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.

The world relies on a safe, secure and efficient international shipping industry. Representatives from Australia and signatory nations to the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and Indian Ocean Memorandums of Understanding (TMOU and IOMOU) on port State control (PSC) will come together on 24 February in Gold Coast, Queensland, for the inaugural joint seminar promoting safer shipping in the region.

Today, Althorpe Island Lighthouse is celebrating 146 years of guiding ships around the Yorke Peninsula, ensuring safe passage of thousands of seafarers.

A horrific and high-profile incident involving a domestic commercial vessel has demonstrated that a safety management system is only as effective as its implementation.

As in previous years, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will continue its vital role in providing safety advice and emergency search and rescue oversight for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race starting on Boxing Day, 26 December 2024.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.

The prestigious 2023-24 Australian Search and Rescue Awards (Awards) were presented in Sydney last night, hosted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Lighthouses of Australia Inc are proud to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in celebrating World Maritime Day, Thursday 26 September.

Lifejackets save lives, but only if they’re worn. AMSA launches a life jacket safety initiative to save more lives at sea.

On Monday 2 September 2024 at 12:40pm AEST, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) detected an emergency distress signal from an EPIRB onboard a 20-metre yacht The Spirit of Mateship with two people on board, located approximately 185km east of Nowra, New South Wales.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has today released its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Innovate, demonstrating the maritime safety regulator’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has awarded Glenn Hanson and Dan Probert from the University of Wollongong with its Academic Excellence Scholarship for 2024.