Read a summary of results from the consultation on Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) and download a copy of the full report.

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

Instructions for registered training organisations (RTOs).

A guide to help domestic commercial marine adventure tourism operators develop their safety management systems (SMS)

Our AMSA Connect team are ready to assist you over the phone, by email, or at one of our regional offices.

If you are a supervisor or qualified person working in the Australian maritime industry, you will need to observe and sign off a seafarer using a task book.

We are no longer publishing the name of the certificate holder on a certificate of survey or Exemption 02 (non-survey) and Exemption 40 (Class C restricted operations) approvals.

Lives continue to be lost every year in Australia when people go overboard from vessels, without a lifejacket. The simple truth is lifejackets save lives, but only if they’re worn. It’s time to get on board with lifejacket safety.

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

You can use some STCW certificates in place of equivalent near coastal certificates to work on a domestic commercial vessel.

A gala dinner will be held in Newcastle, NSW on 1 September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers’ presence in Newcastle.

You must read and agree to this policy and rules of conduct before booking your exam.

We know it's not just about the salary, so we offer a range of attractive benefits.

On the morning 28 June 1999, a discharge occurred from an offshore loading connection to the Mobil Port Stanvac Refinery in South Australia.

If you have a boat, you may be considering hiring it out for overnight accommodation via an online platform—for example, Airbnb, Beds on Board or Flotespace—whether at a marina berth, or at a mooring.

On 6 February 1988 the Hong Kong registered bulk carrier Sir Alexander Glen lost approximately 450 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the waters off Port Walcott, Western Australia when a bunker tank was holed by the ship's anchor.