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

This feedback report summarises submissions on proposed changes to NSCV C1 – Wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety.

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A master acted quickly when a passenger deliberately jumped into the water while the vessel was berthing.

Vessels refused access to Australian ports and vessels given warnings in relation to serious deficiencies.

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.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

On 29 October 1981 the 213-metre 16,336 gross tonnage Ro-Ro container vessel, Anro Asia, grounded near the northern tip of Bribie Island while entering Moreton Bay.

We are responsible for ensuring there is a consistent approach to the use of AIS on offshore structures and facilities. Find out what we will ask you when you apply.

The global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) connects you to coast stations and vessels via satellite and radio communications when you're out at sea.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.

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

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

In early 2018 representatives from Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) and AMSA boarded the containership ANL Warragul for a three day voyage to test the hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) reconnaissance capability.

On 22 January 1982 at approximately 9 pm, the oil tanker Esso Gippsland was in the process of loading at Port Stanvac jetty, South Australia, when a large quantity of industrial fuel oil leaked from the air vent and ullage port of its no.2 starboard tank.

Our latest statement about data submitted to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Check if AMSA recognises your country or overseas STCW certificate, and what this means for your application in Australia.