Towing of vessel in distress leads to back injury

This program of regulatory activities was completed during the 2017–2018 financial year.

Requirements for national colours of flags for Australian ships.

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our safety of navigation focused inspection campaign.

How to get a National Law certificate if you have a perpetual certificate, or if your certificate expired more than 5 years ago.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

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

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.

Procedures for STCW courses provided by Registered training organisations including e-learning, distance learning and blended learning, GMDSS ROC and short courses.

This marine notice highlights the need for shipowners, operators, masters and crews to ensure safe working arrangements are in place for any work involving height and the risk of falling.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

For people aspiring to become accredited marine surveyors under the National Law.

How to get an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Certificate of safety training (CoST) (STCW Reg VI/1) if you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).