We are taking action to improve safety by proposing to make it mandatory to wear a lifejacket on certain domestic commercial vessels.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

Installing and programming an automatic identification systems (AIS).

We have an intergovernmental agreement on the National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangement.

If you hold a valid Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) certificate, you can use this to operate on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV). You don't need to hold a near coastal certificate of competency.

List of the locations of the debris found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

Australia can request and receive information on vessels travelling within 1000 nautical miles off its coast.

A summary list of major historical oil spill incidents.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea.

Payment options for marine levies, fees, or charges.

Arrangements between government and industry under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies to respond to shipping casualties.

This report presents an analysis of MLC complaints, compliance and follow up actions undertaken by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in Australia. The data represents 2020 statistics, with a comparison to the previous four years.

We offer a maritime professional development program for mid to senior level port State control (PSC) staff from counterpart maritime safety agencies.

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Maritime College.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority.

On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

This marine notice draws attention to the importance of providing shore leave to seafarers, for ships visiting Australian ports.

The National Compliance Plan gives regulated maritime industries and our compliance partners insight into the compliance areas we will focus our efforts on during 2022-23.