We sought feedback on proposed changes to Marine Order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving) 2014 (MO25). MO25 sets out requirements for carrying and testing life-saving equipment and recovering people from water.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

Information for ship owners and operators about the application of the Bunkers Convention in Australia.

This five-year outlook of future action covers specific industry issues, international developments, priorities for standards, and legislative expiries.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

Your feedback is requested to help AMSA understand your views on current cost recovery arrangements.

All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

Find out if the vessel you own or operate under a boat-share agreement is a domestic commercial vessel.

We invite your feedback on AMSA’s consultative 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2025

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

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations Class 1C (with berthed passengers), 2B and 3B, are required to carry a Scale E medical cabinet and a Scale F First aid kit on board.

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

Find out more about how to get a certificate of medical fitness, and why you need one.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

Process for registered training organisations delivering continued competence STCW courses in sea survival and fire fighting.

Anyone can report a marine safety concern to us.

A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area