A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

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.

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

The Australian Search and Rescue (SAR) Awards 2022-23 will be presented at an event in Hobart on 19 October.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed tools to support the implementation of the low sulphur fuel limit.

NOPSEMA has been working with state authorities to improve and streamline consultation practices within the offshore petroleum industry, and provide advice on regulatory requirements for offshore petroleum activities.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024, requires that industrial personnel be at least 16 years of age, and have documentary evidence of the person’s physical and medical fitness of a kind that is acceptable to AMSA.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

On 22 March 2023, AMSA launched new artwork on the Cairns-based Challenger aircraft, designed by Torres Strait artist Michael Nona.

If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to get it replaced.

Our 2025-26 regulatory program identifies the priority regulatory reform projects that will be progressed this financial year.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.