Check if AMSA recognises your country or overseas STCW certificate, and what this means for your application in Australia.

Oil tankers above 150 gross tonnage and other ships of 400 gross tonnage or above must record oil-relevant operations.

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

Standards for installing and maintaining engines fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

Find safety equipment guides for non-survey vessels based on class and type of operation.

Safety Alert: 02/2021 aims to raise awareness of correct use of hydrostatic release units, for both float-free life rafts and float-free EPIRBS.

Read about the panel of experts that helps advise on the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.

An explosion occurred on a charter fishing vessel whilst berthed. The investigation identified that the ignition source was a lithium-ion battery that was not holding charge connected to a battery charger in a way that bypassed the battery management safety system. The vessel was beyond repair following the explosion.

We administer the national law, regulations and marine orders in implementing the national system.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

A Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is now available in the Australia and New Zealand region.

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

A guide to help domestic commercial marine adventure tourism operators develop their safety management systems (SMS)

We offer nationally recognised units of competency in marine pollution response and incident management.