Using an advanced under keel clearance management (UKCM) system will reduce your chances of running aground.

Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.

If you are an assessor from a registered training organisation (RTO) in Australia, you can validate entries in a task book if you need third party evidence of the competence of a student.

A master acted quickly when a passenger deliberately jumped into the water while the vessel was berthing.

Requirements for carrying an automatic identification system (AIS) are specified in marine orders.

Find out what safety checks you need to do before carrying a fishery observer onboard. 

Standards for class 1 fast craft operating in sheltered waters or under 35m in equivalent length.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

The IMO has agreed that marking requirements should be developed for commercial fishing gear.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Transport for NSW Service.

There are 48 infringements listed in the national law that can apply to vessel owners, masters, crew, or passengers. You can avoid an infringement notice by making sure your vessel, crew, and operations comply with the national law.

On Wednesday 2 August AMSA will be hosting a Safety Management System workshop in Airlie Beach.

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