This safety alert draws the attention of vessel operators to the importance of planned maintenance in ensuring safe operation of domestic commercial vessels.

List of Certificate of safety training (full course) organisations

You may need to pay a fee, levy or charge, depending on what action you need to do. Find out about our current levies, fees, and payment options.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

We know it's not just about the salary, so we offer a range of attractive benefits.

Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.

This marine notice draws attention to important information regarding the proper operation of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), including the importance of adequate and up to date Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), for ships visiting Australian ports.

Oil tankers above 150 gross tonnage and other ships of 400 gross tonnage or above must record oil-relevant operations.

The inaugural Australian VTS Award saw Brisbane VTS operators Todd Stewart and Ricky Blake commended for their actions, which had a profound impact on the outcome of two men and a young boy lost at sea.

A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

A charter fishing vessel proceeding to a fishing spot began experiencing progressively worsening weather conditions and water ingress. Despite the owner’s warning prior to departure and passenger complaints, the master continued to the fishing destination. Strong winds and waves hampered anchoring, with water accumulating on deck through the transom door to the point of flooding. The vessel’s EPIRB was deployed, and a rescue helicopter attended, winching the master and passengers to safety.

Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

In this edition we talk about voluntary suspension: a practical option when you’re not surveying, survey process for Exemption 2 Division 5 vessels applying for a certificate of survey and survey code update in MARS: survey flexibility rollout.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.