If you submit an incomplete application, we will not progress your application for a domestic commercial vessel permission or approval.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.

We are responsible for responding to marine oil spills and supporting the National Plan for Maritime Emergency partners in doing the same within their jurisdictions.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform cruise vessel masters and operators of AMSA’s policy on limiting sulphur emissions from cruise vessels[1] when at berth in the Port of Sydney Harbour.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

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.

All domestic commercial vessels must have a certificate of survey unless exempt.

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

If you have an alternative way of meeting your safety requirements, you can make an equivalent means of compliance application.

During a private charter a passenger fell down a stairwell and sustained serious injuries. The area around the top of the stairwell had a recess that reduced the floor area slightly and could be missed during movements. The stairs themselves were not found to be contributory to this incident. However, the spiral design proved problematic for providing post-incident medical assistance for the passenger. Any area that may present a safety risk to passengers onboard a vessel should be risk assessed, with appropriate control measures put in place to ensure passenger safety.

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The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons