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.

A timeline of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA’s) involvement in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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.

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

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.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2015–16.

Details about the Registered training organisation delivered revalidation courses for Masters, Deck and Engineer officers.

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.

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

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.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

The 275th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, in Canberra, ACT.

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

Scams are intended to trick you into giving out your personal information or paying money.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

Consultation on Marine Order 44 closed on 1 March 2019.