AMSA Connect phone services may have longer wait times on Monday 1 June 2026 while we operate with reduced staffing due to the Reconciliation Day Public Holiday in Canberra. Our search and rescue team will continue to operate during this time.
Ergoship 2016 aims to provide a national and international forum for the dissemination and exchange of applied scientific knowledge in the field of human factors within a maritime context.
Following the oil spill at Port Stanvac in South Australia on 28 June 1999, there was a review to investigate the reason for the spill and whether any corporation or individuals were responsible for the spill and should be prosecuted.
This exemption allows owners of certain vessels to operate without a certificate of operation, or without meeting a condition on a certificate of operation.
This guidance sets out the considerations and processes to be observed when seeking the deployment of National Plan equipment for a marine pollution incident.
This marine notice advises of the availability of guidance for the recording of operations in the Oil Record Book Part I – machinery space operations (all ships), prepared and issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
These guidelines provide assistance to maritime administrations and associated agencies seeking reimbursement from AMSA under the National Plan for costs incurred in relation to responding to ship-
The report provides a detailed description of AMSA's operations during the year as well as the financial statements and the Auditor-General's report on those financial statements.
We invited feedback and comments on the proposed models to recover the costs associated with delivering services to industry under the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel
This exercise reviewed the effectiveness of a combined Commonwealth, Victorian and industry marine pollution response to a tied 3 pollution incident in Victorian state waters.
From 1 June 2025, all domestic commercial vessel (DCV) operators, including hire and drive operators (Class 4), must have a drug and alcohol policy as part of their safety management system (SMS).