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

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

Get your Master or deck certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

In early 2018 representatives from Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) and AMSA boarded the containership ANL Warragul for a three day voyage to test the hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) reconnaissance capability.

On 21 May 1990 an extensive oil slick was sighted approximately four nautical miles south-east of Cape Otway by the pilot of a light aircraft. The Australian-flagged tanker Arthur Phillip was later established as the source of the spill.

In this edition we provide advice on how to send us large files, what to do if you receive a complaint about a survey, provide guidance on battery safety, and more.

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

A charter vessel with passengers was conducting a cruise around Sydney Harbour when it narrowly missed an unlit runabout at night. The vessel ran aground, and two attempts to tow the vessel off the sandbank were unsuccessful. The investigation found that the master did not risk-assess the route and respective conditions. The vessel safety management system provided the master with no clear direction on safe routes to follow. The command, control, and communication with and between the crew in relation to emergency procedures and response was ineffective.

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the importance of the safe operation and maintenance of hatch covers and related equipment on board vessels.

How to work out if your current qualifications can be used to support your application for a domestic certificate of competency.

Our AMSA Connect team are ready to assist you over the phone, by email, or at one of our regional offices.

We follow the guidance of international conventions when conducting search and rescue (SAR) activities.

Find out how New Zealand STCW seafarer certificates compare to Australian STCW seafarer certificates.

Commonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.

A 2C rescue vessel was preparing to depart a river entrance bar with 11 people onboard. The observed sea state was a wave height (breaking) of 1.4 to 1.8 metres. The entrance bar had a moderate to high level of congestion of jet skis and surfboard riders positioned within the aids to navigation departure leads. The vessel came within very close proximity to surfers on 3 occasions whilst negotiating the breaking sea conditions. The vessel then broached upon a wave resulting in the vessel heeling to port and becoming unable to be controlled due to the force of the wave.