The 2017 National Plan exercise ‘Exercise Constant Bearing’ was held in Adelaide, South Australia, from 5 to 7 December. A full overview of the exercise including evaluation insights and recommendations, can be found in this report.
You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.
The following statistics relate to the complaints received by AMSA since we issued Marine notice 04/2020 (expired 30 September 2020) and Marine notice 10/2020 (expired 28 February 2021).
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.
In this edition we talk about survey procedures to verify radio installations on some vessels, we give tips for conducting a load line renewal survey, talk about simple exemptions and more.
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).
This guidance assists the offshore oil and gas industry in understanding the intent of marine order 47 (Offshore industry units), made under the Navigation Act 2012.
In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.
Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.
In this edition we explain how you can design your own forms for surveys, we clarify the EPIRB requirements for life raft, discuss disputed deficiencies during initial survey and more.