If your registration certificate is lost or damaged, you will need a new one.

How to get certificates we have issued to you, or your seafarers, certified online.

Managing fatigue is everyone’s responsibility. This guidance hub will help you manage fatigue in your commercial vessel operation.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

AMSA is committed to safe and clean seas. AMSA, on behalf of Australia, is responsible for the implementation of numerous international conventions and codes to which Australia is a signatory.

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.

The 271st meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 in Canberra, ACT.

Australian-flagged ships which are detained by foreign port State control authorities overseas must notify AMSA.

Our organisation has observed that a number of Administrations are issuing dispensations to ships where a defect has occurred to a critical piece of equipment. There are differing circumstances where we will and will not accept the dispensation.

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

This advice is for ship owners, operators and masters. The Safety of Navigation Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) will run from 1 August 2021 to 30 September 2021. The campaign will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at Australian ports.

The PSL applies to vessels that have carried 10 tonnes or more of oil while operating in Australia, any time during a quarter. It helps fund the response to marine pollution incidents.

There are different types of automatic identification systems (AIS) used in Australia.