(1)  The criteria for the issue of a check pilot licence to a person are that the person: 

A timeline of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA’s) involvement in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

A guide to help domestic commercial marine adventure tourism operators develop their safety management systems (SMS)

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.

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

Domestic commercial fishing vessels may transit between the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Norfolk island and the Australian mainland.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

Rules and conditions for vessels declared to not be regulated Australian vessels.

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

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

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.

The purpose of this marine notice is to draw attention to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight containers, which were released on 19 April 2024.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform cruise vessel masters and operators of AMSA’s policy on limiting sulphur emissions from cruise vessels[1] when at berth in the Port of Sydney Harbour.