How to get a engineering qualifications recognized if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) seaman officer.

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.

The purpose of this policy is to outline the underlying principles for the disclosure and dissemination of vessel tracking information under agreed conditions.

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

Find out about the special arrangements for vessels which meet the definition of ‘tender’ under the national law.

On 20 May 1988 bulk carrier Korean Star grounded in the vicinity of Cape Cuvier within the port limits of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

Our privacy policy tells you how we protect and handle your personal information.

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Exemption 24 - Marine Safety (Emergency service vessels) and download a copy of the full report.

Get your Master or deck certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

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).

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

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

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, training, risk assessment and more during our focussed inspections campaign on hazardous gases.