Privacy policy

Collection of information by AMSA

Personal information provided to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and AMSA’s privacy policy.

AMSA will keep electronic records of your access to this website and will log the changes you make to your records, including the screens you have accessed. These records will be retained in compliance with Commonwealth record-keeping requirements.

Use and disclosure of information

The Beacons and MMSI Register website is made available by AMSA in accordance with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.

AMSA may use your personal information (such as contact details including your email address and mobile phone number), to prompt you to update your registration details and for other purposes related to maintaining your registration. Failure to provide the information may result in your registration not being processed.

Your information may be disclosed to other government agencies, entities or individuals assisting in search and rescue operations in Australia or overseas, and in accordance with the law (for example, where AMSA is compelled to disclose the information to another organisation.

If you have privacy concerns, contact us or for more information on how to access or correct your personal information, how to make a privacy complaint, or on how your information may be used or disclosed, see AMSA’s privacy policy.

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information a website can transfer to an individual's computer hard drive. In order to use the Beacons Register website you must configure your browser to accept cookies. AMSA uses these cookies to help identify you during your secure session.

Security Statement

While AMSA endeavours to provide a secure internet environment, users should note that there are inherent risks associated with transmission of information via the internet. AMSA encrypts all messages between the browser running on your personal computer and AMSA's Beacon Register website. The encryption process used by AMSA is Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

This site may contain links to other websites. AMSA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content or security of these sites.