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

A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

The safety and medical equipment you need will depend on your vessel and operation.

A garbage management plan is an effective way to reduce garbage generated on board and ensure its effective disposal, to protect our marine environment. Under Australian maritime legislation it is mandatory for certain vessels to carry a garbage management plan.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

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

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

A passenger vessel collided with an unseen rock, resulting in the injury of a passenger. The master navigated the vessel into unfamiliar waters that was not a normal or planned part of the passenger tour experience, and not authorised by the tour company. Owners and operators should ensure masters continue to conform to the planned or authorised route for the services they offer.

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

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

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

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.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

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

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

On 20 May 1988 bulk carrier Korean Star grounded in the vicinity of Cape Cuvier within the port limits of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

This procedure outlines the process for Registered training organisations to offer recognition of prior learning to students of AMSA approved courses.