This marine notice informs shipowners, operators, masters and bridge watchkeepers of the availability of maritime safety information when navigating through NAVAREA X and METAREA X.

Proof of identity is required when applying for a certificate of competency or seafarer’s service book.

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.

Our 24/7 centre responds to search and rescue (SAR) incidents throughout Australia.

All ships must follow the requirements of MARPOL Annex V when discharging cargo residue.

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.

The National Law places obligations on maritime operators and other parties to ensure safety of persons and vessels and protection of the marine environment.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

We manage a network of about 480 marine aids to navigation (AtoN) located at about 360 sites around Australia’s coastline.

This Marine Notice reminds vessel masters, owners and operators about the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54).

Access AMSA safety alerts for domestic commercial vessels and the international shipping community.

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.