Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

The 273rd meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 in Canberra, ACT.

Enhanced fishing gear requirements are being developed in talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Discover how we’re tackling the challenges around Operation Recovery—YM Efficiency.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2018–19.

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.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Learn how non-shipborne AIS units are managed and find out what’s required to apply to operate a base station or AtoN in Australia.

Highlights the importance of maintaining rescue boats in good working order ready for immediate use

Guidance for mariners and port stakeholders on the difference between a vessel traffic service (VTS) and a local port service.

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

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

AMSA’s invoicing process is changing. From 1 March 2022, all invoices for AMSA must be emailed as a PDF attachment to our new centralised email address (invoices@amsa.gov.au) for automated processing. This will ensure invoices are processed more quickly for payment.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

Find out about AMSA’s performance and stay informed about our progress against key initiatives for 2024–25.

This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

On the evening of 2 April 2022, a Sydney Harbour ferry was operating a regular route between Manly and Circular Quay. A group of young males were exhibiting risk taking behaviour on the deck during adverse weather conditions. One of the group jumped, stumbled, and fell overboard without a lifejacket. The master came about and followed the ferry track back at dead slow to find the person overboard (POB). The POB had the presence of mind to use his mobile phone torch light in the dark to alert the master of his presence and was rescued.

Guidance on using an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to meet the fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% m/m, as required under MARPOL Annex VI and Australian law.