The 275th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, in Canberra, ACT.

There are laws against ship sourced pollution and those responsible may be prosecuted under state or territory legislation.

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

Find out about permitted tolerance, enforcement of requirements and how we will deal with delays in transmitting the VGM electronically.

We have diverse teams operating all around Australia.

Obligations of registered agents of Australian registered ships.

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

Understand the state of the Australian maritime workforce. Find out how many domestic and international seafarers are certificated by AMSA to work in Australia.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.

Find out more about complying with the national system if you are a domestic commercial vessel owner or operator.

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

Key trends and safety insights from marine incidents reported to us in 2025 and trend analysis for previous years.

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

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.