Do a lifejacket risk assessment. Your safety, and the safety of your passengers and crew, depends on it. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

We are responsible for providing navigational systems and services to facilitate the safe and efficient navigation of ships within Australian waters.

Domestic commercial fishing vessels may transit between the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Norfolk island and the Australian mainland.

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

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

A master acted quickly when a passenger deliberately jumped into the water while the vessel was berthing.

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

Mohammed Taslim is passionate about marine education in the Pacific and has his sights set on promoting e-learning study for seafarers in Fiji in the not-too-distant future.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.

Learn about our oral exams and how to make a booking.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

Operators and crew of these types of operations face unique safety challenges and risk.

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