AMSA is proud to sponsor the Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2023 Tasmanian Seafood Awards.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Antarctic Division.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

Instructions where an Australian commercial vessel under construction is required to undertake sea trials prior to the issuance of statutory certification.Australian vessels intended to b

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

Learn what you need to do to prepare for and take your oral exam.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

We gather feedback through consultative committees and public consultation. Feedback from individuals, organisations and government is an important part of policy development and regulatory change.

Small uncrewed autonomous vessels operating in C, D, or E waters.

In June 2018 our Response Division delivered a workshop in Melbourne which explored how Australia could deliver an effective response to a complex maritime emergency.

Australia can request and receive information on vessels travelling within 1000 nautical miles off its coast.

We want everyone to be able to access and use our websites.

Find out how New Zealand STCW seafarer certificates compare to Australian STCW seafarer certificates.

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