This procedure outlines the process for Registered training organisations to offer recognition of prior learning to students of AMSA approved courses.

Fees related to registration on the Australian General Shipping Register and Australian International Shipping Register.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

We have issued an updated marine notice for Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) in Torres Strait. This notice outlines the management framework, summarises the responsibilities and reminds all coastal pilots transiting ships when they are required to use the Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) system.

The PSL applies to vessels that have carried 10 tonnes or more of oil while operating in Australia, any time during a quarter. It helps fund the response to marine pollution incidents.

If you own or operate a domestic commercial vessel in Australia, you are required to obtain a certificate of operation before you operate the vessel.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

This marine notice supersedes Marine Notice 10/2022.

Find out which marine radio certificate you need and how to get one.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

Lifejackets save lives

This agreement sets out the plan for how Australia will respond to marine pollution spills in Australian waters.

This page outlines the types of survey reports and details an AMSA assessor looks for when reviewing an application for approval.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

What changes to Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54) did we seek feedback on?

This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.