What you can do with a New Zealand fishing vessel seafarer certificate in Australia.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

Follow these steps to apply for an initial STCW certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency. Find out what you need to do to meet eligibility requirements, complete training and sea service and submit your application.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

In this edition, we talk about how Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual 2 consultation closed, shaft surveys explained and some frequently asked questions related to AMS audits

The search and rescue (SAR) satellite system we use in the Australian SAR region.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

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

The 274th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Fremantle, Western Australia.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.

On Monday 10 July 1995, the Iron Baron chartered bulk carrier grounded on Hebe Reef at the approach to the Tamar River, northern Tasmania at 7.30 pm EST.

For seafarers who want to work as a qualified rating in both the deck and engine departments on vessels operating under the STCW Convention.

Consider AMSA as your next move.