Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

We inspect domestic commercial vessels to ensure crew, vessel, and operational safety.

The Maritine Agencies Forum (MAF) provides a forum for collaboration on maritime safety and other issues.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

From 1 January 2022, AMSA will provide 24-hour nationwide monitoring of high frequency (HF) radiotelephone distress, urgency and safety communications in Australia.

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.

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

On 6 February 1988 the Hong Kong registered bulk carrier Sir Alexander Glen lost approximately 450 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the waters off Port Walcott, Western Australia when a bunker tank was holed by the ship's anchor.

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.