Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

These guidelines aim to assist small1 DCV operations to undertake a risk assessment as part of the vessel’s safety management system.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

The Sanko Harvest struck a reef off Esperance, Western Australia on 14 February 1991, and broke up over the next fortnight.

At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.

We’re focused on fostering a culture that is collaborative and respectful. We celebrate individuality and recognise diversity as our strength.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

Consultation on electrical safety on vessels closed on 28 February 2019.

On this page you can find copies of previous editions and amendments to the NSCV.