At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.

A Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is a ship-specific plan to improve the energy efficiency of a ship.

Common questions about the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, Part C–Design and construction, Section 2, Watertight and weathertight integrity.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in the Northern Territory.

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

Our search and rescue incidents from 2016–17.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area

A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.

Consultation Report – October 2022

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

In this edition we give guidance on managing some of the changes mentioned in Schedule 1 of MO503, explain electrical plan approval requirements, and more.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in South Australia in the register below.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

Find out how you obtain your unique vessel identifier and how to display it correctly.

In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.