Follow these steps if you wish to operate your vessel commercially outside of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ).

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

Check current fees for STCW certificates, assessments and related services. All fees are in Australian dollars (AUD).

Submissions closed on Sunday 10 November 2019.

How to get certificates we have issued to you, or your seafarers, certified online.

The Navigation Act 2012 is legislation which covers international ship and seafarer safety, protect the marine environment where it relates to shipping and the actions of seafarers in Australian waters.

Follow these steps if your RAV is no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) or it's being brought to Australia to operate as a DCV.

On 6 November 2021, while enroute, a passenger charter (Class 1E) vessel’s inadequately secured swim platform gate opened when a passenger and toddler leant against it causing the two passengers to fall into the water. The investigation identified that there was no locking bolt on the gate, no risk assessments and no passenger verification procedures in place. 

You may be able to operate temporarily below the minimum crewing requirements that apply to your vessel.

How to manage a deceased estate with AMSA.

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

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

In this edition we talk about Draft instruction for ultrasonic thickness measurement for metallic vessels, Transitional requirements, Proposed changes to SAGM Pt 2 Stability booklets and more