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.

On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

AMSA port State control inspectors will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our cargo securing focused inspection campaign. Use this checklist to prepare for the inspection, and to help you ensure your cargo is secure. Below is a sample of the focused inspection campaign checklist.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group.

This is advice for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on cargo securing arrangements from 1 August to 31 October 2020. This is in response to recent events where containers have been lost into the sea off the Australian Coast.

How to work out if your current qualifications can be used to support your application for a domestic certificate of competency.

Under the National Plan, we have marine pollution response equipment positioned in strategic locations around Australia to support response to an incident.

Commonwealth, state and territory agencies responsible for responding to marine pollution incidents under the National Plan.

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.

Standards for domestic commercial vessels, largely replaced by the NSCV for new vessels.

We contribute to safety in the region by working with our geographic neighbours.

Tonnages for each Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessel, current, decommissioned, and under construction.

If you are an Australian seafarer, you can use an AMSA approved task book to record your sea service, training and experience on board a vessel.