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.
If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.
We will be closed between 5 pm AEDT Wednesday 24 December 2025 and 8 am AEDT Friday 2 January 2026. Seafarer certification services will pause over this period.
Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident
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.