In 2024–25, our compliance activities focused on high-risk areas identified through safety data and guided by the National Compliance Plan. This summary reports our progress and key outcomes in these priority areas.

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

Information regarding remote survey requests for ships detained in Australia.

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

AMSA has a fair, and non-discriminatory procurement complaints handling process.

Mandatory coastal pilotage is a protective measure used in environmentally fragile or areas potentially hazardous to navigation.

Some guidance on how to start your job in Australia once you have submitted your application.

In June 2018 our Response Division delivered a workshop in Melbourne which explored how Australia could deliver an effective response to a complex maritime emergency.

This service charter sets out the standard of service you can expect to receive from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.

This marine notice informs shipowners, operators, masters and bridge watchkeepers of the availability of maritime safety information when navigating through NAVAREA X and METAREA X.

Regulatory requirements for certificates of competency, sometimes referred to as ‘tickets’, apply to thousands of Australians working across the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry.

We are conducting a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on vessel adventure rides and experiences from October 2023 - March 2024.

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

Dr Rosalie Balkin was appointed to the AMSA Board on 21 November 2018 for a three year term.

All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.

Find out who can be the designated person for a DCV and what they need to do.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

The benefits and eligibility requirements of registration on the Australian international shipping register (AISR).