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

The Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) produces and publishes Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) covering Australian, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australian Antarctic Territory waters.

As manager of Australia’s National Plan, we have a fixed wing aerial dispersant capability as a key component of Australia’s capacity to respond to oil spills in the marine environment.

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.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

How to get a Watchkeeper deck certificate of competency if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Maritime warfare officer or Rating.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

Our eligibility requirements for sailing vessels.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.

Tests for establishing and verifying vessel stability.

Safety Alert: 02/2021 aims to raise awareness of correct use of hydrostatic release units, for both float-free life rafts and float-free EPIRBS.

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

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

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

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

Small uncrewed autonomous vessels operating in C, D, or E waters.