Overview of the international and domestic legislation and standards that apply in Australia.

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on domestic commercial vessel construction barges from 1 May to 30 June 2022.

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

We invite your feedback on AMSA’s consultative 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

AMSA is committed to safe and clean seas. AMSA, on behalf of Australia, is responsible for the implementation of numerous international conventions and codes to which Australia is a signatory.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.

Enhanced fishing gear requirements are being developed in talks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The purpose of this policy is to outline the underlying principles for the disclosure and dissemination of vessel tracking information under agreed conditions.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2016–17.

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

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

Lifejackets save lives