Residual current devices minimise the risk of a person receiving an electric shock or being electrocuted when using plug-in electrical equipment on board vessels.

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.

The following statistics relate to the complaints received by AMSA since we issued Marine notice 04/2020 (expired 30 September 2020) and Marine notice 10/2020 (expired 28 February 2021).

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

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.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Inner route north as well as alternative routes.

Ships that are not operated and managed to meet applicable standards, and relevant Australian laws, pose an increased risk to seafarers, other ships and the marine environment. These ships may be refused access or granted conditional entry to Australian ports

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We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.

This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

Highlights the importance of maintaining rescue boats in good working order ready for immediate use

The mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

Vessels refused access to Australian ports and vessels given warnings in relation to serious deficiencies.