Monitoring an oil spill is necessary to address concerns raised about its effects and the impact of the associated cleanup response.

Our employees are expected to abide by the AMSA Code of conduct.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) is managed under governance arrangements which ensure accountability, coordination and integration with stakeholders.

In 2024, a range of vessel stability issues caused a trawler to roll over. The master had not followed the vessel’s stability book properly. The investigation also found that the stability book didn’t meet relevant standards.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

See how New Zealand are recognised to obtain an Australian domestic near coastal certificate.

We are responsible for leading national policy on vessel traffic services (VTS).

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

The 2019-20 Australian Vessel Traffic Services Award was awarded to Warren Bath, VTS Operator at Hay Point, Queensland, for his coordination of an incident involving a bulk carrier.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe in the air.

Latest standards for wheelhouse visibility, emergency escapes, crew and passenger accommodation, and personal safety on domestic commercial vessels. Includes updated requirements for evacuation, signage and preventing falls overboard.

In Australia, domestic commercial vessels are regulated under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (national law act). The National Law Act underpins the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (national system).