In September 2017 the Western Australian Department of Transport ran Exercise Ningaloo Challenge, which was the largest and most complex maritime environmental emergency response exercise ever conducted in WA.

We want everyone to be able to access and use our websites.

Our SAR observer program trains SES volunteers to look for signs of people in distress from the air.

From 27 November to 1 December 2017 we coordinated a marine pollution response advanced equipment operator’s course in Melbourne.

The campaign will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at Australian ports.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

Use this form to order AMSA brochures, MARPOL placards and stickers, free of charge.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.