These prestigious awards are in recognition of outstanding contribution to search and rescue within the Australian region during the current financial year period 1 July 2022-30 June 2023. 

The awards are open to individuals, groups or organisations that have made a significant contribution to search and rescue in Australia and deserve recognition at a national level. 

Any person or organisation can nominate candidates for the Australian SAR Awards 

AMSA provides Secretariat support for the National Search and Rescue Council. 

Date:
19 October 2023 

Location: 
Salamanca Inn, Hobart  
10 Gladstone St, Battery Point TAS 7004 

AMSA is proud to sponsor this gala dinner and fundraiser to recognise the vital work of Mission to Seafarers (MTS) Newcastle chapter over the last 150 years.

As a worldwide charity, Mission to Seafarers stands alongside 1.6 million men and women in 260 ports around the world.

The charity supports seafarers by connecting them with loved ones, providing medical, welfare and chaplaincy services, and working with governments to improve conditions for seafarers in accordance with international maritime legislation. 

Date:
1 September 2023 

Location:
Newcastle, NSW  

We are holding risk assessment workshops in Queensland for commercial fishers.

These free in-person workshops will provide information and guidance on lifejacket wear requirements that must now be addressed in your safety management system’s risk assessment in accordance with the revised Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements - national law).

We recognise that every fishing operation is unique, as is the circumstances under which you should and shouldn’t be wearing a lifejacket, and if so, what type will be the safest option. That’s why we want to enable you to identify these as part of your risk assessment.

Each workshop will focus on a selected fishery or fisheries and consider regional factors. They will help fishers work together to determine what works best for each type of operation. Their aim is not to cover every fishery in every port, but to sample a range of different fisheries, fishing techniques, crewing arrangements, vessel types, voyage lengths and environments.

The outcomes of these workshops will be made available to other commercial vessel operators to look at when planning their own risk assessments.

Dates and location:

• Workshops complete

Past events

• Townsville, East Coast (North) Trawl, 2pm, Monday 18 December 2023
• Ayr, East Coast Net and Mud Crab, 1pm, Tuesday 14 November 2023
• Bowen, Coral Reef Line and Spanish Mackerel, 2pm, Monday 13 November 2023
• Mooloolaba, Oceanic/Spanner Crab, 2pm, Friday 3 November 2023
• Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Net and Mud Crab, Thursday 12 October 2023
  (part of the Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishermen’s Association Annual General Meeting)
• Bundaberg, East Coast (South) Trawl, 10am, Tuesday 26 September 2023 (registration closed)
• Mooloolaba, East Coast (South) Trawl, 10am, Wednesday 27 September 2023 (registration closed)
• Thursday Island, Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster, 2pm, Wednesday 4 October 2023 (registration closed)

AMSA is a sponsor for this event. 

The Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition was established in 2002 and is Australia’s leading maritime art prize promoting excellence in maritime and seafaring subjects in art.  

The annual event is a major fundraising initiative of the Mission to Seafarers Victoria, and celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2023. 

"The Relationship of Humanity to the Sea" is the theme for 2023. 

Dates: 20-26 October 2023

Location: Melbourne, Victoria 

AMSA is sponsoring the Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2023 Tasmanian Seafood Awards.

The recipients of the Tasmanian Awards go to the 2024 National Awards as finalists.

Date: 3 November

Location: Sandy Bay, TAS