This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

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.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

Find out how you obtain your unique vessel identifier and how to display it correctly.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.