AMSA Connect phone services may have longer wait times on Monday 1 June 2026 while we operate with reduced staffing due to the Reconciliation Day Public Holiday in Canberra. Our search and rescue team will continue to operate during this time.
The 2011-12 financial year was another busy period for the National Plan, with two significant pollution incidents, in Christmas Island and New Zealand, as well as the completion of the National Plan/National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangements review.
The North-East Shipping Management Plan (NE SMP) identifies actions based on information regarding the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region.
This guidance sets out the considerations and processes to be observed when seeking the deployment of National Plan equipment for a marine pollution incident.
All jurisdictions can both contribute to and make use of National Plan support arrangements, agreements, contracts and capabilities that together provide Australia with the ability to mobilise pers
Guidance to be observed by officers responsible for the demobilisation of equipment, following the scaling down of an incident or completion of a response.
This policy describes the National Plan Incident Management System applied by AMSA, state and territory control agencies and the offshore industry Australia wide for all marine oil spill response i
Marine Order 54 requires a pilotage provider to comply with either the fatigue risk management plan published by AMSA, or this alternate fatigue risk management plan.
After a number of extraordinary years which saw the National Plan responding to the Pacific Adventurer and the Montara Wellhead platform incidents, the 2010-11 financial year was a period of consolidation.
The National Plan principles are to protect the community, environment and maritime industries, give effect to international conventions and integrate with Australian emergency management arrangements.