This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

This procedure outlines the process for Registered training organisations to offer recognition of prior learning to students of AMSA approved courses.

We offer nationally recognised units of competency in marine pollution response and incident management.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident

We charge fees for evaluating and approving courses that are delivered by Registered training organisations.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

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.

Using an advanced under keel clearance management (UKCM) system will reduce your chances of running aground.

This marine notice supersedes Marine Notice 10/2022.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

Ships that are not operated and managed to meet applicable standards, and relevant Australian laws, pose an increased risk to seafarers, other ships and the marine environment. These ships may be refused access or granted conditional entry to Australian ports

Vessels refused access to Australian ports and vessels given warnings in relation to serious deficiencies.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.