The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working on global requirements for reporting lost or discharged fishing gear.

All ships must follow the requirements of MARPOL Annex V when discharging cargo residue.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) was reviewed in 2023-2024. The review made 11 recommendations.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

This marine notice supersedes Marine Notice 10/2022.

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We are responsible for responding to marine oil spills and supporting the National Plan for Maritime Emergency partners in doing the same within their jurisdictions.

A Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is now available in the Australia and New Zealand region.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) governs the agreed minimum requirements for handling and transport of cargoes and dangerous goods.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

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

All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

Guidance on using an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to meet the fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% m/m, as required under MARPOL Annex VI and Australian law.

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

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).

In June 2018 our Response Division delivered a workshop in Melbourne which explored how Australia could deliver an effective response to a complex maritime emergency.

We will conduct a focused inspection campaign on lifejacket risk assessment requirements on DCVs.