Reporting general marine pollution helps us to respond quickly to an incident to minimise damage to the environment.

This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

The National Law places obligations on maritime operators and other parties to ensure safety of persons and vessels and protection of the marine environment.

(1)  The criteria for the issue of a check pilot licence to a person are that the person: 

Members of our executive and leadership team who are appointed according to our relevant laws.

Find out about the automatic identification system (AIS).

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Defence

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

Towing of vessel in distress leads to back injury

A list of all our approved short courses.

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.