AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

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 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.

If you have an offer of employment on a ship registered on the Australian International Shipping Register (AISR), you may need a certificate of equivalence (CoE). A CoE allows you to work on an AISR-registered ship using your overseas STCW certificate, without an AMSA-issued certificate of competency or certificate of recognition.

Australia's national search and rescue (SAR) engagement—how we collaborate with the SAR community.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2025

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.

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

Find out more about complying with the national system if you are a domestic commercial vessel owner or operator.

Join the event online or in person at East Fremantle Yacht Club in WA.

Consultation on Marine Order 47 closed on 1 July 2019.

If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to get it replaced.

Find safety equipment guides for class 1, 2 and 3 vessels that hold a certificate of survey.

We consulted you about safety of navigation and radio equipment.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

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. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

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