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9 Dec 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is warning holidaymakers and vessel owners to stay safe and comply with the law this summer. 
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5 Dec 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has been recognised as an ABA100 winner of The Australian Business Awards for Digital CX Management and Business Transformation in 2025, following the launch of its new digital service platform “myAMSA”. 
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26 Nov 2025
It is my honour to address the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization during its thirty-fourth session, representing, Australia, a nation whose identity, prosperity, and future are inseparable from the ocean.
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17 Oct 2025
Queensland Parliament House was the venue for this year’s Australian Search and Rescue Awards (Awards) event hosted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) last (16 October) in Brisbane.
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7 Oct 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has launched its new online application portal ‘myAMSA’ for near coastal certificates of competency – allowing seafarers to apply online, anywhere, anytime.
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25 Sep 2025
Australia proudly joins the international community in celebrating the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) World Maritime Day.
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19 Aug 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) today announced the appointment of Mr Alex Barrell as its new Executive Director, Response, commencing Monday 15 September 2025.
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4 Aug 2025
Australia welcomed the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr Arsenio Dominguez.
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18 Jun 2025
The annual Australian Search and Rescue Awards are back again this year. The Awards recognise outstanding contributions to search and rescue in Australia. Nominations for the 2024/25 close on 14 July.
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12 May 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is reminding all Australians of the importance of being prepared, wearing a life jacket and having a distress beacon ready before embarking on a water adventure.
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18 Mar 2025
Gladstone Magistrates Court has fined Universal Shipping Alliance Ltd, owner of foreign-flagged bulk carrier KMAX Leader, $63,000 for failing to comply with an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) written direction and ordered them to pay court costs.
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6 Mar 2025
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) joined forces with Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) this week to complete a successful search and rescue mission in the Coral Sea, off Mackay, Queensland.
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