Since 2006, we have provided an emergency towing vessel in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef to protect the marine environment.

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

We are responsible for handling health and safety issues for personnel on prescribed ships that are engaged in trade or commerce on international and domestic voyages.

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

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.

Learn how to get copies of documents certified for your certificate application.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

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

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

An index to guide you through the supporting documents for the National Plan.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Our privacy policy tells you how we protect and handle your personal information.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.