Access AMSA safety alerts for domestic commercial vessels and the international shipping community.

When Port Hedland VTS received notification of four people clinging to a vessel in the anchorage zone, they wasted no time co-ordinating local assets to effect a rescue worthy of a nomination for the Australian VTS Award.

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements) 2018 (MO504) relating to safety management systems (SMS).

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

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

The purpose of this policy is to outline the underlying principles for the disclosure and dissemination of vessel tracking information under agreed conditions.

Find out how you obtain your unique vessel identifier and how to display it correctly.

Do you have a suspicious job offer for work in a maritime industry?

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

Vessels refused access to Australian ports and vessels given warnings in relation to serious deficiencies.

All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

Australia’s aids to navigation (AtoN) network has stood for over a century, evolving and expanding with the economic development of this country and in response to advances in technological innovation, and growth in maritime trade and activity.

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.

Generic equivalent solutions (GES) support national standards by allowing the use of new technology and other solutions.

We use marine orders to give effect to international and national conventions and standards. Find out more about these conventions and standards and how you can access them as publications.