AMSA Connect phone services may have longer wait times on Monday 1 June 2026 while we operate with reduced staffing due to the Reconciliation Day Public Holiday in Canberra. Our search and rescue team will continue to operate during this time.
This exemption allows DCV owners/operators a time extension for obtaining periodic surveys, or a new certificate of currency for equipment. It also allows them to operate without required compass adjustments, or while a liferaft is being serviced.
This exemption allows people who were working on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV) under state or Northern Territory law on 30 June 2013, to continue working without the required certificate.
Read about the results of consultation on proposed amendments to MO12 and MO32 to introduce new requirements for lifting appliances and anchor handling winches.
Kokusai Kakoh company has issued a safety recall for its Rocket Parachute Flares KP-16. This is due to performance concerns related to altitude and burning time when fired.
We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.
This World Oceans Day, AMSA proudly supports the global theme ‘Sustaining what sustains us’, reflecting our vision for clean seas and a safe, sustainable marine environment.
The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.