In Australia, domestic commercial vessels are regulated under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (national law act). The National Law Act underpins the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (national system).

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

Managing fatigue is everyone’s responsibility. This guidance hub will help you manage fatigue in your commercial vessel operation.

If your registration certificate is lost or damaged, you will need a new one.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

We are no longer publishing the name of the certificate holder on a certificate of survey or Exemption 02 (non-survey) and Exemption 40 (Class C restricted operations) approvals.

Our organisation has observed that a number of Administrations are issuing dispensations to ships where a defect has occurred to a critical piece of equipment. There are differing circumstances where we will and will not accept the dispensation.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Tasmania.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in the Northern Territory.

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

Australian-flagged ships which are detained by foreign port State control authorities overseas must notify AMSA.

This heritage management plan concerns the lighthouse and surrounding land.

There are different types of automatic identification systems (AIS) used in Australia.