Australia is a part of the International Maritime Organization — maritime safety and marine pollution prevention are more effective when carried out internationally.

The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

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

The following statistics relate to the complaints received by AMSA since we issued Marine notice 04/2020 (expired 30 September 2020) and Marine notice 10/2020 (expired 28 February 2021).

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

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

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.

Accredited government and private surveyors, and recognised organisations who are qualified to conduct surveys on domestic commercial vessels.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

The following vessels are our declared off-shore industry vessels and trading vessels that work in inland and near coastal waters.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Inner route north as well as alternative routes.

Mohammed Taslim is passionate about marine education in the Pacific and has his sights set on promoting e-learning study for seafarers in Fiji in the not-too-distant future.

Toxic gases can quickly build up on board vessels and kill a crew member or passenger in minutes. Identify equipment, appliances and systems that create these gases and reduce the risks.