A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area

Exemptions and approvals for the handling, transport, and categorisation of certain cargoes.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

Hours of Work and Rest – 01 May 2022 to 17 June 2022AMSA conducted an Hours of Work and Rest Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 01 May 2022 to 17 June 2022.  

Specifies safety standards for the design, construction, equipping and operation of a domestic commercial vessel that is a leisure craft.

Knowledge of regulations and duties will help you navigate safely on the seas.

We collect and analyse information from reported marine incidents to improve safety across the maritime industry.

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our safety of navigation focused inspection campaign.

Find out how to get an interim certificate of competency (ICoC) when you apply for a certificate for the first time.

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

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You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

As manager of Australia’s National Plan, we have a fixed wing aerial dispersant capability as a key component of Australia’s capacity to respond to oil spills in the marine environment.

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

Instructions for accredited surveyors to conduct surveys and inspections of domestic commercial vessels.

Arrangements between government and industry under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies to respond to shipping casualties.