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

A contractor working on a vessel fell into the water whilst disembarking due to the gap between the wharf and the vessel.  A safe means of access to the vessel was not provided.

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

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

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

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

How to get certificates we have issued to you, or your seafarers, certified online.

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.

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.

The Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) produces and publishes Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) covering Australian, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australian Antarctic Territory waters.

This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

The 278th meeting of the Board was held virtually via MS Teams on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

AMSA’s mission is ensuring safe vessel operations, combating marine pollution and rescuing people in distress.

This five-year outlook of future action covers specific industry issues, international developments, priorities for standards, and legislative expiries.

On 21 August 2019, a landing barge (operated as a Class 1E and 2D) capsized while transiting from Great Mackerel Beach to Pittwater north of Sydney.

This marine notice informs shipowners, operators, masters and bridge watchkeepers of the availability of a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) in the Australia and New Zealand region.

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.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024 Consultation Report – Feb - Apr 2024

The inaugural Australian VTS Award saw Brisbane VTS operators Todd Stewart and Ricky Blake commended for their actions, which had a profound impact on the outcome of two men and a young boy lost at sea.