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Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

We manage a network of about 480 marine aids to navigation (AtoN) located at about 360 sites around Australia’s coastline.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.

The Sylvan Arrow was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture into the sea west of Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria on 18 December 1999.

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.

Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

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.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

On 20 May 1988 bulk carrier Korean Star grounded in the vicinity of Cape Cuvier within the port limits of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

All domestic commercial vessels must have a certificate of survey unless exempt.