Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

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

We offer nationally recognised units of competency in marine pollution response and incident management.

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.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.

Our 2025-26 regulatory program identifies the priority regulatory reform projects that will be progressed this financial year.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

This safety alert draws the attention of vessel operators to the importance of planned maintenance in ensuring safe operation of domestic commercial vessels.

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.

List of Certificate of safety training (full course) organisations

Under the National Plan, we have marine pollution response equipment positioned in strategic locations around Australia to support response to an incident.

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.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

AMSA approved training organisations currently delivering the security awareness training

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

(1)  The criteria for the issue of a check pilot licence to a person are that the person: 

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.