Australia can request and receive information on vessels travelling within 1000 nautical miles off its coast.

These are the deficiencies for MARPOL that our inspectors have found.

A charter fishing vessel proceeding to a fishing spot began experiencing progressively worsening weather conditions and water ingress. Despite the owner’s warning prior to departure and passenger complaints, the master continued to the fishing destination. Strong winds and waves hampered anchoring, with water accumulating on deck through the transom door to the point of flooding. The vessel’s EPIRB was deployed, and a rescue helicopter attended, winching the master and passengers to safety.

We offer nationally recognised units of competency in marine pollution response and incident management.

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

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

On 1 October 1973, the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) came into operation.

Australia has an interest in ensuring that the ships which visit our ports and transit our waters are seaworthy, have competent crews, and are able to safely navigate through our sensitive marine areas.

How to obtain a certificate of equivalence.

This is advice for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on cargo securing arrangements from 1 August to 31 October 2020. This is in response to recent events where containers have been lost into the sea off the Australian Coast.

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

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.

As a regulatory body, we are required to publish a range of information about our functions and how we carry them out. We do this under the information publication scheme.

We have issued an updated marine notice for Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) in Torres Strait. This notice outlines the management framework, summarises the responsibilities and reminds all coastal pilots transiting ships when they are required to use the Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) system.

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