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.
From 1 May 2024, Australian vessels of 100 gross tonnage or above on international voyages must keep a garbage record book in addition to a garbage management plan.
In our latest safety lesson, we examine key learnings from a marine incident investigation where a passenger jumped overboard while a tender vessel was berthing.
The report provides a detailed description of AMSA's operations during the year as well as the financial statements and the Auditor-General's report on those financial statements.
This marine order was repealed on 1 November 2019 and has been captured in Marine Order 31. Requirements for survey, certification and operations of Government vessels.
We have issued a new marine notice on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Revised guidelines for the reduction of underwater radiated noise from shipping to address adverse impacts