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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
Tasman Island Lighthouse Open Day

The construction phase and later resupply efforts resulted in a number of fatal and near fatal accidents to both men and horses. Ex lighthouse keepers, their wives and children, often call...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Australia-Indonesia maritime cooperation continues

On Wednesday 28 January, AMSA met with the Director General of Sea Transportation (DGST) to discuss the new government priorities in maritime safety in Indonesia and their linkage to...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Consultation on float-free EPIRB changes closed Friday 2 February

The extension gives affected domestic commercial vessel operators more time to consider the proposed changes and provide feedback.We have updated the explanatory note to:adjust the...

Last updated 02/02/2018
AMSA surveyors provide maritime safety support to Indonesia

Our work is supported under the Australian Government’s Indonesian Transport Safety Assistance Package (ITSAP).Our marine surveyors regularly travel to Indonesia to conduct port State...

Last updated 13/10/2017
AMSA conducts ship safety training in Indonesia

This training helps to improve the overall safety performance of Indonesian maritime operations. It is part of AMSA’s commitment to capacity building by supporting a range of projects for...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Allways Shipping Pty Ltd—Lloyd’s List Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry’s Seafarer Welfare Award 2015

The awards also Highly Commended John Lines, Managing Director of ANL, and P&O Maritime Services.This award recognises the corporate commitment of a company to the mental, physical and...

Last updated 30/10/2017
Inaugural Domestic Commercial Vessel Industry Advisory Committee meeting

The aim of the committee is to provide a consultation forum between AMSA and Class 1 and 2 operators and boat builders for vessel safety and operational matters.The meeting was chaired by...

Last updated 13/10/2017
Revised Consultation of Marine Order 3—Seafarer Certification

It provides the framework for:training and qualificationrevalidation and endorsement of Certificates of competency for masters, deck and engineer officersCertificates of proficiency for...

Last updated 30/10/2017
The MV Haixun 01 visits Australia

The exercise also involved personnel from the Rescue Coordination Centre and was an opportunity to share information and strengthen ties between the maritime agencies.The exercise...

Last updated 22/11/2017
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
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
AMSA recognises Royal Australian Navy marine technician training

Holders of RAN issued Certificates II and III in Maritime Operations (Marine Engine Driver 3 and 2 Near Coastal) will now be able to gain recognition of final assessments, sea service, task...

Last updated 14/12/2017