We implement the regulations under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in Australia via supporting legislation which applies to all commercial vessels.

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

The 274th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Our range of navigation services includes marine navigation and e-navigation.

Find out who can be the designated person for a DCV and what they need to do.

You can use some STCW certificates in place of equivalent near coastal certificates to work on a domestic commercial vessel.

We manage a network of about 480 marine aids to navigation (AtoN) located at about 360 sites around Australia’s coastline.

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

Small uncrewed autonomous vessels operating in C, D, or E waters.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

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

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

A 7.5m punt (flat bottomed vessel) used for aquaculture operations contacted a marina at speed, injuring 4 people onboard.

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

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.