There are two methods of obtaining a verified gross mass (VGM). The VGM is mandatory for cargoes to be loaded onto a vessel.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

Use this form to make a MLC complaint about a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australian waters.

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

We are a team of dedicated professionals – hear more about our experiences working at AMSA.

This marine notice highlights shipowners, operators, masters and crews obligation to ensure safe working arrangements are in place for any work involving a ship’s elevator.

We have diverse teams operating all around Australia.

The cargo ship Pacific Adventurer lost upwards of 270 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when holed on its port side while en route to Brisbane from Newcastle.

At AMSA, we believe in supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

On the morning 28 June 1999, a discharge occurred from an offshore loading connection to the Mobil Port Stanvac Refinery in South Australia.

This report summarises the PSC activities of AMSA for the 2020 calendar year.

This report summarises the PSC activities of AMSA for the 2021 calendar year.

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

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.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Maritime Safety Queensland.

See how New Zealand are recognised to obtain an Australian domestic near coastal certificate.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.