The purpose of this notice is to remind vessel owners, operators and masters of:

It’s important to maintain your lifejacket according to the manufacturer’s instructions so it works when you need it.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

Process for registered training organisations delivering continued competence STCW courses in sea survival and fire fighting.

A passenger ferry was returning from its scheduled service when an unanticipated wave raised its stern and caused its bow to dive under the water. Water rushed over the bow and a significant amount came through the forward portside access door and into the passenger compartment. The master immediately reduced speed, which expelled most of the water overboard. The forward portside access door had been left open by a crew member who was attempting to alleviate sea sickness among some passengers. The action of leaving the door open during the voyage was contrary to the vessel’s survey requirements. Signage requiring the door to be kept closed when underway was reportedly not seen by crew members. This resulted in water entering the vessel creating a potentially unsafe situation.

Middleton Kirwasi Gwaday travelled from his home country Papua New Guinea to complete a master's degree in Sweden.

Advice to vessel owners and masters for the focused inspection campaign on passenger vessel safety requirements.

One more step.Please check your inbox for an email from us, and confirm your subs

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our livestock ships focused inspection campaign.

Understand the regulatory requirements under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law 2012 (National Law) for unpowered barges.

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.

Find out how to make an MLC complaint and how AMSA responds to MLC complaints.

A charter vessel transiting between research sites at night collided with a stationary vessel. The stationary vessel’s master claimed to have an anchor light on, but the crew of the charter vessel stated they did not see any navigation lights. The master of the stationary vessel was preparing food on the vessel at the time and may have obstructed the anchor light view from the charter vessel’s crew. The master of the charter vessel was found to have been operating at high speed given the conditions (night operations). This also rendered the lookout ineffective.

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.