You may be able to operate temporarily below the minimum crewing requirements that apply to your vessel.

AMSA occasionally seeks help and support from private companies to deliver its Search and Rescue (SAR) services.

A 2C rescue vessel was preparing to depart a river entrance bar with 11 people onboard. The observed sea state was a wave height (breaking) of 1.4 to 1.8 metres. The entrance bar had a moderate to high level of congestion of jet skis and surfboard riders positioned within the aids to navigation departure leads. The vessel came within very close proximity to surfers on 3 occasions whilst negotiating the breaking sea conditions. The vessel then broached upon a wave resulting in the vessel heeling to port and becoming unable to be controlled due to the force of the wave.

Specifies safety standards for the design, construction, equipping and operation of a domestic commercial vessel that is a leisure craft.

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Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

Australia provides environmentally responsible port waste reception facilities for you to dispose your vessel-generated waste.

In September 2017 the Western Australian Department of Transport ran Exercise Ningaloo Challenge, which was the largest and most complex maritime environmental emergency response exercise ever conducted in WA.

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.

An accountable authority may issue a Public Interest Certificate under the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018 when it is considered to not be in the public interest for a particular procurement process to be suspended.

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

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

Australia has an interest in ensuring that the ships which visit our ports and transit our waters are seaworthy, have competent crews, and are able to safely navigate through our sensitive marine areas.