This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

We provide a range of geographic information as digital maps and spatial data sets. This visual geographic data is used to support search and rescue, pollution response, vessel tracking, and navigation in Australian waters. Some data access may require you to pay a fee.

As a regulatory body, we are required to publish a range of information about our functions and how we carry them out. We do this under the information publication scheme.

AMSA is pleased to be sponsoring the 2023 Interferry Conference, to be held in Australia for the first time since 2002.

Do you have a suspicious job offer for work in a maritime industry?

The Navigation Act 2012 is legislation which covers international ship and seafarer safety, protect the marine environment where it relates to shipping and the actions of seafarers in Australian waters.

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

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

Oil spill control agents (OSCA) may assist in oil spill clean up in Australian waters.

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

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

As a flag State, AMSA are responsible for making sure Australian ships comply with relevant legislation/s.