As manager of Australia’s National Plan, we have a fixed wing aerial dispersant capability as a key component of Australia’s capacity to respond to oil spills in the marine environment.

Download a list of DCVs that hold a certificate of survey or exemption here.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

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.

We’re holding roundtable discussions to foster collaboration within the Australian shipping industry as it transitions away from carbon-based fuels.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority.

We invite your feedback on AMSA’s consultative 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

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

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

You must be a specific distance from the nearest land before a discharge at sea can be made.

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan (NE SMP) identifies actions based on information regarding the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region.