AMSA has successfully completed the first flight of an AMSA Challenger rescue aircraft to Antarctica, capping off work to increase the range of AMSA’s aerial search and rescue capabilities. As part of the trial, the Essendon-based AMSA Challenger rescue aircraft undertook a supply drop to researchers at Durmont d’Urville Station in Antarctica. The aircraft completed the mission and returned after eight hours. Australia has one of the largest search and rescue regions in the world, which includes
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AMSA has successfully completed the first flight of an AMSA Challenger rescue aircraft to Antarctica, capping off work to increase the range of AMSA’s aerial search and rescue capabilities. As part of the trial, the Essendon-based AMSA Challenger rescue aircraft undertook a supply drop to researchers at Durmont d’Urville Station in Antarctica. The aircraft completed the mission and returned after eight hours. Australia has one of the largest search and rescue regions in the world, which includes
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Ever wondered what our AMSA Response Centre does and who operates it? Alex Barrell, AMSA Executive Director Response, has the answers for you - watch the below video! This summer, we’re reminding people to stay safe and be prepared when out and about. Our Response Centre is available 24/7 to coordinate and support search and rescue efforts all over Australia. Safety: The coolest thing this summer ⚓ #SearchAndRecue #BoatingSafety #SafeSeas #MarineRescue | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AM
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Ever wondered what our AMSA Response Centre does and who operates it? Alex Barrell, AMSA Executive Director Response, has the answers for you - watch the below video! This summer, we’re reminding people to stay safe and be prepared when out and about. Our Response Centre is available 24/7 to coordinate and support search and rescue efforts all over Australia. Safety: The coolest thing this summer ⚓ #SearchAndRecue #BoatingSafety #SafeSeas #MarineRescue | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AM
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Trials of AMSA’s new Challenger CL-604 search and rescue jets are continuing ahead of their introduction later in the year. This video shows one of the overland stores delivery drop trials conducted by Cobham Aviation Services near Sedan, South Australia on 27 June 2016. Check out the cool rear view from the aircraft’s infrared camera at the end. | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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Trials of AMSA’s new Challenger CL-604 search and rescue jets are continuing ahead of their introduction later in the year. This video shows one of the overland stores delivery drop trials conducted by Cobham Aviation Services near Sedan, South Australia on 27 June 2016. Check out the cool rear view from the aircraft’s infrared camera at the end. | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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📣 The latest edition of AMSA Update is out now. Highlights in this edition: 🔹 Upcoming AMSA webinar: managing operational stability risks in commercial fishing 🔹 Exemption 31 (expired pre-USL Code certificate) holders: action required 🔹 Summer safety reminder for hire-and-drive operators 🔹 No lifejacket? No excuses! Start the summer safely 🔹 AMSA end-of-year service arrangements 🔹 Your maritime safety toolkit—Building a simplified SMS. AMSA Update is our monthly newsletter for domestic co
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📣 The latest edition of AMSA Update is out now. Highlights in this edition: 🔹 Upcoming AMSA webinar: managing operational stability risks in commercial fishing 🔹 Exemption 31 (expired pre-USL Code certificate) holders: action required 🔹 Summer safety reminder for hire-and-drive operators 🔹 No lifejacket? No excuses! Start the summer safely 🔹 AMSA end-of-year service arrangements 🔹 Your maritime safety toolkit—Building a simplified SMS. AMSA Update is our monthly newsletter for domestic co
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📣 AMSA Update August 2025 edition is out now. Highlights in this edition: 🔹 updated standard for wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety 🔹 planned inspections for domestic commercial vessels 🔹 monthly domestic commercial vessel marine incident report 🔹 get involved in our safety management system research. AMSA Update is our monthly newsletter for domestic commercial vessel owners, operators, and crew. It includes current information on topics like regulations, safe
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📣 AMSA Update August 2025 edition is out now. Highlights in this edition: 🔹 updated standard for wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety 🔹 planned inspections for domestic commercial vessels 🔹 monthly domestic commercial vessel marine incident report 🔹 get involved in our safety management system research. AMSA Update is our monthly newsletter for domestic commercial vessel owners, operators, and crew. It includes current information on topics like regulations, safe
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📣 AMSA Update June 2025 edition is out now! Highlights in this edition: 🔹 National Law general exemptions reissued from 1 July 2025 🔹 Changes to better manage the risks of volunteer emergency service operations 🔹 Annual indexation to domestic commercial vessel safety fees 🔹 Have your say: help name AMSA’s new emergency response vessel 🔹 New trends shaping Australia’s domestic fleet 🔹 Monthly domestic commercial vessel marine incident reports 🔹 Garbage management responsibilities for dome
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ABF’s Maritime Border Command (MBC) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA join forces to rescue stranded Indonesian fishers. A routine surveillance mission by the MBC’s patrol aircraft discovered the stationary fishing vessel with its crew waving frantically for attention. Working together, AMSA, a merchant vessel, the ABF Cutter Cape Wessel and an AMSA Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft responded to the area to provide assistance to the stranded crew. The SAR aircraft dropped two Em
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It's been a very busy 24 hours for the crew in the AMSA Response Centre in Canberra, with 4 significant incident responses in our search and rescue region, and beyond. We coordinated the helicopter medevac of a crew member from the livestock carrier Ocean Ute 460 km north of Darwin following a medical episode. Our Cairns-based Challenger rescue aircraft also searched for a missing boat in Papua New Guinea, and we tasked an Australian Defence aircraft to assist the US authorities with a search fo
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From our AMSA family to yours, have a safe holiday 🌟🎄 This season, our Response Centre is available 24/7, monitoring and responding to distress calls and emergencies from anywhere in Australia’s search and rescue region. Safety: the coolest thing this summer 🏖️ #AMSA #SafeSeas #SearchandRescue | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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AMSA maintains a network of over 500 Aids to Navigation around Australia. Check out our upgrade, undertaken by CivilPlus, to the helipad at Albino Rock in the Great Barrier Reef. | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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Yesterday cruise ship Ovation of the Seas requested assistance from AMSA with the medevac of an ill crew member. The ship was located approximately 315 kms off the coast of NSW and diverted towards Ballina to conduct the evacuation. Following medical advice from the Telemedical Advice Service, AMSA tasked the Lismore rescue helicopter Westpac 1 and the Essendon Challenger jet Rescue 440. The medevac was conducted at 5pm AEST, approximately 150 kms off the NSW coast. The patient was taken to Lism
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🎉 AMSA Update is out now! Highlights in this edition: 🔹 Near coastal seafarers: Save time—apply online with myAMSA 🔹 Help shape fire safety standards for domestic commercial vessels 🔹 Explore the 263 marine incidents involving DCVs reported last quarter 🔹 Safety lesson: Passenger jumps overboard during berthing 🔹 Your maritime safety toolkit: Access free AMSA resources designed to help you develop a fatigue management plan. If you own, operate, or work on a domestic commercial vessel, AMSA
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Launceston Tasmania RFDS base hosted a visit by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and its new Challenger 604 search and rescue jet. RFDS staff were joined by University of Tasmania Australian Maritime College lecturers in a tour of this magnificent aircraft and the multi-million dollar cameras it uses to spot items as small as a drink can in the ocean while flying overhead. Another vital service for those lost and injured in remote locations. | Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
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Australia today opened the 23rd Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) forum in Sydney. We look forward to discussing ways to work with Asia-Pacific maritime leaders to promote safe, secure shipping and a clean marine environment across the Asia-Pacific. Learn more: http://ow.ly/HeQs50OGnpq #APHoMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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In the coming months, AMSA inspectors will be checking that you have the right EPIRB installed. On 1 January 2021 float-free EPIRB requirements came into effect for certain domestic commercial vessels. This video shows the correct use and installation of float-free EPIRBs. | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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Did you know that AMSA coordinates search and rescue across one tenth of the world’s oceans? That’s 53 million square kilometres! This region stretches from halfway across the Indian Ocean to midway across the Tasman Sea and south to Antarctica, taking in some of the most remote and treacherous seas in the world. Take a look at our new video showcasing the full extent of our search and rescue capabilities across this vast region: https://ow.ly/f2SF50Roy8O #SafeSeas #SearchAndRescue #AMSA | Austr
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AMSA CEO Mick Kinley explains how the National Search and Rescue Council works in Australia and why we’re world leaders at saving lives. Thousands of people work 24/7 on the front lines and behind the scenes to keep us safe. We are searching for nominations for the 2022-23 Awards to highlight the incredible efforts of professional and non-professional search and rescue officers, as well as members of the public who have put their own well-being at risk to help others in peril. Nominations close
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A safety management system is not just a document—it must be put into practice and be effective. Watch this video for easy to understand steps to help you create your SMS. You can also find more resources here: http://bit.ly/2CXWXCn | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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AMSA and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau are encouraging general and recreational aircraft owners to take up the ADS-B rebate program before it closes on 31 May 2024. AMSA’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre can use a last known ADS-B position to refine a distress location, if an aircraft is in distress, improving our ability to locate and rescue survivors. Aircraft owners could be eligible for up to a 50% rebate on the purchase of a potentially life-saving ADS-B installation, up to $5,000
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Regulation is now in place to improve passenger safety on domestic commercial vessels. Watch a short video that explains some of the requirements and learn more on our website | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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If you operate a passenger vessel, you can now register to attend an online information session to help you understand the recent changes. | Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA
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At 2.30 am AWST, we received an emergency beacon alert from a 12m yacht with 2 people on board, in distress off Dirk Hartog Island, in north-west Western Australia. AMSA tasked the Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) vessel from Denham to assist, along with AMSA's Perth-based Challenger rescue aircraft. Due to extremely challenging conditions, as a result of Tropical Cyclone Sean impacting the area, AMSA was unable to deploy a helicopter to assist with the search and rescue. The VMR vessel located the
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