Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

How to calculate and record your sea service for a near coastal certificate of competency.

Check current fees for STCW certificates, assessments and related services. All fees are in Australian dollars (AUD).

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

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

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2018–19.

If you are an Australian seafarer, you can use an AMSA approved task book to record your sea service, training and experience on board a vessel.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

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 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.