AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our livestock ships focused inspection campaign.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

Find out how to make an MLC complaint and how AMSA responds to MLC complaints.

A charter vessel transiting between research sites at night collided with a stationary vessel. The stationary vessel’s master claimed to have an anchor light on, but the crew of the charter vessel stated they did not see any navigation lights. The master of the stationary vessel was preparing food on the vessel at the time and may have obstructed the anchor light view from the charter vessel’s crew. The master of the charter vessel was found to have been operating at high speed given the conditions (night operations). This also rendered the lookout ineffective.

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PurposeA reminder of the requirements to test and maintain fuel isolation valves for multi-engine installations.

The cargo ship Pacific Adventurer lost upwards of 270 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when holed on its port side while en route to Brisbane from Newcastle.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

Learn your options for fulfilling the mandatory requirement to hold a first aid certificate or equivalent when applying for a domestic certificate of competency.

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to the Marine Surveyors Accreditation Guidance Manual– Part 2 - Survey of vessels – Edition 3 (SAGM 2).

Indexed list of relevant files arranged every six months to give to Parliament and publish on our website.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

The campaign will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at Australian ports.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.