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A swimmer participating in a marine wildlife interaction tour sustained a foot injury from a propeller strike when a crew member attempted to tow them alongside a tender vessel. This activity was in breach of the operations’ safety management system procedures.

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How to get a engineering qualifications recognized if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) seaman officer.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

Find out how to complete the Coxswain Grade 3 declaration (AMSA form 1882) and the on-water tasks required.

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

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.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

All vessel owners need to do a risk assessment to work out what medical and first aid equipment to carry. Class 1, 2 and 3 survey vessels have minimum medical and first aid equipment they are required to carry.

We are responsible for handling health and safety issues for personnel on prescribed ships that are engaged in trade or commerce on international and domestic voyages.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

How to get an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Certificate of safety training (CoST) (STCW Reg VI/1) if you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Marine incidents are defined by relevant Australian laws and include a number of different types of incidents.

1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

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.