Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.

The mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.

We follow the guidance of international conventions when conducting search and rescue (SAR) activities.

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) and download a copy of the full report.

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

Find out who can be the designated person for a DCV and what they need to do.

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.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

This procedure outlines the process for Registered training organisations to offer recognition of prior learning to students of AMSA approved courses.

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.

These instructions for ship registration and transfer of ownership are provided for ship brokers and agents.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident

This marine notice draws attention to the importance of providing shore leave to seafarers, for ships visiting Australian ports.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

On 30 August 1992 the fuel tank of Era was ruptured by the bow of the tug Turmoil during berthing operations at Port Bonython, South Australia, during high winds. Approximately 300 tonnes of bunker fuel was released into Spencer Gulf.