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

Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

If you submit an incomplete application, we will not progress your application for a domestic commercial vessel permission or approval.

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

If you have an alternative way of meeting your safety requirements, you can make an equivalent means of compliance application.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.

We offer nationally recognised units of competency in marine pollution response and incident management.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

The benefits and eligibility requirements of registration on the Australian international shipping register (AISR).

Using an advanced under keel clearance management (UKCM) system will reduce your chances of running aground.

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

Consultation on electrical safety on vessels closed on 28 February 2019.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

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.

A list of all our approved short courses.

The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

A gala dinner will be held in Newcastle, NSW on 1 September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers’ presence in Newcastle.

The Privacy (Australian Government Agencies — Governance) APP Code 2017 (APP Code) requires all agencies to conduct a privacy impact assessment for all high risk privacy projects.