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  • 2025 quarterly domestic commercial vessel incident reports
    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.
    Last updated: 03/16/2026
  • Survey Matters—May 2021
    In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.
    Last updated: 11/14/2023
  • Anchoring systems - C7D
    Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.
    Last updated: 10/01/2024
  • Category F1 fast craft - F1B
    Standards for class 1 and class 2 fast craft that are at least 35m in equivalent length.
    Last updated: 10/01/2024
  • Annual Report 2021–22
    The report provides a detailed description of AMSA's operations during the year as well as the financial statements and the Auditor-General's report on those financial statements.
    Last updated: 11/10/2023
  • Watchkeeper deck certificate of competency for Royal Australian Navy officers and ratings
    How to get a Watchkeeper deck certificate of competency if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Maritime warfare officer or Rating.
    Last updated: 07/01/2024
  • Annual Regulatory Plan 2018–19
    Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.
    Last updated: 07/13/2022
  • Hook-up response for fishing trawlers
    Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.
    Last updated: 03/23/2026
  • Cargo securing focused inspection campaign 1 August–31 October 2020
    This is advice for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on cargo securing arrangements from 1 August to 31 October 2020. This is in response to recent events where containers have been lost into the sea off the Australian Coast.
    Last updated: 03/01/2021
  • Annual Report 2019–20
    Everything AMSA does—as described in this annual report—is in response to our strategic challenges.
    Last updated: 10/22/2021
  • Exercise Van Diemen—Davenport Tasmania
    Exercise Van Diemen was conducted under the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances in Tasmania with an oil spill scenario situated in the Mersey River in Devonport.
    Last updated: 11/09/2020
  • March incident report indicating 96 incidents reported including 20 serious incidents
    March 2025 marine incident reports
    There were 96 reported marine incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in March.
    Last updated: 04/24/2025
  • General requirements for fast craft - F1A
    Standards for 'fast craft': vessels capable of speeds over 25 knots.
    Last updated: 10/01/2024
  • List of registered ships
    Search for a registered ship on the Australian General and International Shipping Registers.
    Last updated: 05/22/2026
  • Capsize after beaching on sandbar
    A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.
    Last updated:
  • Annual Report 2020–21
    This report provides a review of activities undertaken in 2020-21, using the reporting arrangements set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2020-21 and the AMSA Corporate Plan 2020-21 (covering the period 2020-21 - 2023-24).
    Last updated: 01/17/2025
  • Survey Matters April 2023
    In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.
    Last updated: 10/23/2024
  • Survey Matter—September 2021
    In this edition we explain about National Law audits,
    Last updated: 11/07/2024
  • Survey requirements for transitional vessels
    Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 
    Last updated: 10/30/2023
  • MASTREP guide 2016
    The Modernised Australian Ship Tracking and Reporting System as described in Marine Order 63 Vessel Reporting Systems is used to track the location of vessels.
    Last updated: 08/03/2020