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.
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.
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.
Our compliance strategy will help us focus our efforts on promoting voluntary regulatory compliance. It will ensure that we consider six important elements as we work with industry to promote maritime safety and to protect the marine environment.
In this edition we give guidance on managing some of the changes mentioned in Schedule 1 of MO503, explain electrical plan approval requirements, and more.
Find out how to apply for, renew or manage your STCW international certificate to work on Australian-registered vessels in international waters. Includes training, exemptions and recognition of overseas qualifications.
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.
New safety management system (SMS) requirements come into effect for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) on 1 June 2025, under Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation – national law) 2024.