Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

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).

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

We have read and answered your questions about the new requirements for domestic commercial vessels that carry passengers.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

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.

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

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.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

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

Our process for conducting Registered training organisation evaluations.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with the carriage of battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) on roll-on, roll-off (RORO) ferries.

Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.

We contribute to safety in the region by working with our geographic neighbours.

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.