This marine notice draws attention to responsible navigational practices which masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters should follow.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.

Find out how New Zealand STCW seafarer certificates compare to Australian STCW seafarer certificates.

There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Exemption 24 - Marine Safety (Emergency service vessels) and download a copy of the full report.

Standards for domestic commercial vessels, largely replaced by the NSCV for new vessels.

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

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

Find out how to complete the Coxswain Grade 3 declaration (AMSA form 1882) and the on-water tasks required.

Compasses, nautical charts, chart systems, and publications.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on domestic commercial vessel construction barges from 1 May to 30 June 2022.

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

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

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