Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe on land.

The content of the Engineer cadet program including certificate and short courses, qualifying sea service and medical fitness.

On Wednesday 2 August AMSA will be hosting a Safety Management System workshop in Airlie Beach.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

Find out how we use, assess and govern AI responsibly. This statement aligns with the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) Policy for the responsible use of AI in government.

Operators and crew of these types of operations face unique safety challenges and risk.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

Find out what safety checks you need to do before carrying a fishery observer onboard. 

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.

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).

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

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.

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

This procedure outlines the process for Registered training organisations to offer recognition of prior learning to students of AMSA approved courses.

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Get your Rating certificate of proficiency revalidated before it expires.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

Replace your lost or damaged certificate, or get a new certificate after updating your personal details.

We celebrated Hulita Lamasialeva Fa’anunu’s achievements on World Maritime Day last year. She embodied the 2019 theme—empowering women in the maritime community.