Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

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

At AMSA, we believe in supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

All vessel owners need to do a risk assessment to work out what medical and first aid equipment to carry. Class 1, 2 and 3 survey vessels have minimum medical and first aid equipment they are required to carry.

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

If you have an offer of employment on a ship registered on the Australian International Shipping Register (AISR), you may need a certificate of equivalence (CoE). A CoE allows you to work on an AISR-registered ship using your overseas STCW certificate, without an AMSA-issued certificate of competency or certificate of recognition.

The following vessels are our declared off-shore industry vessels and trading vessels that work in inland and near coastal waters.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

The MNL applies to most commercial vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of operating and maintaining marine aids to navigation systems.

Apply for an endorsement that allows you to command and operate the engines of a vehicular ferry-in-chains attached to the shore by cable.