Middleton Kirwasi Gwaday travelled from his home country Papua New Guinea to complete a master's degree in Sweden.

Australia Bay Seafoods General Manager and career fisherman Michael O’Brien, talks to AMSA about how the tragic loss of life with the capsizing of FV Dianne and FV Cassandra prompted them to reinforce their approach to safety.

Your compliance requirements will be affected by the service category of your vessel.

1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

An online learning program providing an awareness of how AMSA combats pollution in the marine environment.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.

Guidance on revalidating Australian certificates of competency and proficiency issued in compliance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

Fatigue management requirements for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs).

Since December 2016, we have conducted 185 compliance checks on 88 cruise ships with 100 per cent compliance observed.

Submissions closed on Sunday 10 November 2019.

Resources and advice on how to prepare for your oral exam.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) governs the agreed minimum requirements for handling and transport of cargoes and dangerous goods.

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.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

There are other vessel permits or exemptions you may be eligible for under the national law.

Report of the Incident Analysis team into the response by the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and hazardous Substances, to the Montara Wellhead Platform incident, March 2010.