Find out how to get an interim certificate of competency (ICoC) when you apply for a certificate for the first time.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

In this edition we explain correct and incorrect use of conditions.

Do a lifejacket risk assessment. Your safety, and the safety of your passengers and crew, depends on it. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

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

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

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.