Use this appropriate crewing evaluation template to record your crewing assessment and appropriate crewing outcomes in your vessel’s safety management system.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe on land.

Advice to vessel owners and masters for the focused inspection campaign on passenger vessel safety requirements.

AMSA is pleased to be sponsoring the 2023 Interferry Conference, to be held in Australia for the first time since 2002.

On 28 July 1988, the livestock carrier Al Qurain struck a wharf heavily while berthing in Portland, Victoria and severely ruptured a side fuel tank. An estimated 184 tonnes of fuel oil escaped into Portland Harbour.

Radiotelephones, signalling lights, EPIRBs, and satellite communications equipment.

Since 2020, 345 serious crew injuries have been reported to us from regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels in Australian waters. Find out how effective risk assessments can help prevent accidents onboard.

Latest standards for wheelhouse visibility, emergency escapes, crew and passenger accommodation, and personal safety on domestic commercial vessels. Includes updated requirements for evacuation, signage and preventing falls overboard.

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

Guidance for VTS providers on the qualifications and training of VTS personnel in Australia.

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

This guidance assists the offshore oil and gas industry in understanding the intent of marine order 47 (Offshore industry units), made under the Navigation Act 2012.

Controlling the risks that weather and water pose to a vessel.

On Wednesday 2 August AMSA will be hosting a Safety Management System workshop in Airlie Beach.

We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on float-free EPIRB requirements on domestic commercial vessels over the period 1 February to 30 April 2021.

We are conducting a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on vessel adventure rides and experiences from October 2023 - March 2024.

A passenger ferry was returning from its scheduled service when an unanticipated wave raised its stern and caused its bow to dive under the water. Water rushed over the bow and a significant amount came through the forward portside access door and into the passenger compartment. The master immediately reduced speed, which expelled most of the water overboard. The forward portside access door had been left open by a crew member who was attempting to alleviate sea sickness among some passengers. The action of leaving the door open during the voyage was contrary to the vessel’s survey requirements. Signage requiring the door to be kept closed when underway was reportedly not seen by crew members. This resulted in water entering the vessel creating a potentially unsafe situation.