Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

From 1 May 2023 to 30 June 2023, we will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on planned maintenance requirements for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs).

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

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

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

Hours of Work and Rest – 01 May 2022 to 17 June 2022AMSA conducted an Hours of Work and Rest Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 01 May 2022 to 17 June 2022.  

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

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

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

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.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

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

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.

Our process for conducting Registered training organisation evaluations.