Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

Our 24/7 centre responds to search and rescue (SAR) incidents throughout Australia.

AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on domestic commercial vessel construction barges from 1 May to 30 June 2022.

Find out how to provide a photo that meets our requirements for your certificate application.

Due to amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW), refresher training is required for some certificates.

Learn about our oral exams and how to make a booking.

For vessels in distress or in need of assistance there can be, at times, a need to find an appropriate ‘place of refuge’, where steps can be taken to stabilise or repair the vessel and prevent the situation from worsening.

South Australia hosted the 2017 National Plan Exercise from 5 to 7 December in Adelaide.

Electronic visual distress signals are not a substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares.

We are responsible for handling health and safety issues for personnel on prescribed ships that are engaged in trade or commerce on international and domestic voyages.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.

Find out if you can get an equivalent certificate for your New Zealand engineering certificate of competency.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) sets out national arrangements, policies and principles for managing maritime environmental emergencies.

This feedback report summarises submissions we received on the proposed changes to Marine Order 27.

On Sunday 26 May 1974 the bulk carrier Sygna was involved in a major pollution incident.

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).