News and media releases

Discover the latest developments and news updates from AMSA. See our information for journalists and members of the media.

AMSA Community Information Days begin this week

Published 05/11/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is taking the opportunity to meet Australians who work in the maritime sector and showcase a number of changes that will be taking place in 2013.

Aids to Navigation training seminars and management discussions to be held in Australia

Published 05/11/2012

International representatives tasked with maintaining the world’s aids to navigation will be in Australia for two weeks for training and discussions aimed at enhancing global navigational safety.

AMSA welcomes ATSB review of coastal pilotage and improvements to shipping safety

Published 24/10/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) today welcomes the release of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into Queensland coastal pilotage.

Melbourne yacht crew wins National Search and Rescue Award

Published 17/10/2012

The crew of a Melbourne yacht who risked their lives to rescue survivors from a sunken competitor during an open water race off Melbourne in April has been awarded the Australian Search and Rescue Award for 2012.

Search and rescue for solo yachtsman continues

Published 17/10/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) continues to coordinate the search and rescue for a solo yachtsman who activated an emergency beacon yesterday morning approximately 270 nautical miles east of Sydney.

Search and rescue awards to recognise extraordinary Australians

Published 16/10/2012

Fishermen, sailors and surf lifesavers are among those to be recognised for their contributions to search and rescue at the Australian Search and Rescue Awards in Melbourne tomorrow evening (17 October).

AMSA enlists international airlines to assist in search and rescue

Published 16/10/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) requested two international commercial aircraft to assist in a search and rescue operation today.

AMSA prepares for a year of reform

Published 02/10/2012

Maritime legislation passed by the Australian Parliament this year will dramatically change the Australian maritime regulatory landscape in 2013.

Full scale aerial search to resume for missing aircraft in south east Queensland

Published 02/10/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) is coordinating a search for a missing aircraft in south east Queensland.

Search continues overnight for missing aircraft in south east Queensland

Published 01/10/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) is coordinating a search for a missing aircraft in south east Queensland.

Public consultation on draft regulations & marine orders under the National Law

Published 20/09/2012

Draft regulations and Marine Orders under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (National Law) are now available for public comment

Joint media release: Marine environment training workshop held for Pacific Island nations

Published 24/08/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) jointly hosted a workshop in Townsville, Australia from 21 to 23 August 2012 with the aim of increasing protection of marine environments in the Pacific region.

Natship12 continues in Melbourne

Published 08/08/2012

National Shipping Industry Conference begins today

Published 06/08/2012

Australia’s seventh National Shipping Industry Conference, Natship12, will be held this week in Melbourne, with attendance by 200 industry leaders, policy makers, mariners and international experts.

Search ends for man overboard

Published 09/07/2012

AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has been conducting a search for a crew member lost overboard from a bulk carrier off northern New South Wales.

Search and rescue effort continues

Published 22/06/2012

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority will continue the search and rescue effort on Friday afternoon and into the evening, following the recovery of 110 survivors from a capsized vessel 120 nautical miles south of Java, Indonesia.

Important regional outcomes achieved at APHoMSA

Published 09/07/2013

The Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) forum convened its 14th meeting from 1 to 4 July 2013 in Cairns, Australia.

The MV Haixun 01 visits Australia

Published 04/07/2013

As part of the visit of China’s largest and most advanced patrol vessel, personnel from the China Maritime Safety Administration, MV Haixun 01 and AMSA took part in a desktop search and rescue exercise on board the ship last week.

Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin and Chief Executive Officer, Graham Peachey

Air Marshal Mark Binskin, the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, visits AMSA

Published 02/07/2013

The Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF), Air Marshal Mark Binskin visited the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on 18 June and met with Chief Executive Officer, Graham Peachey for introductions and high level talks.

AMSA to host Asia-Pacific maritime safety forum

Published 17/06/2013

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will be hosting the 14th session of the Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) forum in Cairns from 1–4 July 2013.

Introducing our new website

Published 16/06/2013

We have released a fully redesigned and restructured website to allow you, our community, improved access to the information you need.

Australia's maritime laws are changing

Published 31/05/2013

The National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety will be introduced in Australia in 2013 under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (the National Law).

Your chance to help improve the efficiency of maritime safety regulation

Published 30/05/2013

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is seeking public input to identify any unnecessary, disproportionate or obsolete administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments.

MO Secretary-General, Koji Sekimizu cuts the ribbon to officially inaugurate the new interactive display.

Australia contributes to new IMO display

Published 22/05/2013

On Thursday 16 May, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) launched a new interactive and online display on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) at their Headquarters in London.

Alan Lloyd, Manager SAR Operations, provides an overview of AMSA’s search and rescue operation

AMSA continues to strengthen its relationship with Indonesia

Published 16/05/2013

Recently, our Emergency Response Division hosted a delegation from Badan SAR Nasional (BASARNAS), the Indonesian national search and rescue agency.

Spillcon 2013

Published 15/04/2013

The Asia-Pacific oil spill preparedness and response conference, Spillcon 2013, was held last week in Cairns, Australia.

(L-R): Nicole Cosgrove, Principal Policy Officer, Navigation Safety and International Division; Megan Profke, Australia’s representative to the IMO regional seminar; Mark Eldon-Roberts, Manager – Ship Operations and Qualifications, Ship Safety Division (S

Meet Australia’s representative to the IMO regional seminar on women seafarers

Published 15/04/2013

Australia will join with other Asia-Pacific nations in South Korea this week to discuss the development of a global strategy for women seafarers.

E-navigation Usability Workshop participants

AMSA hosts international e-navigation workshop

Published 17/03/2013

Our Navigation Safety and International Division hosted an E-navigation Usability Workshop on 5-6 March at Kingscliff, New South Wales.

Cospas-Sarsat Experts’ Working Group participants, Cairns

AMSA hosts international experts in Cairns

Published 05/03/2013

From 25 February to 1 March we hosted the Cospas-Sarsat Experts’ Working Group on Second-Generation Beacons in Cairns.

(L-R): Amanda MacKinnell, Acting Manager Planning & Business Support, AMSA; John Ophel, Advisor (Cospas-Sarsat), AMSA; Graham Peachey, Chief Executive Officer, AMSA; Steven Lett, Head of the Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat; and John Young, General Manager Emerg

Head of Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat visits AMSA

Published 04/03/2013

Steven Lett, Head of the Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat, visited our head office in Canberra on Friday 22 February to meet Chief Executive Officer Graham Peachey and Emergency Response staff.

Rescued sailor Alain DeLord (front row, second from right) meets with AMSA search and rescue officers and Defence personnel who assisted in his rescue. Also present was David Steck, Deputy Consul, Embassy of France (front row, far right)

Solo sailor meets AMSA officers who coordinated his rescue

Published 24/01/2013

A solo sailor who spent three days in his life raft in the Southern Ocean visited AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) on Wednesday to meet the duty crews who coordinated the rescue operation.

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Five Stars Fujian banned from Australia for 12 months

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Published 29/08/2016

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has launched a new online application giving users...