Notify AMSA as soon as possible after becoming aware of an incident
Note: Under Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, regulated Australian vessels and foreign vessels must submit an incident alert (Form 18) within 4 hours.
If you have trouble with the online form, download the PDF version of AMSA Form 18 (PDF 236.65 KB) [1] and email your completed response to reports@amsa.gov.au [2].
Find out more about reporting a marine incident [3].
Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence under section 137.1 of the Criminal Code. Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a person to submit false or misleading information is also an offence.