On 21 July 1991 Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia, resulting in a major pollution incident.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

This safety alert draws the attention of vessel operators to the importance of planned maintenance in ensuring safe operation of domestic commercial vessels.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

The FOI disclosure list describes the documents disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, and the date of disclosure.

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in South Australia in the register below.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Tasmania.

Get your Master or deck certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

This program of regulatory activities was completed during the 2017–2018 financial year.

Environmental, scientific and technical functions and resources in spill response.