Marine safety agencies deliver essential services across Australia, including local waterways management, environmental oversight, pilotage, navigation aids, ports, harbours and mooring operations, and recreational boating support.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2025

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

Consultation Report – October 2022

A timeline of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA’s) involvement in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

On the morning 28 June 1999, a discharge occurred from an offshore loading connection to the Mobil Port Stanvac Refinery in South Australia.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2015–16.

This feedback report summarises submissions we received on the proposed changes to Marine Order 27.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in the Northern Territory.

We use marine orders to give effect to international and national conventions and standards. Find out more about these conventions and standards and how you can access them as publications.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.