Find out more about complying with the national system if you are a domestic commercial vessel owner or operator.
Guidance material is set out below to help you understand how to comply. Fact sheets are provided for some topics to provide a short overview of the relevant requirements. Some fact sheets and guidance notices are now webpages with the links appearing below.
| Topic | Guidance notices and fact sheets | Type | Document number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessels | Guidance for certificates of survey (in-survey) for domestic commercial vessels and vessels exempt from survey (non-survey) | Web pages | Vessel exempt from survey, was previously AMSA 543 |
| Unpowered barges (PDF 2.51 MB) PDF2.51 MB | Guidance notice | AMSA 743 | |
| Obtain and display a unique vessel identifier | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 527 | |
| Residual current devices | Web page | Previously fact sheet AMSA 661 | |
| Transitional vessel flow charts | Web page | Previously fact sheet AMSA 241 | |
| Electronic visual distress signals (PDF 187.03 KB) PDF187.03 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 577 | |
| Altering or maintaining a vessel (PDF 210.8 KB) PDF210.8 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 830 | |
Inspection of portable fire extinguishers (stored pressure type) (PDF 608.28 KB) PDF608.28 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 707 | |
| How Marine Safety (Recreational Use) - Exemption 04 is applied in respect to a domestic commercial vessel | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 677 | |
| Class 1B equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 692 | |
| Class 1C equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 693 | |
| Class 1D equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 694 | |
| Class 1E equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 695 | |
| Class 2B equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 696 | |
| Class 2C equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 697 | |
| Class 2D equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 698 | |
| Class 2E equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 699 | |
| Class 3B equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 700 | |
| Class 3C equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 701 | |
| Class 3D equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 702 | |
| Class 3E equipment list | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 703 | |
| Are you considering your first aid kit and medical equipment requirements? (PDF 1018.64 KB) PDF1018.64 KB | Fact sheet | Previously guidance notice AMSA 671 | |
| Scale D medical cabinet | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 749 | |
| Scale E medical cabinet | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 750 | |
| Scale F first aid kit | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 753 | |
| Scale G first aid kit | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 754 | |
| Operations | General safety duties | Web page | Previously fact sheet AMSA 678 |
| Sailing clubs undertaking domestic commercial vessel operations (temporarily unavailable—under review) | Fact sheet | AMSA 685 | |
| Sailing clubs delivering recreational sail training and related commercial activities (temporarily unavailable—under review) | Guidance notice | AMSA 662 | |
| Safety management systems | Web pages | Previously guidance notice AMSA 590 and fact sheet AMSA 675 | |
| Certificate of operation | Web pages | Previously fact sheet AMSA 676 | |
| Towing operations | Web pages | Previously fact sheet AMSA 825 | |
| Marine incidents | Marine incident reporting | Web page | |
Miscellaneous
| Spent convictions (PDF 190.99 KB) PDF190.99 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 826 |
| Carriage of harmful substances in packaged form on domestic commercial vessels (PDF 189.33 KB) PDF189.33 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 900 | |
| Vessels owned by community groups and clubs | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 585 | |
| Marine orders and the national law | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 592 | |
| The meaning of owner in the national law (PDF 294.1 KB) PDF294.1 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 644 | |
| Boat-share arrangements and domestic commercial vessels | Web page | Previously guidance notice AMSA 674 | |
| Other arrangements | Vessels previously regulated under Marine Order 62 (PDF 170.56 KB) PDF170.56 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 580 |
| Classification societies and the national law (PDF 279.91 KB) PDF279.91 KB | Guidance notice | AMSA 746 |
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Last updated: 22 November 2022