Members of our executive and leadership team who are appointed according to our relevant laws.

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.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

Middleton Kirwasi Gwaday travelled from his home country Papua New Guinea to complete a master's degree in Sweden.

We have interagency agreements with other agencies.

Proof of identity is required when applying for a certificate of competency or seafarer’s service book.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.

New body worn cameras for AMSA frontline staff increases safety and transparency.

We use marine orders to give effect to international and national conventions and standards. Find out more about these conventions and standards and how you can access them as publications.

How to manage a deceased estate with AMSA.

Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one.

The 274th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Fremantle, Western Australia.

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

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.

We are no longer publishing the name of the certificate holder on a certificate of survey or Exemption 02 (non-survey) and Exemption 40 (Class C restricted operations) approvals.