Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).

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

Monitoring an oil spill is necessary to address concerns raised about its effects and the impact of the associated cleanup response.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) is managed under governance arrangements which ensure accountability, coordination and integration with stakeholders.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

See how New Zealand are recognised to obtain an Australian domestic near coastal certificate.

We are responsible for leading national policy on vessel traffic services (VTS).

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

(1)  The criteria for issue to a person of an unrestricted pilot licence, for a stated pilotage area, are that the person: 

You can use some STCW certificates in place of equivalent near coastal certificates to work on a domestic commercial vessel.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe in the air.

The 2019-20 Australian Vessel Traffic Services Award was awarded to Warren Bath, VTS Operator at Hay Point, Queensland, for his coordination of an incident involving a bulk carrier.

Our employees are expected to abide by the AMSA Code of conduct.