Residual current devices minimise the risk of a person receiving an electric shock or being electrocuted when using plug-in electrical equipment on board vessels.

IMO guidelines about Australia's particularly sensitive sea areas—the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea.

Fees related to registration on the Australian General Shipping Register and Australian International Shipping Register.

AMSA and the Bureau of Meteorology provide vessels with maritime safety information (MSI) about hazards and foreseeable dangers to safe navigation through Australia's marine environment.

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.

Accredited government and private surveyors, and recognised organisations who are qualified to conduct surveys on domestic commercial vessels.

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.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

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. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

There are laws against ship sourced pollution and those responsible may be prosecuted under state or territory legislation.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

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.

Join the event online or in person at East Fremantle Yacht Club in WA.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.

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