Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

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

On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

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.

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

Exemptions and approvals for the handling, transport, and categorisation of certain cargoes.

Guidance for VTS providers on the qualifications and training of VTS personnel in Australia.

Get your Engineer certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

This marine notice draws attention to the importance of providing shore leave to seafarers, for ships visiting Australian ports.

Rules and conditions for vessels declared to not be regulated Australian vessels.

PurposeThis Marine Notice provides guidance about risks associated with the operation of engine power limiters (EPL) and similar power restriction systems onboard ships transiting Australi

How to get an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Certificate of safety training (CoST) (STCW Reg VI/1) if you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

Find out which marine radio certificate you need and how to get one.

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).