Reporting general marine pollution helps us to respond quickly to an incident to minimise damage to the environment.

Procedures for STCW courses provided by Registered training organisations including e-learning, distance learning and blended learning, GMDSS ROC and short courses.

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

You must read and agree to this policy and rules of conduct before booking your exam.

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

One of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler is getting hooked-up. If you’re a trawler operator, knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

Rules and conditions for vessels declared to not be regulated Australian vessels.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

A 2C rescue vessel was preparing to depart a river entrance bar with 11 people onboard. The observed sea state was a wave height (breaking) of 1.4 to 1.8 metres. The entrance bar had a moderate to high level of congestion of jet skis and surfboard riders positioned within the aids to navigation departure leads. The vessel came within very close proximity to surfers on 3 occasions whilst negotiating the breaking sea conditions. The vessel then broached upon a wave resulting in the vessel heeling to port and becoming unable to be controlled due to the force of the wave.

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.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform cruise vessel masters and operators of AMSA’s policy on limiting sulphur emissions from cruise vessels[1] when at berth in the Port of Sydney Harbour.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx