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.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

AMSA’s mission is ensuring safe vessel operations, combating marine pollution and rescuing people in distress.

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

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in New South Wales.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Planned Maintenance – 15 January 2022 to 28 February 2022AMSA conducted a Planned Maintenance Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 15 January 2022 to 28 February 2022.

We are a Commonwealth statutory authority which provides services to the Australian maritime industry. Sometimes we need to seek the help and support of private companies to deliver our services.

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.

As manager of Australia’s National Plan, we have a fixed wing aerial dispersant capability as a key component of Australia’s capacity to respond to oil spills in the marine environment.

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements) 2018 (MO504) relating to safety management systems (SMS).

A Class 1 passenger vessel’s port engine caught fire whilst northeast of Fraser Island with 82 passengers and crew onboard. The investigation found that regular planned engine maintenance, in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, was not in place at the time of the incident. The crew’s response to the incident was immediate and effective. The transfer of the 77 passengers to a nearby vessel, which attended the distress call within 10 minutes, was undertaken quickly and effectively by the master and crew.

We collect and analyse information from reported marine incidents to improve safety across the maritime industry.