Guidance on ensuring appropriate crewing for safe navigation for domestic commercial vessels.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

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We manage a network of about 480 marine aids to navigation (AtoN) located at about 360 sites around Australia’s coastline.

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

Australia has an interest in ensuring that the ships which visit our ports and transit our waters are seaworthy, have competent crews, and are able to safely navigate through our sensitive marine areas.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

There are a range of chemical tools which can reduce the harmful effects of an oil spill.

Insights from 2025 vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance

You can use the examiner checklists as study guides.These programs of study are guides only and the content of individual oral examinations may vary as the examiner may not cover all areas

Understand the regulatory requirements under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law 2012 (National Law) for unpowered barges.

We will conduct a focused inspection campaign on lifejacket risk assessment requirements on DCVs.

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

Since 2020, 345 serious crew injuries have been reported to us from regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels in Australian waters. Find out how effective risk assessments can help prevent accidents onboard.

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

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