A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

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

Compasses, nautical charts, chart systems, and publications.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

On 21 July 1991 Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia, resulting in a major pollution incident.

Find out how to complete the Coxswain Grade 3 declaration (AMSA form 1882) and the on-water tasks required.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

We are seeking service providers to deliver Level 2 Emergency Towage Capability (ETC2) services as part of our national maritime emergency response network.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, training, risk assessment and more during our focussed inspections campaign on hazardous gases.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.