If you're planning to bring a vessel to Australia, or take a domestic commercial vessel (DCV) on an overseas voyage, you need to comply with Australian regulations and international standards.  

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

Installing and programming an automatic identification systems (AIS).

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

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.

This marine notice informs shipowners, operators, masters and bridge watchkeepers of the availability of a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) in the Australia and New Zealand region.

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

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

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

Standards for class 1 and class 2 fast craft that are at least 35m in equivalent length.

Standards for electrical installations, safety, testing and repair.

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

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale F first aid kit on board: 1B, 1C (with unberthed passengers), 1D (with berthed passengers), 1E (with berthed passengers), 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C.

Guidance on ensuring appropriate crewing for safe navigation for domestic commercial vessels.

We have a large search and rescue region which covers our land mass, and large areas of our surrounding oceans.

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.