Environmental, scientific and technical functions and resources in spill response.

How to obtain a certificate of equivalence.

Trajectory models can help predict spill behavior in the marine environment.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

Toxic gases can quickly build up on board vessels and kill a crew member or passenger in minutes. Identify equipment, appliances and systems that create these gases and reduce the risks.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

PurposeA reminder of the requirements to test and maintain fuel isolation valves for multi-engine installations.

Consultation on Marine Order 47 closed on 1 July 2019.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

In early 2018 representatives from Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) and AMSA boarded the containership ANL Warragul for a three day voyage to test the hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) reconnaissance capability.

You may be able to operate temporarily below the minimum crewing requirements that apply to your vessel.

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

Standards for class 1 fast craft operating in sheltered waters or under 35m in equivalent length.

A CoST is the entry level certificate you need to work as an international seafarer. Find out who needs one, what training to complete and how to apply.

Submissions closed on Sunday 10 November 2019.

On 29 October 1981 the 213-metre 16,336 gross tonnage Ro-Ro container vessel, Anro Asia, grounded near the northern tip of Bribie Island while entering Moreton Bay.