Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

AMSA no longer publishes static information on ship detentions on its website, this information is freely available and searchable through Tokyo MOU website databases.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Great North East Channel, eastbound and westbound.

In 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

Residual current devices minimise the risk of a person receiving an electric shock or being electrocuted when using plug-in electrical equipment on board vessels.

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.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

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

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

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

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

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

This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.

Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.