Follow these steps if you want to take a DCV overseas for dry docking, sale or delivery.

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.

As a regulatory body, we are required to publish a range of information about our functions and how we carry them out. We do this under the information publication scheme.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

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

Proof of identity is required when applying for a certificate of competency or seafarer’s service book.

Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.

Find policies and requirements for registered training organisations to obtain AMSA approval for International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) training.

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

From 1 May 2023 to 30 June 2023, we will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on planned maintenance requirements for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs).

Access AMSA safety alerts for domestic commercial vessels and the international shipping community.

Being a seafarer can be demanding at the best of times.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

Common questions about the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, Part C–Design and construction, Section 2, Watertight and weathertight integrity.

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