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

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident

We charge fees for evaluating and approving courses that are delivered by Registered training organisations.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

NOPSEMA has been working with state authorities to improve and streamline consultation practices within the offshore petroleum industry, and provide advice on regulatory requirements for offshore petroleum activities.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

The Maritine Agencies Forum (MAF) provides a forum for collaboration on maritime safety and other issues.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2015–16.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.