Since 2006, we have provided an emergency towing vessel in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef to protect the marine environment.

Lifejackets save lives

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

Passenger seriously injured after falling down stairwell.

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

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.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

Vessels of the following classes: 1D (with unberthed passengers), 1E (with unberthed passengers), 2D, 2E, 3D and 3E, are required to carry certain medical supplies and equipment on-board.

Poor risk assessment contributes to charter vessel running aground.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

The Sanko Harvest struck a reef off Esperance, Western Australia on 14 February 1991, and broke up over the next fortnight.

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

Consultation on electrical safety on vessels closed on 28 February 2019.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.