Survey modifiers are high risk operations and vessel attributes that change the survey and other requirements that would otherwise apply to the vessel.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.

This figure describes Modern Slavery Risks

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.

The purpose of this notice is to remind vessel owners, operators and masters of:

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

On 6 February 1988 the Hong Kong registered bulk carrier Sir Alexander Glen lost approximately 450 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the waters off Port Walcott, Western Australia when a bunker tank was holed by the ship's anchor.

Do a lifejacket risk assessment. Your safety, and the safety of your passengers and crew, depends on it. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

How to use your domestic New Zealand certificate of competency to work on domestic commercial vessels in Australia.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2017–18.

Commonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.

The following vessels are our declared off-shore industry vessels and trading vessels that work in inland and near coastal waters.

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

Guidance on using an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to meet the fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% m/m, as required under MARPOL Annex VI and Australian law.

AMSA has a fair, and non-discriminatory procurement complaints handling process.

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.