The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

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

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

Lighthouses are part of the network of aids to navigation in Australia. Use our interactive map to locate one of our heritage lighthouses.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

It is mandatory under Australian law for certain vessels and fixed or floating platforms to carry a garbage management plan, display placards and maintain a garbage record book.

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

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

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

Our structure gives you an idea of which area can help you when you get in touch.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea, on land or in the air.

In this edition we give guidance on managing some of the changes mentioned in Schedule 1 of MO503, explain electrical plan approval requirements, and more.

These guidelines aim to assist small1 DCV operations to undertake a risk assessment as part of the vessel’s safety management system.