Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

For people aspiring to become accredited marine surveyors under the National Law.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

Details about the Registered training organisation delivered revalidation courses for Masters, Deck and Engineer officers.

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

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.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.

(1)  The criteria for the issue of a check pilot licence to a person are that the person: 

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

An online learning program providing an awareness of how AMSA combats pollution in the marine environment.

There are different types of automatic identification systems (AIS) used in Australia.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2016–17.

Find policies and requirements for registered training organisations to obtain AMSA approval for International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) training.

The PSL applies to vessels that have carried 10 tonnes or more of oil while operating in Australia, any time during a quarter. It helps fund the response to marine pollution incidents.

Survey modifiers are high risk operations and vessel attributes that change the survey and other requirements that would otherwise apply to the vessel.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group (NE WSM WG).