention

AMSA detained the vessel OOCL Le Havre in Brisbane after a Port State Control inspection on 24 May found that its Safety Management System had failed to ensure crew had an adequate...

Last updated 15/12/2017
Mount Barney caretakers awarded search and rescue accolade

An initiative of the Australian National Search and Rescue Council (NATSAR), the accolade recognises an outstanding contribution to search and rescue activities in Australia.The NATSAR...

Last updated 15/12/2017
My Boat provides easy access to on-board safety standards

My Boat helps boat owners and operators understand their safety obligations and provides guidance on what might be required if they decide to upgrade or change their boat. Users can enter...

Last updated 15/12/2017
Wreckage found in search for missing aircraft in Queensland

About 11.35am AEST this morning, AMSA was advised by the Queensland Police Service that a landowner had come across objects on a mountain plateau on his property that could be related to an...

Last updated 15/12/2017