Operations & Environment key issues include:

• Security
• Marine Pilot Training for the Future
• Port of Melbourne - Channel Deepening
• Incident investigations
• Marine Pests - Ballast water and Biofouling
• Double Hull Tankers
• Air Pollution / Greenhouse Gases
• Antifouling

Other issues being dealt with by ASA Operations and Environment include: Lifeboat Safety, Mooring Lines, Halon, Great Barrier Reef Re-Zoning Study, Sewage, The Regional Marine Planning process (including the South East Marine Plan), Bulk Carrier Safety, Fire Protection and Ship Recycling.

To view ASA memos click here (members only)

The ASA is actively involved in the following committees:

• National Oceans Office Advisory Group (NOAG)
• Marine Protected Areas Stakeholders Reference Group
• South East Regional Marine Plan Working Group (SERMP-WG)
• North Regional Marine Plan Working Group (NRMP - WG)
• The NatPlan Management Committee - The National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and other Noxious and Hazardous Substances
• National Introduced Marine Pests Coordination Group (NIMPCG)
• Biofouling Working Group
• Navigational Safety Advisory Council (NSAC)
• Australian Search and Rescue Consultative Council (AusSAR)
• Bulk Cargoes Advisory Group (BCAG)
• Ship Reporting System Client Group (SRS Client Group)
• Antifouling group
• Australian Ballast Water Treatment Consortium Steering Committee (ABWTC)
• Deballasting Zones for South East Region (Bass Straight)
• Asterias (Seastar) Control Plan Steering Committee
• IMO Marine Safety Committee and Subcommittee's
• IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC)
• International Chamber of Shipping Marine Committee and Subcommittee's