Oil tankers above 150 gross tonnage and other ships of 400 gross tonnage or above must record oil-relevant operations.

Follow these steps if you wish to operate your vessel commercially outside of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ).

MARPOL Garbage placards (also known as stickers) are mandatory for all vessels of 12 metres or more in length and fixed or floating platforms.

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Insights from 2025 vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

We have diverse teams operating all around Australia.

Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex VI) allows ships to use exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to comply with the 0.50 per cent m/m sulphur fuel oil limit that commenced on 1 January 2020

Find out about the process of obtaining a near coastal certificate.

If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to get it replaced.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

General and practical information about the AMSA mandated practical assessment (AMPA), including how to perform the assessment.