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- A guide to fishing vessel stability (booklet)A guide to help fishing vessel owners, operators and crew better understand how vessel stability works, and hazards to look out for.Last updated: 02/11/2026
- Things to know before you goBe prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea, on land or in the air.Last updated: 11/09/2020
- Guide to registering your ship on the Australian general shipping registerRead this guide to understand your responsibilities under the Shipping Registration Act 1981.Last updated: 08/22/2023
- Have your say—on our performance as a regulatorOur focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.Last updated: 03/17/2023
- Medical fitness for international certificates of competencyFind out more about how to get a certificate of medical fitness, and why you need one.Last updated: 10/08/2024
Have your say: changes to living and working conditions on regulated Australian vesselsWe want your feedback on the proposed changes to Marine order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) (MO11).Last updated:
AMSA joins global efforts to improve life at seaAustralia has played a key role in strengthening international protections for seafarers at the 5th meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Special Tripartite Committee (STC), held in Geneva in April.Last updated: 05/23/2025- How to revalidate your STCW certificateYou need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.Last updated: 04/02/2026
- IMO guidance - requirements to qualify as a designated person on a vesselThis International Maritime Organization publication guides the qualifications, training and experience necessary for undertaking the role of the designated person under the provisions of theLast updated: 11/01/2023
- ‘Experience’ fails to prevent vessel capsize, which a proper risk assessment could have identified (safety lesson)A powered barge with a mounted crane became unstable and capsized in 3.5 metres of water during lifting operations of a concrete structure.Last updated: 12/22/2025
- When a verified gross mass is requiredCommonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.Last updated: 07/16/2025
- Response to the Montara Wellhead Platform incidentReport of the Incident Analysis team into the response by the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and hazardous Substances, to the Montara Wellhead Platform incident, March 2010.Last updated: 11/09/2020
- AMSA 740Notification of a change to accreditation (form 740)
You can use this form to notify us of a change to your accreditation including:
Last updated: 08/02/2024 
How to applyPrepare and submit your application for a role with us.Last updated: 11/13/2023- AMSA 606Surveyors recommendation to the national regulator (form 606)
Surveyors – use this form to make a recommendation after conducting:
Last updated: 08/01/2024 - Changes to passenger safety regulations—your questions answeredWe have read and answered your questions about the new requirements for domestic commercial vessels that carry passengers.Last updated: 08/14/2023
AMSA and Fair Work Ombudsman Join Forces to Tackle Wage Theft on Foreign-Flagged VesselsThe Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), in collaboration with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), has taken a significant step in addressing wage theft issues aboard foreign-flagged vessels operating under the Coastal Trading Act.Last updated: 02/05/2025- Our approach to compliance for the national lawOur approach to comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.Last updated: 10/27/2020
Working together to enhance maritime safety in the Torres StraitAMSA's Safety Advisor, Desley Thompson, travelled to Torres Strait communities in February to support the Torres Strait Marine Safety Program.Last updated: 03/07/2025- Scenario 3: A DCV intends to operate commercially overseas on an ongoing basisFollow these steps if you wish to operate your vessel commercially outside of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ).Last updated: 10/25/2023