Incident reporting

All vessels involved in a marine incident in Australian waters need to make a report. If you have an emergency dial 000 or 112 (satellite phone) for help.

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Reporting an incident

All commercial vessels involved in a marine incident in Australian waters need to report to AMSA.

Report a marine incident

All commercial vessels involved in a marine incident in Australian waters need to report to AMSA.

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Submit a marine incident alert (AMSA Form 18)

Notify AMSA as soon as possible after becoming aware of an incident

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Submit an incident report (AMSA Form 19)

All commercial vessels involved in a marine incident in Australian waters must submit AMSA Form 19...

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Report a marine safety concern

Anyone can report a marine safety concern to us.

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Report marine pollution

Reporting general marine pollution helps us to respond quickly to an incident to minimise damage to...

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About marine incident reporting

Reporting is essential to maritime safety. Find out more about why you should report, reporting obligations, access safety publications and monthly incident reports.