Our regulatory plan provides details of planned changes to our regulatory instruments such as Marine orders and the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, to make it easier for business and the community to take part in the development of those instruments.
This guideline defines a nationally consistent approach for local, state and Commonwealth marine incident response geographic information systems (GIS) coordinators to develop and implement their own processes and products.
If you’ve had your float-free Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) for 2 years or more, it’s time to give it the attention it deserves. Regular maintenance could make all the difference in an emergency situation.
The Queensland coastal passage plan (QCPP) seeks to improve pre-pilotage communications between coastal pilotage providers, the vessels they service and the pilots embarked within these vessels.
This exemption is for owners and accredited marine surveyors of domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) who need to be able to operate temporarily without having the required certificates.
This World Oceans Day, AMSA proudly supports the global theme ‘Sustaining what sustains us’, reflecting our vision for clean seas and a safe, sustainable marine environment.
On the evening of 2 April 2022, a Sydney Harbour ferry was operating a regular route between Manly and Circular Quay. A group of young males were exhibiting risk taking behaviour on the deck during adverse weather conditions. One of the group jumped, stumbled, and fell overboard without a lifejacket. The master came about and followed the ferry track back at dead slow to find the person overboard (POB). The POB had the presence of mind to use his mobile phone torch light in the dark to alert the master of his presence and was rescued.