The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

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

AMSA and the Bureau of Meteorology provide vessels with maritime safety information (MSI) about hazards and foreseeable dangers to safe navigation through Australia's marine environment.

Marine safety agencies deliver essential services across Australia, including local waterways management, environmental oversight, pilotage, navigation aids, ports, harbours and mooring operations, and recreational boating support.

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

On 21 July 1991 Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia, resulting in a major pollution incident.

Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.

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

Serious injury to pilot on class 2 vessel in poor weather conditions

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

Fees related to registration on the Australian General Shipping Register and Australian International Shipping Register.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

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

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

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.