The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.

We have interagency agreements with other agencies.

In June 2018 our Response Division delivered a workshop in Melbourne which explored how Australia could deliver an effective response to a complex maritime emergency.

Our approach to comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Australia’s policy is that those who pollute our marine environment should be responsible for cleaning up and repairing the damage they have caused. If AMSA has to do this because they do not, then they should pay AMSA.

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe in the air.

In September 2017 the Western Australian Department of Transport ran Exercise Ningaloo Challenge, which was the largest and most complex maritime environmental emergency response exercise ever conducted in WA.

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

Members of our executive and leadership team who are appointed according to our relevant laws.

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

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.