Standards for vessels used for special work.

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our safety of navigation focused inspection campaign.

We're running a nation-wide inspection campaign focusing on hazardous gases on domestic commercial vessels from 2 February - 30 April 2026. Find out what to expect and how to prepare.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

AMSA surveyors will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our planned maintenance focused inspection campaign.

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

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

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Standards for 'fast craft': vessels capable of speeds over 25 knots.

Risk assessments help identify why, when and where lifejackets need to be worn during vessel operations. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

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).

Apply for an endorsement that allows you to command and operate the engines of a vehicular ferry-in-chains attached to the shore by cable.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex VI) allows ships to use exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to comply with the 0.50 per cent m/m sulphur fuel oil limit that commenced on 1 January 2020