The campaign will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at Australian ports.

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

The MNL applies to most commercial vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of operating and maintaining marine aids to navigation systems.

Notify AMSA as soon as possible after becoming aware of an incident

Navigational maritime safety information (MSI) for NAVAREA X and Australian coastal areas is issued by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Australia. Navigational warnings are current for the time indicated and can be updated by refreshing the webpage.

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

The 2023 Shellfish Futures conference will be held in Smithton, Tasmania from 7-8 September.

Our process for conducting Registered training organisation evaluations.

Read a summary of results from the 2024 consultation on Marine Order 91 and download a copy of the full report.

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.

We cannot process or issue any certificate or endorsement if your application is incomplete.

Indexed list of relevant files arranged every six months to give to Parliament and publish on our website.

A gala dinner will be held in Newcastle, NSW on 1 September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers’ presence in Newcastle.

Mark Sherriff is a former AMSA lighthouse keeper and recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to community history.