Regulatory requirements for certificates of competency, sometimes referred to as ‘tickets’, apply to thousands of Australians working across the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry.

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

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

Australia can request and receive information on vessels travelling within 1000 nautical miles off its coast.

Proof of identity is required when applying for a certificate of competency or seafarer’s service book.

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).

List of the locations of the debris found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

Guidance for VTS providers on the qualifications and training of VTS personnel in Australia.

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.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

There are 48 infringements listed in the national law that can apply to vessel owners, masters, crew, or passengers. You can avoid an infringement notice by making sure your vessel, crew, and operations comply with the national law.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.