This marine notice draws attention to responsible navigational practices which masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters should follow.

Accurate weight declaration for cargo containers is a critical safety issue. Shippers must provide a verified gross mass for containers.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

This heritage management plan concerns the lighthouse and surrounding land.

The MNL applies to most commercial vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of operating and maintaining marine aids to navigation systems.

The International safety management code (ISM code) governs the safe operation of ships and pollution prevention. We are responsible for issuing ISM code certification for Australian registered vessels, however AMSA has authorised recognised organisations to conduct this service.

Fees associated with the delivery of the accredited marine surveyor scheme and applications for an equivalent means of compliance.

Australia provides environmentally responsible port waste reception facilities for you to dispose your vessel-generated waste.

If you have an alternative way of meeting your safety requirements, you can make an equivalent means of compliance application.

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

We inspect domestic commercial vessels to ensure crew, vessel, and operational safety.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.