Rules and conditions for vessels declared to not be regulated Australian vessels.

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

Members of our executive and leadership team who are appointed according to our relevant laws.

Our SAR observer program trains SES volunteers to look for signs of people in distress from the air.

Requirements for national colours of flags for Australian ships.

We collect and analyse information from reported marine incidents to improve safety across the maritime industry.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

How to get a Watchkeeper deck certificate of competency if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Maritime warfare officer or Rating.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

We are responsible for handling health and safety issues for personnel on prescribed ships that are engaged in trade or commerce on international and domestic voyages.

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

This marine notice provides information on how the automatic channel switching feature in VHF digital selective calling (DSC) radios may impact voice communications during safety critical operations.

Survey modifiers are high risk operations and vessel attributes that change the survey and other requirements that would otherwise apply to the vessel.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

On 3 December 1987 the Nella Dan ran aground in strong winds in Buckle Bay, Macquarie Island.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.