This course is designed for marine pollution responders who may be part of an aircrew to investigate and report on an oil spill.

Being a seafarer can be demanding at the best of times.

Check current fees for STCW certificates, assessments and related services. All fees are in Australian dollars (AUD).

We gather feedback through consultative committees and public consultation. Feedback from individuals, organisations and government is an important part of policy development and regulatory change.

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

Dispersants can be effective response tools. Use of dispersants is dependent on many factors including timing, properties of the oil, and logistics.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

AMSA has a fair, and non-discriminatory procurement complaints handling process.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.