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.

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.

A contractor working on a vessel fell into the water whilst disembarking due to the gap between the wharf and the vessel.  A safe means of access to the vessel was not provided.

Domestic commercial fishing vessels may transit between the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Norfolk island and the Australian mainland.

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

We are conducting a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on vessel adventure rides and experiences from October 2023 - March 2024.

If you have recently changed your name, you can apply to get it changed on your certificate of competency and receive a replacement.

Towing of vessel in distress leads to back injury

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

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

Dr Rosalie Balkin was appointed to the AMSA Board on 21 November 2018 for a three year term.

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.

Planned Maintenance – 15 January 2022 to 28 February 2022AMSA conducted a Planned Maintenance Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 15 January 2022 to 28 February 2022.

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.

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

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

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.