On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.

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.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Australia provides environmentally responsible port waste reception facilities for you to dispose your vessel-generated waste.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024, requires that industrial personnel be at least 16 years of age, and have documentary evidence of the person’s physical and medical fitness of a kind that is acceptable to AMSA.

The content of the Engineer cadet program including certificate and short courses, qualifying sea service and medical fitness.

Our information publication scheme provides access to details about AMSA's operations.

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.

Our structure gives you an idea of which area can help you when you get in touch.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

If you have a boat, you may be considering hiring it out for overnight accommodation via an online platform—for example, Airbnb, Beds on Board or Flotespace—whether at a marina berth, or at a mooring.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

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

Our search and rescue modules provide background information as well as information about preparation, principles of how to conduct a search and rescue operation and how to respond to specific kinds of emergency.