Find out what safety checks you need to do before carrying a fishery observer onboard. 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

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

We have read and answered your questions about the new requirements for domestic commercial vessels that carry passengers.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

Read the latest news from AMSA.

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.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

The purpose of this policy is to outline the underlying principles for the disclosure and dissemination of vessel tracking information under agreed conditions.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

The Pacific Quest was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture from a ship into the sea near Border Island, Queensland on 25 December 2002.

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

For seafarers who want to work as a qualified rating in both the deck and engine departments on vessels operating under the STCW Convention.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.