If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.

Passenger sustains injury from poorly rigged gangway.

A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

At AMSA, we believe in supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

Sudden vessel movement resulting in master incapacitation highlights onboard safety risks

List of Certificate of safety training (full course) organisations

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale F first aid kit on board: 1B, 1C (with unberthed passengers), 1D (with berthed passengers), 1E (with berthed passengers), 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

As a flag State, AMSA are responsible for making sure Australian ships comply with relevant legislation/s.

The Sanko Harvest struck a reef off Esperance, Western Australia on 14 February 1991, and broke up over the next fortnight.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

Safety of Navigation – 1 August - 8 September 2021 AMSA conducted a Safety of Navigation Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 1 August to the 8 September 2021. 

Our 24/7 centre responds to search and rescue (SAR) incidents throughout Australia.

Information for ship owners and operators about the application of the Bunkers Convention in Australia.

How to get a National Law certificate if you have a perpetual certificate, or if your certificate expired more than 5 years ago.

The following statistics relate to the complaints received by AMSA since we issued Marine notice 04/2020 (expired 30 September 2020) and Marine notice 10/2020 (expired 28 February 2021).