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 6 to 9 August 2018 Newcastle hosted the 27th professional development workshop of the National Plan Environment, Scientific and Technical (ES&T) Network.

The PSL applies to vessels that have carried 10 tonnes or more of oil while operating in Australia, any time during a quarter. It helps fund the response to marine pollution incidents.

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

In some circumstances, it is mandatory to make a MARPOL report for certain pollution incidents.

As a statutory authority, we work with the guidance of legislation.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

Dynamic separation can cause your vessel to become unbalanced and tip over. Find out how you can avoid this happening.

A charter vessel transiting between research sites at night collided with a stationary vessel. The stationary vessel’s master claimed to have an anchor light on, but the crew of the charter vessel stated they did not see any navigation lights. The master of the stationary vessel was preparing food on the vessel at the time and may have obstructed the anchor light view from the charter vessel’s crew. The master of the charter vessel was found to have been operating at high speed given the conditions (night operations). This also rendered the lookout ineffective.

Learn how to get copies of documents certified for your certificate application.

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

Find safety equipment guides for class 1, 2 and 3 vessels that hold a certificate of survey.

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

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

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

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