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Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

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We will conduct a focused inspection campaign on lifejacket risk assessment requirements on DCVs.

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

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

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.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

Find out how to complete the Coxswain Grade 3 declaration (AMSA form 1882) and the on-water tasks required.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

Learn what you need to do to prepare for and take your oral exam.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

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