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

Dispersants can be effective response tools. Use of dispersants is dependent on many factors including timing, properties of the oil, and logistics.

On 21 July 1991 Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia, resulting in a major pollution incident.

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

We know it's not just about the salary, so we offer a range of attractive benefits.

AMSA approved training organisations currently delivering the fire prevention and fire fighting—basic training.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

We implement the regulations under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in Australia via supporting legislation which applies to all commercial vessels.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed tools to support the implementation of the low sulphur fuel limit.

We have a large search and rescue region which covers our land mass, and large areas of our surrounding oceans.

The cargo ship Pacific Adventurer lost upwards of 270 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when holed on its port side while en route to Brisbane from Newcastle.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

Marine order 504

For vessels in distress or in need of assistance there can be, at times, a need to find an appropriate ‘place of refuge’, where steps can be taken to stabilise or repair the vessel and prevent the situation from worsening.