This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

If you have been issued with an infringement notice, you have 28 days to pay the infringement penalty or contact us about your payment options.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024 Consultation Report – Feb - Apr 2024

All ships must follow the requirements of MARPOL Annex V when discharging cargo residue.

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

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

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

Find safety equipment guides for non-survey vessels based on class and type of operation.

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

As a statutory authority, we work with the guidance of legislation.

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.

Carry the right safety equipment, including lifejackets, life rafts, and first aid kits.

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our safety of navigation focused inspection campaign.

Controlling the risks that weather and water pose to a vessel.

A list of all our approved short courses.

Our latest statement about data submitted to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

AMSA’s invoicing process is changing. From 1 March 2022, all invoices for AMSA must be emailed as a PDF attachment to our new centralised email address (invoices@amsa.gov.au) for automated processing. This will ensure invoices are processed more quickly for payment.