In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2017–18.

These instructions for ship registration and transfer of ownership are provided for ship brokers and agents.

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Learn how non-shipborne AIS units are managed and find out what’s required to apply to operate a base station or AtoN in Australia.

Environmental, scientific and technical functions and resources in spill response.

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

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

Course and study subjects for deck and engineer certificates of recognition.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Latest standards for wheelhouse visibility, emergency escapes, crew and passenger accommodation, and personal safety on domestic commercial vessels. Includes updated requirements for evacuation, signage and preventing falls overboard.

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

If you have an offer of employment on a ship registered on the Australian International Shipping Register (AISR), you may need a certificate of equivalence (CoE). A CoE allows you to work on an AISR-registered ship using your overseas STCW certificate, without an AMSA-issued certificate of competency or certificate of recognition.

Our approach to comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.