Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

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How to calculate and record your sea service for a near coastal certificate of competency.

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

Highlights the importance of maintaining rescue boats in good working order ready for immediate use

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

Watch previous webinars and access webinar Q & As and presentations.

If you are an Australian seafarer, you can use an AMSA approved task book to record your sea service, training and experience on board a vessel.

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

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.