Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

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.

Australia implements a range of standards and regulations to protect the marine environment from pollution.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.

A video explaining how to develop a safety management system.

Electronic visual distress signals are not a substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Transport for NSW Service.

Our organisation has observed that a number of Administrations are issuing dispensations to ships where a defect has occurred to a critical piece of equipment. There are differing circumstances where we will and will not accept the dispensation.

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Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations Class 1C (with berthed passengers), 2B and 3B, are required to carry a Scale E medical cabinet and a Scale F First aid kit on board.

Use this form to order AMSA brochures, MARPOL placards and stickers, free of charge.

Read about the results of the consultation on amendments to Marine Order 25, which updates requirements for the carriage and testing of life-saving equipment.

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

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons