The Australian states and territories work with us to coordinate an effective search and rescue (SAR) service.

Our process for conducting Registered training organisation evaluations.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

Australia is a part of the International Maritime Organization — maritime safety and marine pollution prevention are more effective when carried out internationally.

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

This marine notice draws attention to responsible navigational practices which masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters should follow.

We know it's not just about the salary, so we offer a range of attractive benefits.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

Mohammed Taslim is passionate about marine education in the Pacific and has his sights set on promoting e-learning study for seafarers in Fiji in the not-too-distant future.

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

You must revalidate your CoST every 5 years to keep it current. Find out when to apply, what you need and how to revalidate your CoST.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

Monitoring an oil spill is necessary to address concerns raised about its effects and the impact of the associated cleanup response.

How to meet the medical requirements for domestic seafarer certificates

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

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

In this edition we talk about voluntary suspension: a practical option when you’re not surveying, survey process for Exemption 2 Division 5 vessels applying for a certificate of survey and survey code update in MARS: survey flexibility rollout.