During January 2023, there were 104 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels. Of these, 22 were serious.

Read the latest incident report.

Planned maintenance failure leads to vessel sinking - read this month's safety lesson

This month's safety lesson report demonstrates how failure to upkeep regular and well documented maintenance procedures can lead to a vessel sinking.

AMSA is proud to recognise : Innovation for a gender equal future, highlights the role that bold, transformative ideas, inclusive technologies and accessible education can play in combating discrimination and the marginalisation of women globally.

We want your feedback on the proposed changes to Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014 (MO71).

MO71 relates to the standards of competence and other conditions required to be a qualified master or deck officer under the Navigation Act 2012. It also gives effect to the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).

This review is not intended to result in significant changes.  The changes include:

A crew member was struck by a saw shark and a hire 'n' drive vessel was hit by a recreational rowing vessel, resulting in significant damage to both. These are just some of the events included in the latest incident report.

During February 2023, there were 91 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels. Of these, 13 were serious and one was very serious.

Read the latest incident report.

During December 2022, there were 120 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels. Of these, 21 were serious and 1 was very serious.

Read the latest incident report.

Person overboard while setting cray pots - read this month's safety lesson