Showing 1161 - 1180 of 1402 results for ltsa certificate of fitness check
  • Oil spill monitoring
    Monitoring an oil spill is necessary to address concerns raised about its effects and the impact of the associated cleanup response.
    Last updated: 11/09/2020
  • Offshore petroleum industry advisory note
    Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.
    Last updated: 07/17/2024
  • Photo of a large number of shipping containers
    International safety alert: rise in cargo transport unit structural failures on ships
    We have issued a safety alert to raise awareness of the structural and stowage requirements for shipping containers and other cargo transport units (CTUs) in Australian ports.
    Last updated:
  • Capsize after beaching on sandbar
    A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.
    Last updated:
  • Dory vessels: when to use a beacon
    Distress beacons help save lives every day, but there’s a quicker way for dories to call for help.
    Last updated: 09/03/2020
  • Modern slavery statements
    Find AMSA's latest modern slavery statement and access previous statements.
    Last updated: 04/16/2026
  • Emergency towing vessel
    Since 2006, we have provided an emergency towing vessel in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef to protect the marine environment.
    Last updated: 08/05/2024
  • Compliments and feedback
    We value your feedback. You can give a compliment, make a complaint or offer a suggestion to help us improve our services.
    Last updated:
  • ym efficiency
    Operation recovery—YM Efficiency factsheet
    When the vessel YM Efficiency lost 81 shipping containers overboard during heavy seas southeast of Newcastle on 1 June 2018, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) faced a significant maritime clean-up operation.
    Last updated: 01/13/2020
  • Maritime Safety Awareness bulletin issue 12—Managing mental health at sea
    In Issue 12, read about how the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on seafarer mental health and wellbeing and ways of managing mental health at sea.
    Last updated: 06/20/2023
  • Workers in safety gear transfer between a vessel and offshore platform using a rope ladder, with ocean waves and safety equipment visible in the background.
    Out now! Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin issue 21 - Managing risks
    The latest issue of the Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin focuses on managing risks on vessels.
    Last updated: 03/25/2025
  • Search and rescue
    Our 24/7 high tech search and rescue capabilities allow us to respond quickly to people in distress across our region. We use advanced response and satellite technology, contracted equipment, an emergency towage vessel, and four jet aircraft to respond to calls for help.
    Last updated: 02/14/2018
  • Delegate speaking at an international conference, seated behind a sign labeled “AUSTRALIE.” Wearing a suit and headset, with a laptop open. Other attendees are seated nearby, listening and using laptops. Signs for other countries, including “ARGENTINE,” are visible in the background.
    AMSA joins global efforts to improve life at sea
    Australia has played a key role in strengthening international protections for seafarers at the 5th meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Special Tripartite Committee (STC), held in Geneva in April.
    Last updated: 05/23/2025
  • Regulator Performance Framework self assessment report 2015–16
    We undertook an annual self-assessment of our performance against the Regulator Performance Framework (RPF) in August 2016.
    Last updated: 03/15/2021
  • MARS user guide 2021—submitting domestic commercial vessel survey reports to AMSA
    This user guide sets out the process for the submission of surveys reports and recommendations to AMSA relating to DCV which are applying for, or hold, a Certificate of Survey, a Load Line Certificate, or an Exemption 40 approval.
    Last updated: 09/15/2021
  • Search the ship detention database
    AMSA no longer publishes static information on ship detentions on its website, this information is freely available and searchable through Tokyo MOU website databases.
    Last updated: 05/06/2025
  • Intact stability requirements - C6A
    Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.
    Last updated: 10/01/2024
  • 2023/02 — VHF marine radios with digital selective calling capability
    This marine notice provides information on how the automatic channel switching feature in VHF digital selective calling (DSC) radios may impact voice communications during safety critical operations.
    Last updated: 01/10/2025
  • cape reliance vts
    Port Hedland VTS’s coordinated rescue secures nomination for VTS Award
    When Port Hedland VTS received notification of four people clinging to a vessel in the anchorage zone, they wasted no time co-ordinating local assets to effect a rescue worthy of a nomination for the Australian VTS Award.
    Last updated: 10/04/2024
  • Our role in search and rescue
    We provide a search and rescue (SAR) service for Australia. This allows us to quickly deploy a SAR response for anyone in distress.
    Last updated: 07/25/2025
Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us and we will help you out.

I am a...