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

At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.

From 27 November to 1 December 2017 we coordinated a marine pollution response advanced equipment operator’s course in Melbourne.

Changes to survey regime for domestic commercial vessels from 1 July 2018.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil.

On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

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Get your Engineer certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

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

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

One of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler is getting hooked-up. If you’re a trawler operator, knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.