Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

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

On Sunday 26 May 1974 the bulk carrier Sygna was involved in a major pollution incident.

AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on domestic commercial vessel construction barges from 1 May to 30 June 2022.

Survey modifiers are high risk operations and vessel attributes that change the survey and other requirements that would otherwise apply to the vessel.

South Australia hosted the 2017 National Plan Exercise from 5 to 7 December in Adelaide.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.

The Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) produces and publishes Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) covering Australian, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australian Antarctic Territory waters.

This information is to draw the attention of ship owners and operators to the ongoing prohibition of asbestos on ships, noting that Australian law requires operators to take all reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of employees and contractors while at work.

A training organisation must apply to be accredited to provide approved VTS training.

Mark Sherriff is a former AMSA lighthouse keeper and recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to community history.

The tender process for the next round of contracts to maintain Australia's aids to navigation network starts in July 2026. Find out more about this upcoming opportunity.

If you suspect misconduct, fraud, or corruption involving AMSA officials, contractors or service providers, you should report it.

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

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority.

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

We will conduct a focused inspection campaign on lifejacket risk assessment requirements on DCVs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.