Advice on maintaining rescue boats in working order.

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).

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Inner route north as well as alternative routes.

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements) 2018 (MO504) relating to safety management systems (SMS).

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

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

We have read and answered your questions about the new requirements for domestic commercial vessels that carry passengers.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

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

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.

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

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Exemption 24 - Marine Safety (Emergency service vessels) and download a copy of the full report.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

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

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).