Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority.

AMSA approved training organisations currently delivering the fire prevention and fire fighting—basic training.

AMSA approved training organisations currently delivering the security awareness training

AMSA approved Training Organisations currently delivering the personal survival techniques for international qualifications.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

Replace your lost or damaged certificate, or get a new certificate after updating your personal details.

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

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

Radiotelephones, signalling lights, EPIRBs, and satellite communications equipment.

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

These guidelines aim to assist small1 DCV operations to undertake a risk assessment as part of the vessel’s safety management system.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident