Serious injury to pilot on class 2 vessel in poor weather conditions

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

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The Sylvan Arrow was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture into the sea west of Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria on 18 December 1999.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

Find out more about how to get a certificate of medical fitness, and why you need one.

Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale G first aid kit on board: 1D (with unberthed passengers), 1E (with unberthed passengers), 2D, 2E, 3D and 3E.