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

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

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

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

AMSA port State control inspectors will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our cargo securing focused inspection campaign. Use this checklist to prepare for the inspection, and to help you ensure your cargo is secure. Below is a sample of the focused inspection campaign checklist.

Monitoring an oil spill is necessary to address concerns raised about its effects and the impact of the associated cleanup response.

Our approach to comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

How to meet the medical requirements for domestic seafarer certificates

A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

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

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Fatigue management on domestic commercial vessels' held on 8 May 2026.

Procedures for STCW courses provided by Registered training organisations including e-learning, distance learning and blended learning, GMDSS ROC and short courses.

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

This guidance assists the offshore oil and gas industry in understanding the intent of marine order 47 (Offshore industry units), made under the Navigation Act 2012.