This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

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.

Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

Our search and rescue modules provide background information as well as information about preparation, principles of how to conduct a search and rescue operation and how to respond to specific kinds of emergency.

This safety alert provides guidance to operators of domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) on risks associated with safety management systems inadequately considering electrical systems and other potential fire hazards.

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

A guide to help domestic commercial marine adventure tourism operators develop their safety management systems (SMS)

Find safety equipment guides for class 1, 2 and 3 vessels that hold a certificate of survey.

This feedback report summarises submissions on proposed changes to NSCV C1 – Wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety.

Instructions where an Australian commercial vessel under construction is required to undertake sea trials prior to the issuance of statutory certification.Australian vessels intended to b

This marine notice draws attention to responsible navigational practices which masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters should follow.

Instructions for accredited surveyors to conduct surveys and inspections of domestic commercial vessels.

AMSA port State control inspectors will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our cargo securing focused inspection campaign. Use this checklist to prepare for the inspection, and to help you ensure your cargo is secure. Below is a sample of the focused inspection campaign checklist.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

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

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

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

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