The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

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

Tests for establishing and verifying vessel stability.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

AMSA and the Bureau of Meteorology provide vessels with maritime safety information (MSI) about hazards and foreseeable dangers to safe navigation through Australia's marine environment.

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

Knowledge of regulations and duties will help you navigate safely on the seas.

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

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

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.

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Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.