Your vessel may be inspected to verify your compliance with cargo requirements. These requirements and regulations apply to safety-related aspects for marine carriage of cargo.

Advice on maintaining rescue boats in working order.

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.

In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.

Follow these steps if you want to take a DCV overseas for dry docking, sale or delivery.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

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

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

This feedback report summarises submissions we received on the proposed changes to Marine Order 27.

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

Recent public consultations which are now closed.